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Pixu: The Mark of Evil
Um trabalho experimental dos irmãos Fábio Moon e Gabriel Bá (que ganharam o Prêmio Jabuti, desenharam roupas para a Daslu e foram os primeiros brasileiros a receber o Prêmio Eisner ) com a italiana Becky Cloonan, (desenhista de DEMO e American Virgin) e Vasilis Lolos, um autor grego. Esses quatro jovens autores já trabalharam juntos na premiada publicação 5. A história foi escrita e desenhada pelos quatro, cada um com seu próprio estilo, que foram se alternando na sequência da obra, e conseguiram um resultado coeso para a edição.
É uma história de terror em um prédio amaldiçoado que começa a se voltar contra seus moradores. O trabalho foi publicado independentemente pelos autores no ano passado em duas edições, mas está sendo lançado agora pela Dark Horse em edição única de luxo. É esta versão que vem para o Brasil. A obra nunca foi publicada em língua protuguesa.
É uma história de terror em um prédio amaldiçoado que começa a se voltar contra seus moradores. O trabalho foi publicado independentemente pelos autores no ano passado em duas edições, mas está sendo lançado agora pela Dark Horse em edição única de luxo. É esta versão que vem para o Brasil. A obra nunca foi publicada em língua protuguesa.
128 pages, Hardcover
First published July 15, 2009
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November 12, 2015
Four great artists – the Brazilian twin brothers Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon, Becky Cloonan and Vasilis Lolos – tell four interlocking stories of tenants in a haunted house whose lives simultaneously fall apart. Pixu: The Mark of Evil should be awesome given the talent involved but it’s a comic that is instead frighteningly tricky to understand and enjoy!
One guy goes through an obsessive cleanliness routine each day and then waits by the phone for someone to ring. A woman breaks up with her boyfriend, finds something in the basement and undergoes a radical personality shift. A man is depressed after losing his wife and kid. An old man dabbling in black magic lives with his sad granddaughter. Is the house haunted? There are dark stains (“the mark of evil”!) everywhere and images of screaming skulls appear every so often.
I wonder if the four artists plotted this out together beforehand or whether they just agreed upon a vague outline - haunted house, each does a tenant’s story? Or was it even looser than that with each succeeding chapter being influenced by what came before it? Either way, Pixu is inscrutable!
The guy with the cleanliness routine is probably the most confusing. Why is he waiting by the phone – who is he expecting to call and why? Why is cleanliness important? How does he suddenly lose two fingers when shaving?! We never find out. And that’s his whole story.
The guy who lost his wife and kid – did they die or just leave him? Why is he friends with the old man’s granddaughter? That’s kinda inappropriate given he’s in his 30s/40s and she’s 10 or so. And he’s always drinking in his underwear. Hmm… But that’s his whole story. The woman goes crazy, the old man makes potions and spells or whatever, stains appear around the place, skulls and scribbles appear randomly, and then it ends.
I like all four artists and their work in Pixu is fine but not their best. Which isn’t to say their work in Pixu isn’t good – it’s certainly unsettling, especially Cloonan’s pages, and far better than the writing – but it’s not a reason in itself to pick up the book. Also, discounting Lolos whose work I’m unfamiliar with, the other three artists can write really well too – Ba and Moon’s Daytripper and Cloonan’s By Chance or Providence trilogy are both amazing – so it’s a shame Pixu has such a vague non-story and sloppy narrative structuring.
I like comics that are unusual and leaves things up to the reader’s interpretation but I didn’t like Pixu much; there’s artful impressionistic/ambiguous storytelling and then there’s no effort on the author/s part to make any of it comprehensible, and Pixu is definitely in the latter. The reader can only passively and coldly watch the randomness unfold until it’s over. Maybe that’s just the nature of their collaborative project, maybe they never intended for there to be a coherent story, but it makes for a horror comic that’s a bit too abstract to be even remotely affecting.
One guy goes through an obsessive cleanliness routine each day and then waits by the phone for someone to ring. A woman breaks up with her boyfriend, finds something in the basement and undergoes a radical personality shift. A man is depressed after losing his wife and kid. An old man dabbling in black magic lives with his sad granddaughter. Is the house haunted? There are dark stains (“the mark of evil”!) everywhere and images of screaming skulls appear every so often.
I wonder if the four artists plotted this out together beforehand or whether they just agreed upon a vague outline - haunted house, each does a tenant’s story? Or was it even looser than that with each succeeding chapter being influenced by what came before it? Either way, Pixu is inscrutable!
