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937 voters
Strange Embrace
by
David Hine
David Hine's tortured, modern gothic is a tale of pain and sorrow, obsession and damnation, of madness, death, and sexual longing - the world of Strange Embrace twists and pollutes the lives of all that enter it!
Strange Embrace is available for the first time in an absolutely spectacular, full-color trade paperback, designed by those awfully nice chaps at Comicraft!
Paperback, 204 pages
Published
July 1st 2003
by Active Images
(first published 2003)
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I can't believe that this is a comics book! Don't get me wrong, I harbor no prejudice against comics, I love them. It's just that I so rarely stumble upon one with such intense and compact story as this one! So I wasn't expecting it. By the end of it, I had a feeling I've been reading a 2000 pages epic, not a comics book.
There are layers and layers of story line here almost none of it good for the characters and enough twists to make you wonder what will they have to endure next?!! This story i...more
There are layers and layers of story line here almost none of it good for the characters and enough twists to make you wonder what will they have to endure next?!! This story i...more
David Hine sold me some of his original artwork a bit earlier this year, so when he did a signing at Orbital Comics, it only seemed polite to pop down and say hello. I also thought I should probably read some of his more recent work, so he talked me into a nice Hardback edition of this series. I'm quite glad he did, to be honest, as it's a very unsettling and original piece of work. I had no idea he coud write as well as draw! The story is complex, but worth a bit of effort, and the artwork is g...more
Ryan recommended this to me, saying it was one of the craziest graphic novels he had ever read. Boy was he right. The story was very intense and unexpected, and leaves you with chills. I don't really know what to say about it, other than that it is the story of a very messed up family, told through a very strange lens.... I recommend for anyone to check it out, but note that it's definitely not light reading.
A very dark and fairly compelling graphic novel about a sadistic telepath and an intensely dysfunctional family. I enjoyed it, even if it got somewhat overwrought in patches and one of the centerpieces of the narrative, African tribal masks and statuary, is used in a quasi-offensive and simplistic way.
Very strange indeed. Gripping story. Fascinating and creepy. Jarring artwork adds to the twisted plot. Story went to a place I could not see coming. On the down side, it ended rather abruptly after a such a twisty and ghastly tale. Worth the read nonetheless.
Wonderful modern gothic tale. I'd probably assign it as such in any literature class on gothic horror. Going to have to track down more by this author. One of the better books I've read in a while in this genre (regardless of format)
Wonderfully compact, dense storytelling, and beautifully unsettling art, combine to tell a twisted tale of family and madness. Didn't quite pull together at the end as I was expecting, but certainly was a great journey on the way.
Definitely a good, solid horror comic. Think Charlotte Bronte meets H.P. Lovecraft and you've got a start. I hear it's coming out in paperback soon, in fact I first found out about this through a teaser in the back of one of the issues of Hine's Bulletproof Coffin. Hopefully the library will buy it (I had to interlibrary loan this).
Twisted stuff.
Like the folks from Spongebob read too much of Lovecraft's non-mythos stuff (the Hound, Terrible Old Man etc) and then went to a fetish club before writing and illustrating this.
Ultimately a bit of an unsatisfying ending but a very creepy journey to get there.
Like the folks from Spongebob read too much of Lovecraft's non-mythos stuff (the Hound, Terrible Old Man etc) and then went to a fetish club before writing and illustrating this.
Ultimately a bit of an unsatisfying ending but a very creepy journey to get there.
David Hine has a twisted brain. This book was amazingly written and gave me a serious case of the hooky spooks! It's now being adapted into a series, which you should also read.
Check out the website, which is incredible: http://strangeembrace.com/
Check out the website, which is incredible: http://strangeembrace.com/
This creepy story of a psychotic mind-reader and the horrifying secret he uncovers will keep you on the edge of your seat, and make you cry.
Excellent art and a really intense story. Incredibly nihilistic and depressing as well, so avoid if you are looking for an up-lifting read!
It took a creepy and pervy turn at the end, that's for certain. Overall, a quick and interesting read.
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