From celebrated comic artist Mike Mignola and award-winning novelist Christopher Golden comes a work of gothic storytelling like no other. Reminisc...
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Sep 13, 2007
Michael
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I picked this up when I received an email from Barnes & Noble recommending that I pre-order it since I had purchased Hellboy books in the past. At first I had thought it a novel for which Mignola was providing illustrations, but returning to the email repeatedly in the following weeks, I found it featured 150 illustrations by Mignola, and promptly ordered it. Only when it arrived did I discover that it is in fact co-written by Golden and Mignola, with 150 illustrations of varying sizes (from 2"
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Feb 17, 2008
R.
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When I saw this today, I...well, I licked my chops.
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Hmmmm. An interesting take on the ManBearPig legend, doctor.
Hmmmm. An interesting take on Sesame Street, sailor.
Hmmmm. An interesting take on whatever the fuck that was, soldier.
Hmmmm. Has it really been twelve years since From Dusk 'til Dawn was at a theater near you? Because it's still fresh in my mind and, ah, fresh in the mind of the authors: people held captive - fighting for More...
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Hmmmm. An interesting take on the ManBearPig legend, doctor.
Hmmmm. An interesting take on Sesame Street, sailor.
Hmmmm. An interesting take on whatever the fuck that was, soldier.
Hmmmm. Has it really been twelve years since From Dusk 'til Dawn was at a theater near you? Because it's still fresh in my mind and, ah, fresh in the mind of the authors: people held captive - fighting for More...
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May 14, 2009
The Flooze (Michelle M.)
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Vampires. Forgotten gods. Cannons shook them in their resting places. Spilled blood awakened them. The ravages and chaos of war brought them forth.
But they were sleepwalking creatures, content to exist as scavengers feeding on the flesh and blood of the dead and the dying.
Until Baltimore.
Humanity itself is to blame for the ills that come to call, but Baltimore alone gave the malevolent force its purpose and drive.
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But they were sleepwalking creatures, content to exist as scavengers feeding on the flesh and blood of the dead and the dying.
Until Baltimore.
Humanity itself is to blame for the ills that come to call, but Baltimore alone gave the malevolent force its purpose and drive.
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Jul 03, 2009
Travis
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This was a very beautifully crafted book. I found out about this book through Wizard magazine and with Mike Mignola, from Hell Boy, writing with Christopher Golden I was intrigued to read this novel.
Baltimore blends the gritty reality, of what I presumed, is World War I horror with fantasy elements of a world beyond our world masterfully. You completely feel that the evils the characters talk about in this tale could of happened in this dark era of our history. Taking inspiration and More...
Baltimore blends the gritty reality, of what I presumed, is World War I horror with fantasy elements of a world beyond our world masterfully. You completely feel that the evils the characters talk about in this tale could of happened in this dark era of our history. Taking inspiration and More...
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Jan 15, 2009
Yael
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Comic artist Mike Mignola(Hellboy) and novelist Christopher Golden (The Myth Hunters) have created a unique work of gothic storytelling. Baltimore is a lyrical atmospheric novel of the supernatural -- and an appalling allegory of the nature of war. Ares is a bloodthirsty God, a divine vampire Who drinks the blood of nations, and Baltimore's richly illustrated, unsparing portrait of that God makes the case that war is indeed Hell better than all the polemics on that point have ever done.
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Jan 17, 2010
Tripp
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Baltimore is a gothic tale about vampires sweeping the world during World War One and the one man who the vampires fear, Lord Baltimore. I had somehow gotten into my head that this was a graphic novel which it isn't. There are illustrations, but there is one in every five pages, not on every page.
You might think the book we be like Kim Newman's vampire stories. The feel though is very different. Newman's books read more like an alternate history. They take a question, what would it be More...
You might think the book we be like Kim Newman's vampire stories. The feel though is very different. Newman's books read more like an alternate history. They take a question, what would it be More...
May 20, 2010
Ian
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"Bone and shadow and malice joined together, and red eyes opened in the dark."
While the prose is a bit clunky, I found this book to be immensely satisfying. Any fan of Hellboy will recognize Mignola's stamp in more than just the illustrations (which are great.) This story is grim reflection on the nature of evil. Mignola and Golden give evil a full on ontological treatment: it exists, and it is personified. But it is still secondary to a more Augustinian conception of evil More...
