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Poe & Phillips
Edgar Allen Poe and Howard Phillips Lovecraft were born and raised indifferent eras. But during each of their times they were both investigators ofparanormal affairs and once had a case where they worked together. Searching forthe power of a mysterious coin, the unlikely duo find themselves against anancient emperor who wants to use the coins to conquer the world...throughout alltimes!
96 pages, Paperback
First published November 30, 2010
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March 11, 2014
I went into this comic with great hope, but Poe & Phillips turn out to be sooooooooo disappointing.
The artwork is no good (aside from the book cover, which is very nice), the story doesn't make so much sense and the plots are very mediocre, the story as a whole is so simple-minded and underwhelming that it brings nothing but embarrassment to Edgar Allan Poe and H P. Lovecraft's door.
Jaime Collado, I'm sorry to be so harsh, but seriously speaking.......SHAME ON YOU!
The artwork is no good (aside from the book cover, which is very nice), the story doesn't make so much sense and the plots are very mediocre, the story as a whole is so simple-minded and underwhelming that it brings nothing but embarrassment to Edgar Allan Poe and H P. Lovecraft's door.
Jaime Collado, I'm sorry to be so harsh, but seriously speaking.......SHAME ON YOU!
September 16, 2020
Awful. The description made it sound like it was going to be Edgar Allan Poe and H. P. Lovecraft investigating the supernatural (despite the fact Poe died decades before Lovecraft was born), but the title characters are barely in it and the story is harebrained. The art is serviceable.
July 1, 2023
Two horror authors investigate a historical conspiracy that has little to nothing to do with either of their work or themes, and is barely horror anyway. The art is mediocre at best, the dialogue clumsy and shoddy, the main characters kind of look like their real-life counterparts but have no resemblance to them in terms of personality or other traits, the rest of the cast is one-note and unmemorable, and the plot thuds along with no rhyme or reason, several important scenes and plot points skipped over entirely, so that the reader spends the entire time lost.
There's just nothing here. Avoid.
There's just nothing here. Avoid.
April 7, 2012
Review from Martha Cornog
Another epic team-up of real people doing unreal things-Phillips is the "P" in H.P. Lovecraft. The two wordsmiths collaborate as paranormal investigators against an ancient emperor who wants to-of course-rule the world. And he just happens to have a demonic army. The semirealistic preview art shows our author duo armed and ready.-Martha Cornog, "Graphic Novels Prepub Alert," BookSmack! 7/15/2010 (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review from Grim Blogger
Poe and Phillips is a recent graphic novel by Jaime Collado and Miguel Cedillo from Arcana Studios that throws Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft into the midst of a horror-adventure quest. Don't expect an authentic drama with highly refined weird fiction elements. Instead, you'll see improbable fun and heroic slayers coursing through this tale. Who cares if Poe and Lovecraft didn't murder a thief, let alone a supernatural being? They've never looked tougher with heavy arms.
Space-time constraints are kicked to the curb as well, allowing this unlikely pair to link up and dust monsters. Here's what Acrcana's Poe and Phillips summary has to say:
Edgar Allen Poe and Howard Phillips Lovecraft were born and raised in different eras. But during each of their times they were both investigators of paranormal affairs and once had a case where they worked together. Searching for the power of a mysterious coin, the unlikely duo find themselves against an ancient emperor who wants to use the coins to conquer the world... throughout all times!
Expect alternate history horror fantasies like Poe and Phillips to spawn more variants in the coming years. As works by Lovecraft and other weird fiction masters enjoy a renaissance, their tie to digital media means the authors themselves are due to become mythologized more than they already are. Besides, seeing artists like H.P. Lovecraft and E.A. Poe as hardened killers is a lot more interesting than the sensitive, troubled personas they truly exhibited while alive.
-Grim Blogger
Book review, January 25, 2012
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scott - See all my reviews
This review is from: Poe & Phillips (Paperback)
Another epic team-up of real people doing unreal things-Phillips is the "P" in H.P. Lovecraft. this is an awesome graphic novel
Poe and Phillips was a read that takes me back to be being a child and reading the Young Indiana Jones books (yes I did read those). They were books that I loved, books about adventures, and mysteries, and the best parts of the story being how we got there rather than what the mystery actually was. Poe and Phillips is pretty successful in setting up an atmosphere that almost reads like a novel at times rather than a traditional comic book. There is something wonderful about the ability to truly merge two literary forms.
