The Haunted World

Title: The Haunted World

Author: Mark Powers

Created by: Mark Powers and Chris Lie

Artwork by: Caravan Studio

Genre: Paranormal

Publisher: Sea Lion Books, October 2011

Format: Graphic Novel

Do you believe in the Supernatural?

Do think that there are things that go bump in the night?

If you don't, maybe you should. If you don't you might change your mind once you read The Haunted World.

This graphic novel follows the lives of several people, several people that have been touched by the paranormal world…people who have never met but are connected in unnatural ways.

The first man: an injured solider. A man wounded in combat. What happened on that mission? Why did he survive when his comrades did not? He is clear headed and knows what happened but the military won't listen, they think he suffers from PTSD.

Another man: a paranormal scientist. His fingerprints have been discovered at several violent crime scenes and now he sits in a jail cell. He tries to tell his lawyer he's innocent. Unfortunately his public defender is overworked and without patience. He doesn't hear when he is told that this man visits the scenes of crimes searching for paranormal activity. But then his jail mates start dying…the cause? No one knows.

Yet another man: involved in a bombing. The news had dubbed it a terrorist attack. But is it? I don't think so. You won't either. There is a ghost or some form of supernatural at work here.

How are all these events linked?

How are these men linked?

We don't know. But there is a politician, a man who has his eyes on becoming president, who wants to find out. When he starts digging it's hard to tell what he will find…

The Haunted World, the first chapter, is a great beginning to what promises to be a supernatural ride. I am unsure yet as to how all these people and events are linked, only knowing that they are. I enjoyed the idea that there is a greater power at work here. I am eagerly awaiting who and what the motive is for such chaos.

The illustrations were very well done and of high quality. It is a quality that I am beginning to expect from Sea Lion. They bring only the best to their readers.

The plot line is intriguing and the chapter ends in a way that made me want to keep reading. This is a story that I will continue to read because I want to know what indeed haunts this world.

So there you have it. My opinion.

This review is written by Cambria Hebert