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ellelainey's review against another edition
1.0
** I WAS GIVEN THIS BOOK FOR MY READING PLEASURE **
Copy received through Netgalley
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Moon Lake, by Dan Fogler
★☆☆☆☆
156 Pages
I chose this because of the cover and the blurb, but...dear God, WTF is this?
I'm sorry to say I read as far as the atrocious “Fuck Week” song which – shivers – precedes a kid's summer camp. That trash was then followed by *gag* monkey rape, gross indecency, dry heaving (me!) and running to DNF while gouging my eyes out.
And that was just the first 27 pages...of 107.
On top of all that – the story? Was there one? Maybe it got missed in the crass, juvenile attempt at humour. The art work? I was 100% all in when I saw the cover. I was expecting Shape of Water level creatures, with that stunning cover artwork throughout, and what I got was...some 1970 pre-teen's comic book with “pull-my-finger” and fart jokes that I'm supposed to...what? Roll over dying of laughter? At this? Nope. The artwork was a second-rate Archie comic, focusing on as much porn as they could fit into the pages.
If you can survive the Amazon Kindle sample without gagging or rolling your eyes, you deserve every page of what comes next. Enjoy.
If not, I suffered this, so now you don't have to. You're welcome.
And can you please pass the mind-disinfectant, so I forget I ever read this?
Copy received through Netgalley
~
Moon Lake, by Dan Fogler
★☆☆☆☆
156 Pages
I chose this because of the cover and the blurb, but...dear God, WTF is this?
I'm sorry to say I read as far as the atrocious “Fuck Week” song which – shivers – precedes a kid's summer camp. That trash was then followed by *gag* monkey rape, gross indecency, dry heaving (me!) and running to DNF while gouging my eyes out.
And that was just the first 27 pages...of 107.
On top of all that – the story? Was there one? Maybe it got missed in the crass, juvenile attempt at humour. The art work? I was 100% all in when I saw the cover. I was expecting Shape of Water level creatures, with that stunning cover artwork throughout, and what I got was...some 1970 pre-teen's comic book with “pull-my-finger” and fart jokes that I'm supposed to...what? Roll over dying of laughter? At this? Nope. The artwork was a second-rate Archie comic, focusing on as much porn as they could fit into the pages.
If you can survive the Amazon Kindle sample without gagging or rolling your eyes, you deserve every page of what comes next. Enjoy.
If not, I suffered this, so now you don't have to. You're welcome.
And can you please pass the mind-disinfectant, so I forget I ever read this?
kranna's review
5.0
I very much like the graphic novel collection each of them has their own individual art style which is really neat the stories are gory so it is definitely a comic for adults or older teenagers but it's fun I very much enjoyed it.
mandyist's review
2.0
Horror is meant to push you out of your comfort zone. It's meant to be creepy and unsettling and often toes the line between exhilaration and plain fear. Sometimes horror skirts too close to your own fears; I will never forget the scene in The Basement where Cayleb Long's Craig is forced to swallow his own teeth.
So it's not the discomfort and sheer inappropriateness of Dan Fogler's Moon Lake that offended me. It reminded me of a subpar MAD magazine issue but whereas I subscribed to MAD for many years and am a big fan of Dan Fogler's, this just isn't very good.
I get the feeling a lot of people are buoyed by Dan's increasing popularity (or have been drinking the same Kool Aid as him) but this should not be receiving a reissue with a brand new cover.
I give Moon Lake a disappointing two out of five stars because some of the artwork is good but if you're a fan of Dan-and-horror, I'd recommend just viewing his The Walking Dead episodes again.
I received an advanced copy of the 2020 reissue of this graphic novel from Netgalley.
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So it's not the discomfort and sheer inappropriateness of Dan Fogler's Moon Lake that offended me. It reminded me of a subpar MAD magazine issue but whereas I subscribed to MAD for many years and am a big fan of Dan Fogler's, this just isn't very good.
I get the feeling a lot of people are buoyed by Dan's increasing popularity (or have been drinking the same Kool Aid as him) but this should not be receiving a reissue with a brand new cover.
I give Moon Lake a disappointing two out of five stars because some of the artwork is good but if you're a fan of Dan-and-horror, I'd recommend just viewing his The Walking Dead episodes again.
I received an advanced copy of the 2020 reissue of this graphic novel from Netgalley.
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pbanditp's review
1.0
Seriously? This was bad. Real bad. I gave two of the seven stories four stars but only because they were so much better than the others which mostly rated one star. The first one, Camp Sasquatch was so bad I almost quit then. I would give zero stars to the interlude story that introduces each upcoming comic. So dumb it was painful
a_potter_nerd's review against another edition
1.0
I received this as an ARC to read for free in exchange for my honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and Diamond Book Distributors for giving me access.
I am not one to DNF a book, but I couldn't continue on with this monstrosity of a graphic novel. The storyline was awful, wait no....there was NO storyline. Just a bunch of weird, messed up stories all thrown together with a farting moon man.
The only think worth while on this GN, was the art. Granted the art depicted some interesting scenes, the artist did a great job.
I am not one to DNF a book, but I couldn't continue on with this monstrosity of a graphic novel. The storyline was awful, wait no....there was NO storyline. Just a bunch of weird, messed up stories all thrown together with a farting moon man.
The only think worth while on this GN, was the art. Granted the art depicted some interesting scenes, the artist did a great job.
kittykult's review against another edition
3.0
Moon Lake: Midnight Munchies is an anthology in the style of classics like Tales from the Crypt or Creepshow. The framing story surrounds a guy who lives inside the moon with his alien companion, telling the stories of various inhabitants of a creepy town called Moon Lake.
I enjoyed parts of Moon Lake and would read further volumes. Although it wasn't "groundbreaking" or phenomenal, it was campy fun. The art is really good and the style varies from story to story, so it doesn't feel redundant, although sometimes the "humor" is just gross-out humor that isn't real all that funny. "His Final Escape!" is my favorite story in this collection. I think if more of the stories were like that, "Black Bear Blues" and "Moon Wars," this collection would have been far better. Instead, it seemed like the author went for more fart jokes and sexualization than was necessary.
Note: I received a free copy from NetGalley to review. I was not compensated in any other way and all thoughts and opinions are my own. Special thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for the free copy.
I enjoyed parts of Moon Lake and would read further volumes. Although it wasn't "groundbreaking" or phenomenal, it was campy fun. The art is really good and the style varies from story to story, so it doesn't feel redundant, although sometimes the "humor" is just gross-out humor that isn't real all that funny. "His Final Escape!" is my favorite story in this collection. I think if more of the stories were like that, "Black Bear Blues" and "Moon Wars," this collection would have been far better. Instead, it seemed like the author went for more fart jokes and sexualization than was necessary.
Note: I received a free copy from NetGalley to review. I was not compensated in any other way and all thoughts and opinions are my own. Special thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for the free copy.
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