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bmg20's review
3.0
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I received this book free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
House of Gold & Bones is the complete collection of the four-volume comics that coincided with the release of Stone Sour’s double disc release of the same name. It tells the tale of a Human that finds himself in a world of horror with no clear way out.
Being a huge fan of both of Corey Taylor’s non-fiction novels and of Stone Sour’s House of Gold & Bones albums it was too intriguing a concept to pass up. The majority of the illustrations had a raw and unpolished feel and the story itself was a world of fantasy and horror. I loved the creativity behind this and his vision as a whole and would love to see what other concepts he comes up with. A definite for fans of Corey Taylor and Stone Sour.
Check out the book trailer here: http://youtu.be/VSfdLF2ljH8
I received this book free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
House of Gold & Bones is the complete collection of the four-volume comics that coincided with the release of Stone Sour’s double disc release of the same name. It tells the tale of a Human that finds himself in a world of horror with no clear way out.
Being a huge fan of both of Corey Taylor’s non-fiction novels and of Stone Sour’s House of Gold & Bones albums it was too intriguing a concept to pass up. The majority of the illustrations had a raw and unpolished feel and the story itself was a world of fantasy and horror. I loved the creativity behind this and his vision as a whole and would love to see what other concepts he comes up with. A definite for fans of Corey Taylor and Stone Sour.
Check out the book trailer here: http://youtu.be/VSfdLF2ljH8
kralaa's review
4.0
Really good. I read this as the liner notes to the two albums but to see it come to life was a treat.
oftheabyss's review
4.0
This was pure Corey, wasn't it? The story is fairly short and there's nothing too complex about the concept, so people who read this who aren't familiar with the two concept albums this was made for might not think much of it. But for me it did a great job at summarising the concept, and it was both funny and deep, with vivid, great art and a dash of the personality I know and love from this man.
heatherreadsbooks's review
3.0
House of Gold and Bones is the comic book alternative to Stone Sour's double concept album of the same name. The story follows a character whose life is full of fun but not necessarily substance. He's at a crossroads in his life, and finds himself in a life surrounded by horror, without clear way of escape.
Also said to tie into Corey's life, it seemed too good to pass up. His two own books are personal favourites, yet here it just didn't quite work. The story itself felt flat. The illustrations at the start of each separate issue were stunning and dark, but from the actual story it didn't quite hold that intensity.
It just was. It wasn't bad, far from it, but it just wasn't exactly all that it had been hyped up to be. Some songs do spring to mind at different moments of the story, but for the most part it didn't quite gel.
Also said to tie into Corey's life, it seemed too good to pass up. His two own books are personal favourites, yet here it just didn't quite work. The story itself felt flat. The illustrations at the start of each separate issue were stunning and dark, but from the actual story it didn't quite hold that intensity.
It just was. It wasn't bad, far from it, but it just wasn't exactly all that it had been hyped up to be. Some songs do spring to mind at different moments of the story, but for the most part it didn't quite gel.
okthislooksbad's review
3.0
Oh, how wonderfully disturbing this is. A gloriously messed up story and rather good artwork, who can say no to that? Unfortunately, it has to be mentioned that I think you have to have some knowledge on the Stone Sour-albums it is related to if you want to genuinely enjoy it and not be confused for the majority of this. Even though I do, I was still not entirely sure what was going on at first, and that steals some stars from something that could easily have been a 5-star read.
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