The guy with the cleanliness routine is probably the most confusing. Why is he waiting by the phone – who is he expecting to call and why? Why is cleanliness important? How does he suddenly lose two fingers when shaving?! We never find out. And that’s his whole story.
The guy who lost his wife and kid – did they die or just leave him? Why is he friends with the old man’s granddaughter? That’s kinda inappropriate given he’s in his 30s/40s and she’s 10 or so. And he’s always drinking in his underwear. Hmm… But that’s his whole story. The woman goes crazy, the old man makes potions and spells or whatever, stains appear around the place, skulls and scribbles appear randomly, and then it ends.
I like all four artists and their work in Pixu is fine but not their best. Which isn’t to say their work in Pixu isn’t good – it’s certainly unsettling, especially Cloonan’s pages, and far better than the writing – but it’s not a reason in itself to pick up the book. Also, discounting Lolos whose work I’m unfamiliar with, the other three artists can write really well too – Ba and Moon’s Daytripper and Cloonan’s By Chance or Providence trilogy are both amazing – so it’s a shame Pixu has such a vague non-story and sloppy narrative structuring.
I like comics that are unusual and leaves things up to the reader’s interpretation but I didn’t like Pixu much; there’s artful impressionistic/ambiguous storytelling and then there’s no effort on the author/s part to make any of it comprehensible, and Pixu is definitely in the latter. The reader can only passively and coldly watch the randomness unfold until it’s over. Maybe that’s just the nature of their collaborative project, maybe they never intended for there to be a coherent story, but it makes for a horror comic that’s a bit too abstract to be even remotely affecting.
January 14, 2016
The Goodreads rating average for this book is 2.92, and Sam Quixote hated it, but taking a cue from his playbook, I am going to play contrarian and say y'all haters are wrong and like the heck out of it.
The 2008 Eisner Awardwinning team for Best Anthology Gabriel Bá and Fábio Moon (Daytripper), Becky Cloonan (By Chance, Providence), and Vasilis Lolos (The Last Call) return with their latest collaboration, Pixu: The Mark of Evil. It's a horror comic and it's what I will call a tone poem, a graphic rendition of four interlocking stories whose purpose is to creep you out more than anything else.
A mark appears on a wall: Pixu, the mark of madness and evil and death. Confusion, chaos, terror, gruesome violence in places, with anger, loneliness, grief, and rage reigning. I liked it. Horror is bound explanation at times, it's a feeling, a chill up the spine, it operates outside reason.
Even after three times of trying to make sense of it (which is too much work for a short book, maybe) I was still working it out, but then it occurred to me that the plot was beside the point. It's a series of repeated images of horror, nuanced, done by master artists. The images are the central tool for accomplishing the goal, it ain't about "the facts." If you are reading this one for the story, about a satisfactory explanation of exactly what is going on, then you may be (okay, more than a few actually were) confused and annoyed.
And most horror requires lots of words, Stephen King reminds us with his various tomes. But this one (again I say) accomplishes the chills through images, with restraint, through a very few words, and repetition across each of the four sections. It's a comic, not a King! It operates more like a spare poem than a novel!
And the sketchy spare art is appropriate to the subject matter. I dunno, maybe it's not their best work, but I'd say it's still really good, and as a collaboration they work to speak to each other through each other's images.
The 2008 Eisner Awardwinning team for Best Anthology Gabriel Bá and Fábio Moon (Daytripper), Becky Cloonan (By Chance, Providence), and Vasilis Lolos (The Last Call) return with their latest collaboration, Pixu: The Mark of Evil. It's a horror comic and it's what I will call a tone poem, a graphic rendition of four interlocking stories whose purpose is to creep you out more than anything else.
A mark appears on a wall: Pixu, the mark of madness and evil and death. Confusion, chaos, terror, gruesome violence in places, with anger, loneliness, grief, and rage reigning. I liked it. Horror is bound explanation at times, it's a feeling, a chill up the spine, it operates outside reason.
Even after three times of trying to make sense of it (which is too much work for a short book, maybe) I was still working it out, but then it occurred to me that the plot was beside the point. It's a series of repeated images of horror, nuanced, done by master artists. The images are the central tool for accomplishing the goal, it ain't about "the facts." If you are reading this one for the story, about a satisfactory explanation of exactly what is going on, then you may be (okay, more than a few actually were) confused and annoyed.