While the prose is a bit clunky, I found this book to be immensely satisfying. Any fan of Hellboy will recognize Mignola's stamp in more than just the illustrations (which are great.) This story is grim reflection on the nature of evil. Mignola and Golden give evil a full on ontological treatment: it exists, and it is personified. But it is still secondary to a more Augustinian conception of evil More...
Nov 04, 2011
Michelle
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This is one of the best horror novels I have read in a long while. Coming from Mike Mignola (Hellboy) and Christopher Golden (BtVS), I had high expectations, and they were totally fulfilled.
On one level, it's a simple 'fighting evil' story. The book is made up of 5 stories: the present and 4 narratives of fighting monsters in the past. Each of the narrators is uniquely interesting as he retells the horrors he's witnessed.
On a deeper level, the book explores how a hero can bec More...
On one level, it's a simple 'fighting evil' story. The book is made up of 5 stories: the present and 4 narratives of fighting monsters in the past. Each of the narrators is uniquely interesting as he retells the horrors he's witnessed.
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Jan 07, 2012
Chris
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This was all sorts of good stuff. And it was, honestly, not what I was expecting. When I saw Mignola's name attached, I simply figured it was a graphic novel and was a bit surprised to see all those words staring back at me. Of course, that didn't deter me from reading this thing, and I'm glad I didn't.
What amounts to be a throwback to horror stories of old--Frankenstein, Dracula, etc.--is a wonderfully written, amazingly toned, and gorgeously illustrated novel. While I kind of wanted More...
What amounts to be a throwback to horror stories of old--Frankenstein, Dracula, etc.--is a wonderfully written, amazingly toned, and gorgeously illustrated novel. While I kind of wanted More...
May 06, 2011
Peyton
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This may be the most frightening depiction of vampires I have ever read. Brutal, bloody, and extravagantly violent, Baltimore is a top-notch story of good vs. evil.
The mechanics of the book, however, are askew: the writing is lumpy and the pace is awkward. The story shifts through at least five seperate narrators, but none of they all read alike; there is not a distinct voice amongst them. Characterization is virtually non-existent, with each character being mainly composed of a sing More...
The mechanics of the book, however, are askew: the writing is lumpy and the pace is awkward. The story shifts through at least five seperate narrators, but none of they all read alike; there is not a distinct voice amongst them. Characterization is virtually non-existent, with each character being mainly composed of a sing More...
Mar 25, 2010
Nicole
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I loved the experience of reading this book. First, I loved the story’s the narrative structure, which was comprised of three individual characters telling their own stories of supernatural thrills within the larger plot of our hero’s journey. Second, the story retold and revisioned many classic fairy and folk tales – the most obvious one being the Steadfast Tin Soldier. As demonstrated by my library, I truly enjoy revisioned fairy tales, especially when they are revised to more macabre. Fin
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Dec 01, 2010
Randy
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Do you like war books? Well Baltimore Or The Stead Fast Tin Soldier Or Buffy The Vampire, Baltimore is in a war with some gory sensory details. This book is perfect for war lovers or fans. This book may be a little off topic at times. Other than that it is very nice.
The character Baltimore is in a war sometimes thinking about when he was a child. This book describes every little thing that happens such as the sound or what he sees. The thing is Baltimore is about to die but More...
The character Baltimore is in a war sometimes thinking about when he was a child. This book describes every little thing that happens such as the sound or what he sees. The thing is Baltimore is about to die but More...
Jan 13, 2012
Dan
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Rating is actually a 3.5
This was hands down the best vampire story I've read in a long time. I recently read I Am Legend, and that was good but it was more a science fiction story than a good, old-fashioned Gothic horror story... and that's exactly what Baltimore was. Owing a large debt to Victorian era tales of the supernatural (e.g. Dracula), Baltimore revives an ancient evil. Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden's vampires are anything but tragic, whiny, misunderstood cry-babies. Here are More...
