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A review by helpfulsnowman
Behind You: One-Shot Horror Stories by Joe Hill, Brian Coldrick
3.0
The drawings are nice. Especially the people, which are as interesting as the monsters.
I guess I didn't pay attention, because I didn't realize that the title is very literal. Every image is about something behind you.
This book has the same problem as collected editions of The Onion. The Onion is a lot of fun, but when you read a ton of it together, you get bored. The edginess fades, the surprise fades. It works really well in a format that's periodic rather than binge-y, and the way it's consumed has a big effect on it. This is true for me for a lot of micro fiction, whether it be funny, scary, highly-visual, literary, whatever.
Brian Coldrick is a talented artist, for sure, and I do like that so many of the images are Halloween-centric. I would definitely read whatever he does next, and I would be very on board with a longer format.
I guess I didn't pay attention, because I didn't realize that the title is very literal. Every image is about something behind you.
This book has the same problem as collected editions of The Onion. The Onion is a lot of fun, but when you read a ton of it together, you get bored. The edginess fades, the surprise fades. It works really well in a format that's periodic rather than binge-y, and the way it's consumed has a big effect on it. This is true for me for a lot of micro fiction, whether it be funny, scary, highly-visual, literary, whatever.
Brian Coldrick is a talented artist, for sure, and I do like that so many of the images are Halloween-centric. I would definitely read whatever he does next, and I would be very on board with a longer format.