And most horror requires lots of words, Stephen King reminds us with his various tomes. But this one (again I say) accomplishes the chills through images, with restraint, through a very few words, and repetition across each of the four sections. It's a comic, not a King! It operates more like a spare poem than a novel!
And the sketchy spare art is appropriate to the subject matter. I dunno, maybe it's not their best work, but I'd say it's still really good, and as a collaboration they work to speak to each other through each other's images.
May 10, 2021
Four interlocking stories, one by each artist, of tenants in a haunted apartment building. This was weird and it didn't make a lick of sense. There is some great black and white creepy artwork involved though.
May 22, 2014
It's hard for me to give a harsh review to a book written by artists whose work I've very much enjoyed in the past.
That said, this book really didn't satisfy me as a reader.
This story was certainly atmospheric, with disturbing imagery and emotional scenes...
But honestly, I have no idea what was going on in the comic. There are 4-5 people living in a house, and shit starts to get weird... and... I just don't know. Someone's assaulted. Someone's engaging in self-mutilation. Maybe? There's a arcane practitioner doing... something. Maybe there's a guy being haunted too?
Not only am I not really sure what's going on in each of these individual storylines, but I don't see how they fit together either.
I'm fine with leaving space for the reader to form their own opinions. I tend towards the implicit in my writing. I get that.
But this was too much space for me to enjoy as a reader. I didn't feel like I was filling in the gaps in the narrative. I felt like the story was *mostly* gaps.
Your mileage may vary, of course. If you're really into post-modern literature, you'll probably dig this more than I did.
That said, this book really didn't satisfy me as a reader.
This story was certainly atmospheric, with disturbing imagery and emotional scenes...
But honestly, I have no idea what was going on in the comic. There are 4-5 people living in a house, and shit starts to get weird... and... I just don't know. Someone's assaulted. Someone's engaging in self-mutilation. Maybe? There's a arcane practitioner doing... something. Maybe there's a guy being haunted too?
Not only am I not really sure what's going on in each of these individual storylines, but I don't see how they fit together either.
I'm fine with leaving space for the reader to form their own opinions. I tend towards the implicit in my writing. I get that.
But this was too much space for me to enjoy as a reader. I didn't feel like I was filling in the gaps in the narrative. I felt like the story was *mostly* gaps.
Your mileage may vary, of course. If you're really into post-modern literature, you'll probably dig this more than I did.
October 4, 2021
A bunch of guys live and die in a haunted house. I get the premise and some ideas, but the story was difficult to follow and the characters remained shallow and thin: I never really knew what was going on, or why, or why I should care.
April 30, 2019
Pew
No idea what was going on, and although the art was decent, the story was too convoluted to follow.
No idea what was going on, and although the art was decent, the story was too convoluted to follow.
June 29, 2019
wow this was not good
September 29, 2015
Reading "Pixu" I found myself often wondering how the collaborative process of making the book worked, exactly. Did the creators work on the plot together? Did they draw their sections in isolation? Who was responsible for the direction of the book? Despite my huge respect for each of the collaborators, I found the book to be unfocused and ultimately unsatisfying.
The premise of "Pixu" is dynamite: the residents of an apartment building suffer some sinister experiences, with each artist handling a different character. There's some overlap but, for the most part, each story is mainly self-contained. This is both a good and bad thing: it plays to the strengths of each artist but the overall story is pretty disjointed. It never really became clear what was going on and how the events (a possession? a haunting? a curse?) related to each character. In the absence of a clear plot, I really focused on the art. Moon' and Ba's art was predictably beautiful - if a little cartoony in the horror context - but the real star here is Becky Cloonan; her sections are easily the most successful (i.e. creepiest) portions of "Pixu."
As a horror comic book, "Pixu" is just okay; it's mildly scary with some nice disturbing art. As a collaborative exercise, it's more successful; it's an interesting product of four pretty different artists. As a showcase for the talent and imagination of Becky Cloonan, it shines.
The premise of "Pixu" is dynamite: the residents of an apartment building suffer some sinister experiences, with each artist handling a different character. There's some overlap but, for the most part, each story is mainly self-contained. This is both a good and bad thing: it plays to the strengths of each artist but the overall story is pretty disjointed. It never really became clear what was going on and how the events (a possession? a haunting? a curse?) related to each character. In the absence of a clear plot, I really focused on the art. Moon' and Ba's art was predictably beautiful - if a little cartoony in the horror context - but the real star here is Becky Cloonan; her sections are easily the most successful (i.e. creepiest) portions of "Pixu."