This was hands down the best vampire story I've read in a long time. I recently read I Am Legend, and that was good but it was more a science fiction story than a good, old-fashioned Gothic horror story... and that's exactly what Baltimore was. Owing a large debt to Victorian era tales of the supernatural (e.g. Dracula), Baltimore revives an ancient evil. Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden's vampires are anything but tragic, whiny, misunderstood cry-babies. Here are More...
Jul 11, 2011
Giovanni
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Mike Mignola e' l'autore di Hellboy, e tutti coloro che amano il fumetto dovrebbero leggere almeno le prime tre storie di Hellboy. Punto. Il libro e' stato scritto con Chritopher Golden, che non so chi sia ma non e' che mi sia venuta una voglia irrefrenabile di saperlo. Ora, si potrebbe dire che il libro e' dedicato agli amanti della narrativa horror, perche' e' costruito con seguendo tutti gli stilemi del genere. E' il suo maggior difetto? Probabilemente si.
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May 19, 2010
Dennis
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Mignola's homage to the post victorian horror story - those like lovecraft, bloch, etc. Three men who have never met are summoned to an inn by a mutual friend. Their friend doesn't show, and each men tells two stories: one how they know their mutual friend and his obsession with a monster and a story of why they believed such things exist.
This book is heavy with mood - almost too heavy. In some cases the mood detracts from the ability of the story to move forward, miring it in moody, irrel More...
This book is heavy with mood - almost too heavy. In some cases the mood detracts from the ability of the story to move forward, miring it in moody, irrel More...
Oct 22, 2008
Blake
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I've been a Mignola fan since he was drawing Alpha Flight in the late 80's. Since then I've read almost everything he's wrote or illustrated for Hellboy. Baltimore was an amazing book about Vampires that I think any fan of the genre would appreciate.
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Jan 10, 2011
Andy
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I'd read one other of Christopher Golden's "Hellboy" novels and was nonplussed. I feel like Hellboy really belongs in comics. Even the character in the films is inferior in most every way. So when I finally picked up this Mignola/Golden collaboration, based on an entirely new character, I was hesitant. At least there would be some original spot illustrations by Mignola.
What I got was of the caliber I expected, although the book definitely read more like a plodding, methodical More...
What I got was of the caliber I expected, although the book definitely read more like a plodding, methodical More...
Dec 16, 2011
Carles
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Un muy interessante libro de vampiros escrito al estilo gótico de antaño a pesar de ser contemporáneo.
Destaca la inclusión de las singulares ilustraciones en blanco y negro de uno de los escritores, Mike Mignola, el creador del famoso personaje de còmic Hellboy. Su grafismo tan peculiar encaja a la perfección con el ambiente oscuro de la historia. La forma de narrar, los ambientes, los tipos de personajes y monstruos que aparecen tienen una clara referencia a su famosa obra.
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Destaca la inclusión de las singulares ilustraciones en blanco y negro de uno de los escritores, Mike Mignola, el creador del famoso personaje de còmic Hellboy. Su grafismo tan peculiar encaja a la perfección con el ambiente oscuro de la historia. La forma de narrar, los ambientes, los tipos de personajes y monstruos que aparecen tienen una clara referencia a su famosa obra.
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Sep 04, 2009
Michael
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I've always wanted to be able to sit in a book-lined study sipping brandy, or in an out of the way tavern with a group of grizzled old men swapping stories of the supernatural that occurred earlier in our lives. I may be well on my way towards being old and grizzled, but the only scary stories I have involve high school and the single evening I spent bussing tables at a Ponderosa in Ellisville, MO. For now, I'll just have to be content reading books like Baltimore.
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Jan 27, 2011
Orrin
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"Why do dead men rise up to torment the living?"
This is just a placeholder. Hopefully someday I'll come back and do a better review for this. It's a pretty amazing novel, and while it's not perfect, it's an original take on high Gothic-style adventure, and it's also composed of a bunch of interconnected smaller stories, and it showcases Mignola mythbuilding as only he can. It's great stuff, and I love it, and loved it maybe more this time through than the others (this makes More...
This is just a placeholder. Hopefully someday I'll come back and do a better review for this. It's a pretty amazing novel, and while it's not perfect, it's an original take on high Gothic-style adventure, and it's also composed of a bunch of interconnected smaller stories, and it showcases Mignola mythbuilding as only he can. It's great stuff, and I love it, and loved it maybe more this time through than the others (this makes More...