The story of Poe and Phillips is not something I wish to spoil, because to spoil much more than to say that Poe and Phillips is about a mysterious coin and the possible magical and mythical implications it may pose. The story and the adventure remind me very much of a super natural Sherlock Holmes, and that is honestly fantastic. Any fans of Sherlock Holmes or mystery books in general should check out Poe and Phillips. While this book may not be perfect is does give us comic book fans something we don’t often see. A story that relies just as much on the narrative to push the story as it does the visual. In my opinion many of the comic books out there now use the visual to push the story, and the narrative, well with Poe and Phillips I believe there is a great balance and it’s worth the read.
http://www.onegeeknation.com/2012/04/...
Another epic team-up of real people doing unreal things-Phillips is the "P" in H.P. Lovecraft. The two wordsmiths collaborate as paranormal investigators against an ancient emperor who wants to-of course-rule the world. And he just happens to have a demonic army. The semirealistic preview art shows our author duo armed and ready.-Martha Cornog, "Graphic Novels Prepub Alert," BookSmack! 7/15/2010 (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
[...]
Review from Grim Blogger
Poe and Phillips is a recent graphic novel by Jaime Collado and Miguel Cedillo from Arcana Studios that throws Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft into the midst of a horror-adventure quest. Don't expect an authentic drama with highly refined weird fiction elements. Instead, you'll see improbable fun and heroic slayers coursing through this tale. Who cares if Poe and Lovecraft didn't murder a thief, let alone a supernatural being? They've never looked tougher with heavy arms.
Space-time constraints are kicked to the curb as well, allowing this unlikely pair to link up and dust monsters. Here's what Acrcana's Poe and Phillips summary has to say:
Edgar Allen Poe and Howard Phillips Lovecraft were born and raised in different eras. But during each of their times they were both investigators of paranormal affairs and once had a case where they worked together. Searching for the power of a mysterious coin, the unlikely duo find themselves against an ancient emperor who wants to use the coins to conquer the world... throughout all times!
Expect alternate history horror fantasies like Poe and Phillips to spawn more variants in the coming years. As works by Lovecraft and other weird fiction masters enjoy a renaissance, their tie to digital media means the authors themselves are due to become mythologized more than they already are. Besides, seeing artists like H.P. Lovecraft and E.A. Poe as hardened killers is a lot more interesting than the sensitive, troubled personas they truly exhibited while alive.
-Grim Blogger
Book review, January 25, 2012
By
scott - See all my reviews
This review is from: Poe & Phillips (Paperback)
Another epic team-up of real people doing unreal things-Phillips is the "P" in H.P. Lovecraft. this is an awesome graphic novel
Poe and Phillips was a read that takes me back to be being a child and reading the Young Indiana Jones books (yes I did read those). They were books that I loved, books about adventures, and mysteries, and the best parts of the story being how we got there rather than what the mystery actually was. Poe and Phillips is pretty successful in setting up an atmosphere that almost reads like a novel at times rather than a traditional comic book. There is something wonderful about the ability to truly merge two literary forms.
The story of Poe and Phillips is not something I wish to spoil, because to spoil much more than to say that Poe and Phillips is about a mysterious coin and the possible magical and mythical implications it may pose. The story and the adventure remind me very much of a super natural Sherlock Holmes, and that is honestly fantastic. Any fans of Sherlock Holmes or mystery books in general should check out Poe and Phillips. While this book may not be perfect is does give us comic book fans something we don’t often see. A story that relies just as much on the narrative to push the story as it does the visual. In my opinion many of the comic books out there now use the visual to push the story, and the narrative, well with Poe and Phillips I believe there is a great balance and it’s worth the read.
http://www.onegeeknation.com/2012/04/...
September 3, 2015
I picked this one up for a dollar at a bookstore and it was meh. There wasn't much background, and they didn't do a very good job establishing what exactly was happening. I found myself getting lost a couple times or feeling like it jumped forward by a lot in a few frames. I wouldn't buy another one, even for $1. But there were moments I liked so it bumps it up to 2 stars.
December 6, 2014
This graphic novel has a different vision of Poe and Phillips. It is a less dark and gloomy history. There are more adventure and mysteries. Read unbiased and have fun with their failures and successes.
November 30, 2014
Great history and funny. Wait more history de Poe & PHillips.
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