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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2015 17:41:21 GMT -5
You can be scared of Nightmare On Elm Street or not, but it's obvious they're trying to scare you. I don't think the attempt to scare you is even there in Walking Dead. The attempt is to draw you into character drama. That may or may not work as well, but I can't consider something horror if there isn't even an attempt to be scary.
The human villains are the true adversary in Walking Dead, but I don't find them "Scary" in that sense either. Not any more than the Boltons in Game Of Thrones, or any number of characters in Breaking Bad.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Feb 10, 2015 17:50:42 GMT -5
You can be scared of Nightmare On Elm Street or not, but it's obvious they're trying to scare you. I don't think the attempt to scare you is even there in Walking Dead. The attempt is to draw you into character drama. That may or may not work as well, but I can't consider something horror if there isn't even an attempt to be scary. The human villains are the true adversary in Walking Dead, but I don't find them "Scary" in that sense either. Not any more than the Boltons in Game Of Thrones, or any number of characters in Breaking Bad. There are a wide variety of emotions that can be evoked in horror, not just fear. |
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Post by Jesse on Feb 10, 2015 19:24:05 GMT -5
The Walking Dead is every bit as horror as Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead. Kirkman just expands on those themes.
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Post by Jesse on Apr 16, 2015 10:28:02 GMT -5
Just finished reading Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #2 and wow it was outstanding!
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Post by Jesse on May 5, 2015 2:38:26 GMT -5
Just finished binge reading Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips' Fatale and really enjoy it. It starts out like a crime noir but has elements of horror including a vibe that's very Lovecraftian. There's a really intriguing femme fatale, an ominous cult, a good bit a disturbing gore and the ending was pretty satisfying.
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Post by thwhtguardian on May 17, 2015 18:21:57 GMT -5
After what felt like a year of previews we finally got to see Harrow County and it had a great first issue. The art by Tyler Crook is amazing and the characters are fascinating  |
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Post by Dizzy D on Jun 4, 2015 3:06:00 GMT -5
For those interested in Locke & Key (and some other great comics): this weeks Humble Bundle offers Locke&Key tpb 1-6 (as well as Alan Moore's Nemo and Darwyn Cooke's Parker, so even if it turns out you didn't like Locke&Key there is some worthwhile content there). www.humblebundle.com/books |
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Post by Randle-El on Jun 4, 2015 21:54:47 GMT -5
Just finished binge reading Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips' Fatale and really enjoy it. It starts out like a crime noir but has elements of horror including a vibe that's very Lovecraftian. There's a really intriguing femme fatale, an ominous cult, a good bit a disturbing gore and the ending was pretty satisfying. That's a great series. I feel like that's a world the creators could explore a lot more if they chose to. I enjoyed some of the historical detours they took, and the way they hinted at (but didn't completely spell out) a bigger mythology behind the whole story. It was just enough to explain things, but vague enough to leave you with a sense of mystery. And if you read the series in single issue format... how about those covers? |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2015 10:02:10 GMT -5
For those interested in Locke & Key (and some other great comics): this weeks Humble Bundle offers Locke&Key tpb 1-6 (as well as Alan Moore's Nemo and Darwyn Cooke's Parker, so even if it turns out you didn't like Locke&Key there is some worthwhile content there). www.humblebundle.com/booksLocke and Key is excellent, well worth checking out. The Parker books are amazing too. -M |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2015 10:04:33 GMT -5
Just finished binge reading Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips' Fatale and really enjoy it. It starts out like a crime noir but has elements of horror including a vibe that's very Lovecraftian. There's a really intriguing femme fatale, an ominous cult, a good bit a disturbing gore and the ending was pretty satisfying. That's a great series. I feel like that's a world the creators could explore a lot more if they chose to. I enjoyed some of the historical detours they took, and the way they hinted at (but didn't completely spell out) a bigger mythology behind the whole story. It was just enough to explain things, but vague enough to leave you with a sense of mystery. And if you read the series in single issue format... how about those covers? Fatale is one of the series that brought me back to modern comics. Not too coincidentally I suppose, I stopped buying new issues of all books shortly after it concluded its run. I read it all in floppies but have gotten the trades for rereading and sod/traded/given away the originals. Sean Phillips did amazing work all the way through and it is top notch Brubaker. -M |
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Post by Jesse on Jun 6, 2015 10:50:20 GMT -5
Did anyone else read Providence #1? It also has a Lovecraft vibe and even mentions Robert Chambers' "The King in Yellow". I'm looking forward to seeing where Moore goes with this.  |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Jun 7, 2015 16:55:38 GMT -5
Did anyone else read Providence #1? It also has a Lovecraft vibe and even mentions Robert Chambers' "The King in Yellow". I'm looking forward to seeing where Moore goes with this. It was pretty good, though so far I'm not sure if will be more historical or horror themed. |
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Post by Jesse on Jul 22, 2015 19:39:40 GMT -5
It was pretty good, though so far I'm not sure if will be more historical or horror themed. Providence #2 definitely delivers on the horror. It was really good and I'm excited to read more. |
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Post by Jesse on Jul 22, 2015 19:50:53 GMT -5
I picked up Death Head #1 on a whim because I liked the cover and thought it was pretty interesting. It involves multiple sets of characters in different settings; a husband and wife couple hiking in the woods come across and eerie abandoned town not on their map; a boy is forced into the sewers by bullies and a rebellious girl at a boarding school. Really curious to where its going and how the characters will interconnect if at all.  |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Jul 22, 2015 21:02:55 GMT -5
I picked up Death Head #1 on a whim because I liked the cover and thought it was pretty interesting. It involves multiple sets of characters in different settings; a husband and wife couple hiking in the woods come across and eerie abandoned town not on their map; a boy is forced into the sewers by bullies and a rebellious girl at a boarding school. Really curious to where its going and how the characters will interconnect if at all. I picked this up as well and I thought it was a great start as well, it had a real 70's horror feel to it. |
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