As a horror comic book, "Pixu" is just okay; it's mildly scary with some nice disturbing art. As a collaborative exercise, it's more successful; it's an interesting product of four pretty different artists. As a showcase for the talent and imagination of Becky Cloonan, it shines.
March 21, 2018
This graphic novel had potential, but the execution of the storyline was confusing and messy. Having several characters who were focused on in such a short space of time really let this novel down. The amount of things happening in the building and the amount of people who’s point of views were shown was too much and most of the time brushed over quickly, making it confusing. The art in this though was great, but this novel might have done well with some colour, for example darker tones of reds, blues etc to keep the horror feel, but to allow the reader to really get immersed in the housing block.
August 17, 2011
Freaky. Builds mystery an suspense the old-fashioned way - by just telling you a story without narrating every step of the way. Just shows you what's happening and lets you fill in the details - as if we have a few spare brain cells to rub together or something.
I don't really understand it, and I'm not sure if it's meant to be understood. I mean, I follow what plot there is, but motivations and backstories are hard to infer from so little.
Is it a literary success? Probably. It was an experience. The end.
I don't really understand it, and I'm not sure if it's meant to be understood. I mean, I follow what plot there is, but motivations and backstories are hard to infer from so little.
Is it a literary success? Probably. It was an experience. The end.
September 28, 2021
This is a book where collaboration might have been to the work’s overall detriment. Too many cooks, etc. As a horror novel this work has some interesting things going for, but don’t expect to be served an understanding below the surface action. None will be forthcoming. We have five tenants of a rundown apartment building who are about to, or have committed terrible deeds. They interact with each other. The titular mark- the Pixu- appears and seems to damn the person. This might be taking place in the afterlife, were the people are forced to commit the same vile events over and over. On the other hand it might not. The actual plot seems to be irrelevant. If you read it, let it flow over you like polluted water. This is for experiencing, not thinking about.
By the way, I have no idea was pixu means, if it means anything. The closest I could was a mythical Chinese griffon creature, the Pixiu – picture a winged lion - who protect those who practice feng shui. I’m not sure if that has any relevance here. If it is, the entire book is cast in a different light.
I found the art in places to be a little disappointing. The whole thing had a rushed feel. A book needed to get out, so they pushed it out. Maybe I expected too much, but I’ve seen a lot better work from this collection of artists.
By the way, I have no idea was pixu means, if it means anything. The closest I could was a mythical Chinese griffon creature, the Pixiu – picture a winged lion - who protect those who practice feng shui. I’m not sure if that has any relevance here. If it is, the entire book is cast in a different light.
I found the art in places to be a little disappointing. The whole thing had a rushed feel. A book needed to get out, so they pushed it out. Maybe I expected too much, but I’ve seen a lot better work from this collection of artists.
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July 27, 2022A claustrophobic haunted house story, somewhere between Repulsion and John Carpenter in tone, though with the collaboration of Gabriel Bá, Becky Cloonan, Vasilis Lolos and Fábio Moon giving it something of the feel of an old portmanteau horror too. Obviously Ba and Moon have a lifetime of collaborative experience, and I was already a fan of Cloonan's stuff as well, but while Lolos is the one where I have no prior acquaintance, he certainly doesn't let the side down. Tell you what, though: for all that the times remain dark, this is another one I'm glad I didn't read any earlier in the 2020s: "A year has passed. A year of silence. A year of pain. A year of regret." Not to mention that sense of being trapped, of an unknowable menace, of people developing strange obsessions, and relationships curdling alone in the dark.
January 24, 2024
Very unsettling and quite good at connecting all the story lines together even though a bit chaotic. It is amazing at creating suspense and creeping feeling through images
April 15, 2022
The art in this is INCREDIBLE and the style of story telling really appeals to me. I tend to love horror novels that narrate in this same vague manner. However, I found it to be a bit TOO vague sometimes and the hard hitting point of the story got missed a little. But otherwise I enjoyed this one!
July 28, 2021
Short. Strange. Gripping.
