false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1242251976m/3754399.jpg 3754399 1 Matthew Sturges, writer of the Eisner-nominated JACK OF FABLES, and his JACK co-writer Bill Willingham, proudly unlock the doors to the HOUSE OF MYSTERY, a series that reinvents a classic DC Comics comic. HOUSE OF MYSTERY focuses on five characters trapped in a supernatural bar, trying to solve the mystery of how and why they're imprisoned there. Each one has a terrible past they'd like to forget, and with no books, newspapers or TV allowed in the House, they face an eternity of boredom. But stories become the new currency, and fortunately, the House attracts only the finest storytellers. 3798263 6 1 2009 House of Mystery Vol. 01: Room and Boredom (House of Mystery) total:125|5:17|4:61|3:38|2:9|1:0| 125 461 173 40 3 0 false false Mon May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 08:13:10 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 08:17:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 08 11:50:37 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 14:56:22 -0700 2009 House of Mystery, not least because of the involvement of Matt Sturges and Bill Willingham (and Bernie Wrightson, though not 'til the next volume). Unfortunately, this first volume couldn't quite live up to the hype that I'd created for it.

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The house of mystery sits at the crossroads of reality and all who can find the house are welcome to enter--but not all who enter may leave. The house only attracts the finest storytellers, who settle their bar bills using stories as cu...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 19:19:50 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 16:36:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 15:27:51 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 08:20:42 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 15:58:52 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 14:44:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 17:41:50 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 15:27:27 -0800 2009
A mixture of horror, fantasy and angst, it follows in the footsteps of Gaiman's Sandman series (a lovely cameo by Cain a...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 17:33:56 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 17:42:04 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 16 13:07:36 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 13:35:34 -0800 2009 Sandman. Coincidence?

The overall plot for these first few issues grabbed me just enough to hold my interest, but the diversions it takes when telling the short ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed May 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jan 30 09:14:29 -0800 2009 Wed May 20 16:06:34 -0700 2009 1 Fables, which I *love*, so then it...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Feb 09 05:26:50 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 05:31:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri May 22 15:05:46 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 19:05:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 19:50:20 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 15:29:13 -0800 2009 Sandman era, Luca Rossi's art on the main tale and the ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 15:40:20 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 20:48:41 -0700 2009
I can't decide if I like the idea of differet artist and colo...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 10:05:01 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 10:11:47 -0700 2009 1 3 0 false false Wed May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 09:36:37 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 09:45:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 10 07:45:04 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 07:46:47 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Apr 30 08:24:05 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 08:25:45 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3754399