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rakoerose's review against another edition
3.0
Another intriguing creation from the mind of Cullen Bunn and the very colorful art of Jack T. Cole only heightens the eerie atmosphere.
“You won’t be found unless you want to be.”
This comic leaves you wondering what is real and what isn’t as you take the journey with Ashli through a very disorienting first day. Her past haunts her even before things get weird, and that past continues to loom as we discover the impossible truths about the location she has chosen to work.
I liked Xerxes a lot. Mainly because he’s absolutely unhinged and you can never tell what he’s up to. And also because of his affinity for masks - I like a good masked character. He knows so much and it’s easy to follow along with him like Ashli does.
This is my second run through with Cullen Bunn’s writing and I gotta say! What a mind on this guy! Making some very intense horror. Perhaps not my thing, but wanted to give him one more go. Definitely recommend if you’re looking for some scary comics that don’t shy away from gore. I liked how this is a compact story that doesn’t require multiple volumes to consume.
“You won’t be found unless you want to be.”
This comic leaves you wondering what is real and what isn’t as you take the journey with Ashli through a very disorienting first day. Her past haunts her even before things get weird, and that past continues to loom as we discover the impossible truths about the location she has chosen to work.
I liked Xerxes a lot. Mainly because he’s absolutely unhinged and you can never tell what he’s up to. And also because of his affinity for masks - I like a good masked character. He knows so much and it’s easy to follow along with him like Ashli does.
This is my second run through with Cullen Bunn’s writing and I gotta say! What a mind on this guy! Making some very intense horror. Perhaps not my thing, but wanted to give him one more go. Definitely recommend if you’re looking for some scary comics that don’t shy away from gore. I liked how this is a compact story that doesn’t require multiple volumes to consume.
yessycow's review against another edition
5.0
Creepy and baffling. What happens when the insane take over the asylum?
ticcing_along's review against another edition
2.0
Just feels like it was trying to be edgy and it didn’t do a good job but the art wasn’t bad.
droar's review against another edition
4.0
Creepy and bleak (though that seems to be the point). I really liked the color shifts & the weird mythology of the world, but it's like we've dipped a pinky-toe into the world rather than gotten a full introduction. It has a good feel though with the strange archetypes and blurred reality, like a more madness version of the dreaming invented by someone who really likes green. It catches you up quite well, would recommend for horror/fantasy fans (especially those more interested in worlds than characters) & people who like the darker/madness corners of Sandman.
angelikareadsavariciously's review against another edition
3.0
3.5. I enjoyed the story, but I wasn’t really a fan of the artwork.
oleanderwillow's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
iamericat22's review against another edition
2.0
Pretty art and great color palette but the plot is all over the place. I didn’t get a real sense of horror while reading and the characters didn’t have enough depth for me.
deeoh's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
2.0
If you enjoy horror books for their randomness, and how there is no real narrative logic to anything, just a general aura of creepiness, then this might be a book for you. Events happen because horror. You eventually learn the reason why the protagonist is involved because the story needed an ending.
It's not really fun. There's no reason to like or dislike any of the characters, as they're all just plot devices to move you to the next scene. The maybe(?) antagonist is supposed to look creepy because they have a mask, but cutting holes in paper plates hasn't been terrifying to me since I've had object permanence.
I recommend this only to people who love bad horror movies or books. It's not unreadable garbage. It's a perfectly underwhelming concept executed with maximum mediocrity.
It's not really fun. There's no reason to like or dislike any of the characters, as they're all just plot devices to move you to the next scene. The maybe(?) antagonist is supposed to look creepy because they have a mask, but cutting holes in paper plates hasn't been terrifying to me since I've had object permanence.
I recommend this only to people who love bad horror movies or books. It's not unreadable garbage. It's a perfectly underwhelming concept executed with maximum mediocrity.