October 3, 2015
It takes a lot to shake me. I am not some mousy librarian who can't hang, but there is something about Pixu that got to me. After I read this I was completely creeped out. Having all the horrible things in the world (pedophiles, weird old guys who practice the occult, a psycho chick carrying the spawn of some kind of demon, and more!) living in one building was enough to set my danger-Will-Robinson meter rising. Add to that the general disjointedness of the storyline and some pretty graphic violence, and what you end up with is one librarian sitting back in her chair feeling 50% confused and 50% spooked. Thankfully, I bounce back quickly.
Ba and Moon are doing something pretty interesting here, and I like it. The choice of using black and white illustrations was a wise one. They are sharp and detailed enough to convey the absolute magnitude of how horrible the violence is without turning the panels into some red and pink meat montage. As a plot they give you just enough content to let your mind wander, which works because we all know that whatever you imagine is always significantly worse than what's really out there. Horror also has a terrible habit of spending a ton of time building up the scary bits, only to wrap it all up in a nice neat bow where the virgin somehow survives even though she ran around like a fool for a few hours. Pixu gives you none of that. This is a story that is truly terrifying, because there isn't a single character to root for and there isn't a scrap of closure or clarity in sight. What you get is something evil and inexpiable. You get reality. It has always been the unknown that is the most frightening thing of all, so while some might feel let down by the vague nature of this graphic novel, I relished the mystery.
*I would like to thank Edelweiss and the publisher for providing me with a free ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review*
Ba and Moon are doing something pretty interesting here, and I like it. The choice of using black and white illustrations was a wise one. They are sharp and detailed enough to convey the absolute magnitude of how horrible the violence is without turning the panels into some red and pink meat montage. As a plot they give you just enough content to let your mind wander, which works because we all know that whatever you imagine is always significantly worse than what's really out there. Horror also has a terrible habit of spending a ton of time building up the scary bits, only to wrap it all up in a nice neat bow where the virgin somehow survives even though she ran around like a fool for a few hours. Pixu gives you none of that. This is a story that is truly terrifying, because there isn't a single character to root for and there isn't a scrap of closure or clarity in sight. What you get is something evil and inexpiable. You get reality. It has always been the unknown that is the most frightening thing of all, so while some might feel let down by the vague nature of this graphic novel, I relished the mystery.
*I would like to thank Edelweiss and the publisher for providing me with a free ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review*
May 17, 2011
I picked up this graphic novel on a whim, based on the strength of the artists involved, more so than the genre (I'm not a horror fan). The story is set in an apartment building, populated by various tenants whose lives intersect with horrifying results, and the artists (Gabriel Ba, Becky Cloonan, Vasilis Lolos, Fabio Moon) each illustrate one of the characters/storylines. On an Amazon customer review, the reader stated "...the tale itself is secondary to the haunting artwork," which I suppose is a pretty good summary of the book.
The story, such as it is, didn't do anything for me. It's sparse, confusing, stilted, and a bit too metaphysical for my tastes. It relies too much on horror tropes, and there's really no character development, explanation, or a satisfying conclusion. Honestly, it felt to me like it was just there as an excuse to pull together 4 different artists.
The artwork, on the other hand, is quite good. All 4 of the creators are talented illustrators, and their styles mesh quite well with one another, so that the book never seems disjointed (at least not based on the art). It's all in black and white, which I love, and allows each artist to play with textures, light, shadows, and other moody elements that fit the subject matter quite well.
The story, such as it is, didn't do anything for me. It's sparse, confusing, stilted, and a bit too metaphysical for my tastes. It relies too much on horror tropes, and there's really no character development, explanation, or a satisfying conclusion. Honestly, it felt to me like it was just there as an excuse to pull together 4 different artists.
The artwork, on the other hand, is quite good. All 4 of the creators are talented illustrators, and their styles mesh quite well with one another, so that the book never seems disjointed (at least not based on the art). It's all in black and white, which I love, and allows each artist to play with textures, light, shadows, and other moody elements that fit the subject matter quite well.
October 15, 2009
Well, I'm glad I didn't spend any money on Pixu: Mark of Evil. For whatever reason I am drawn to both horror novels and horror comics so Pixu, a hardcover graphic novel no less, seemed like a good choice. It seemed a bit too short to buy, so I went to the library. Good for me.
My main complaint is how insubstantial the story is. If you your focus is on the pictures (or art if you must) you will get more mileage than I did. I however want story and there isn't much. Here it is. Five people live in a spooky apartment building. Only one is a good person, some are OK and some are evil. Bad things happen to them quickly, but we don't care a whole lot because they aren't developed.
