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A review by shegeekdawn
Five Ghosts Volume 1: The Haunting of Fabian Gray by Frank J. Barbiere
3.0
This is a good premise for the comic medium: Fabian Gray is an Indiana Jones type who suffers a misadventure and ends up possessed by five literary ghosts, including Sherlock Holmes and Dracula. He can use their abilities as his own when he calls on them, but it comes at a price. It has a very pulp feel to it, with plenty of action.
The adventures he gets into are engrossing (though I really could have done without all the giant spiders in the one plot) and the way he can use the abilities is not always obvious, which is nice. Fabian's background is told a bit at a time, which is a great way to keep a reader coming back for more. And there's a chase going on throughout, but you don't get a clue as to who is doing the chasing until the end of this first volume. The artwork is more abstract than realism, which fits the premise and plot well. I like the way the ghosts are represented, with a pale, smoky look yet still recognizable for the characters they are.
This is a good read for anyone into pulp adventures with a healthy dose of the paranormal.
The adventures he gets into are engrossing (though I really could have done without all the giant spiders in the one plot) and the way he can use the abilities is not always obvious, which is nice. Fabian's background is told a bit at a time, which is a great way to keep a reader coming back for more. And there's a chase going on throughout, but you don't get a clue as to who is doing the chasing until the end of this first volume. The artwork is more abstract than realism, which fits the premise and plot well. I like the way the ghosts are represented, with a pale, smoky look yet still recognizable for the characters they are.
This is a good read for anyone into pulp adventures with a healthy dose of the paranormal.