Mar 21, 2009
Neil
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Mignola and Golden pay homage to Arthur Machen, and are better able to imitate that style than most I've read. Baltimore consists of several "weird tales" nested within a devastatingly horrific wrap-around tale. The central conceit is that the Influenza epidemic of 1919 is actually caused by a vampire plague. (this falls in line with the Balkan conception of the vampire myth) A soldier of the Great War accidentally starts the vampire plague, loses everything he loves, and becomes a
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Feb 01, 2009
Eric
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Without giving too much away, this book has a pattern to the narrative. I'm a sucker for complex narratives with patterns. So right away, that's a plus. But when you add the actual content, and the storytelling, I have to say it's awesome. The action scenes got a little overdrawn, but they weren't clumsy like a lot of action scenes I've read in lesser books. Mignola's art really adds to the feel of the story.
Even if you think vampires are overrated, like I do, this book is reall More...
Even if you think vampires are overrated, like I do, this book is reall More...
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Jul 14, 2010
Karla
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Collaborating with Christopher Golden, Mike Mignola has again drawn elements of history and myths of the supernatural together to spin an heroic tale. Set in a post World War I Europe that is riddled by a plague, this book differs from the Hellboy series in that this tale is spun with words, not pictures. It's flawed hero, Lord Baltimore, having failed both the men in his Army unit and his family, draws upon the friends he can most trust to assist him in eradicating the vampire army drawn to t
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Nov 21, 2011
Kristopher
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May 18, 2011
jeremiah
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On free comic book day this year, Dark Horse had an issue of a series by Mike Mignola: Baltimore. I liked it. The alternate history I could gather from the (very short) story seemed interesting, so I decided to pick this up.
This is everything I love about Mignola's storytelling: taking fairy tales and legends and twisting them till they're oh so much darker. At the same time, Mignola treats these fairy tales as if they truly exist here in the real world and are entirely plausible. The More...
This is everything I love about Mignola's storytelling: taking fairy tales and legends and twisting them till they're oh so much darker. At the same time, Mignola treats these fairy tales as if they truly exist here in the real world and are entirely plausible. The More...
Jan 15, 2010
Shawn
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One of the very best horror novels I've read in quite some time. It feels like a much older book and uses Baltimore's friends gathering together fireside awaiting their friends arrival and telling their personal tales of how they came to know the dark and terrifying things in the world to flesh out not only their characters, but the character of Lord Baltimore as well. You are witness to Lord Baltimore's horrific evolution from mortal man to the terror of the underworld in brutal detail.
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Aug 06, 2008
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Jul 26, 2008
Branduno
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I have a friend who believes the chief hope for the world lies in the coming of our vampire overlords. A lot of the problems facing the environment stem from the natural inability of mortals to see far beyond their own lives. Global warming won't end the world today, or more to the point this fiscal year, so who cares? But the secret vampire world government has a vested interest in the long-term sustainability of our ecosystem, as well as in assuring the continued health and survival of the hum
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Feb 03, 2008
Monk
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This is an excellent book, to state in short. The story is one with which gothic readers are surely familiar: man versus the infinite darkness of evil in a desperate battle for survival.
It is a horror book set in the midst of the aftermath of World War One. In the wake of terrible war and destruction, a captain of the British forces stands against the forces of evil and marks one of their number. The ensuing vendetta unleashes a plague across the world the likes of which has never be More...
It is a horror book set in the midst of the aftermath of World War One. In the wake of terrible war and destruction, a captain of the British forces stands against the forces of evil and marks one of their number. The ensuing vendetta unleashes a plague across the world the likes of which has never be More...
Feb 04, 2008
Garrett
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This is a book that I might have liked more because it's a cool, semi-illustrated hard-bound that looks great on a bookshelf than because I actually enjoyed reading it. The writing style is in the gothic tradition and sometimes overtly owes a lot to Poe (Red Death, anybody), but since the quality of the writing is only average it just comes off as excessive more than it comes off as proper homage.
As the plot goes, it's pretty slow. It sounds great: Henry Baltimore meets a Vampire and More...
As the plot goes, it's pretty slow. It sounds great: Henry Baltimore meets a Vampire and More...