The authors, mostly artists, would rather communicate with images than words, but in a book this short, nothing really cohered. There are some unpleasant themes as well, mostly child abuse, but the authors went a little too far in the direction of suggestion. There also a sense of unreality about the entire thing, that was probably meant to be creepy but ended up making it less engaging.
My main complaint is how insubstantial the story is. If you your focus is on the pictures (or art if you must) you will get more mileage than I did. I however want story and there isn't much. Here it is. Five people live in a spooky apartment building. Only one is a good person, some are OK and some are evil. Bad things happen to them quickly, but we don't care a whole lot because they aren't developed.
The authors, mostly artists, would rather communicate with images than words, but in a book this short, nothing really cohered. There are some unpleasant themes as well, mostly child abuse, but the authors went a little too far in the direction of suggestion. There also a sense of unreality about the entire thing, that was probably meant to be creepy but ended up making it less engaging.
January 16, 2020
First of all, I have a deeply inappropriate infatuation with Bá, Moon, and Cloonan. In terms of execution, the three (plus Lolos) are incapable of bad work. The panels drip with beautiful art and the characters vary (seamlessly) from Bá/Moon's hyperbole and Cloonan's gorgeous realism, with a thick layer of horror permeating the entire novel. But graphic novels do not stand upon their art alone. The horror is the main character in the story – all the other characters exist as vehicles for the horror to be known, for us to see their eyes shocked wide and their bodies destroyed. We never get to understand them as characters we care about, as characters with depth. Because of this, it's hard to care what happens to them. Pixu is a wonderful book in terms of its beauty and the dissonant atmosphere it conjures, but with little empathy for the characters, its horror loses its edge.
November 21, 2016
Meh. A promising premise (apartment building haunted by Evil, tenants going slowly whacko) is never explored fully enough to scare us, make sense, or make us care. A couple of interesting characters in the old man & his granddaughter(?)/creation, but they aren't compellingly explored either. I did think the character of Claire was satisfying. Ba's artwork is nice, but not creepy, and certainly not as good as his work on Umbrella Academy or Daytripper. This could make a good, creepy horror movie, if some things were made a little more interesting. Like, what IS the old man growing, and why? Did he grow his granddaughter?
February 28, 2015
I was so excited about this book - I love all of the authors and artists involved. Sadly, I was met with an absolute mess of a story. The plot is unclear. There seems to be some kind of supernatural element, but that's about all that is ever established. The art is wonderful, but I was disheartened to see drawings of a vaguely sexualized child -- there are hints that she has been molested, but because the sequence of events is so muddled, it's impossible to say for sure. Wish I'd skipped this one.
January 8, 2016
This was not great. I really like Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon and some of their stuff has been a little tricky to understand in the past, but this was more than tricky. I get the gist of the story, but that's it. I don't understand why anything else happened or what the deal was with any of the characters.
I also liked some of the art and hated other parts. More than once I came to a frame that was clearly focusing on something, but I didn't understand what, no matter how long I stared at it.
I also liked some of the art and hated other parts. More than once I came to a frame that was clearly focusing on something, but I didn't understand what, no matter how long I stared at it.
July 13, 2011
I hate to be the person that comes in to say "this was confusing", but, eh, it WAS confusing. It was appropriately atmospheric but not really terrifying, and the four artists in such a short work left this feeling disjointed. A neat experiment more than anything, but this didn't work for me.
September 22, 2011
The book could've used more story. The authors are fabulous artists but the actual plot, character development, and exposition were seriously lacking. There's a great scary story in there but it wasn't executed.
November 18, 2015
Meh.
I don't know about these brothers anymore. Daytrippers is absolutely fantastic, but everything I've read by them since then has been pretty disappointing.
This is kind of brutal and surreal but also kind of nonsense and just blah.
I don't know about these brothers anymore. Daytrippers is absolutely fantastic, but everything I've read by them since then has been pretty disappointing.
This is kind of brutal and surreal but also kind of nonsense and just blah.
September 23, 2009
a haunted house story told with the wonderful art of Ba, Moon. there is some pretty disturbing content in here. great read.
April 8, 2010
Huh? Couldn't really make heads or tails out of what was going on in this book. Still pretty creepy.
August 16, 2012
Beautifully drawn, near incomprehensible fractured gibberish
December 6, 2017
What's the story exactly? The parts are fine, but their geographical proximity to each other isn't really that interesting.
March 14, 2019
The art was cool, but what was that story? There was nothing to it. No explanation for the horror.
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