JOHN
CARPENTER'S TALES FOR A HALLOWEEN NIGHT VOL. 2 (Storm
King, First Printing, 2016; Softcover)
Original
Graphic Novel.
Writers:
Steven Hoveke, John Carpenter, Deirdre Brooks, Mike Sizemore, David
J. Schow, Jimmy Palmiotti, Renae Deliz, James Ninness, Duane
Swierczynki, Amanda Diebert, Kealan Patrick Burke, Sandy King, and
Federico De Luca
Artists:
Jon Bogdanove, Dennis Calero, Daniel Leister, David Kennedy, Darick
Robertson, Richard P. Clark, Joel Seguin, Ray Dillon, Axur Aneas,
Trevor Denham, Cat Staggs, Jaime Carillo, and Federico De Luca
Colorists:
Jeff Balke, Diego Rodriguez, Paul Mounts, Ben Glibert, and Kinsun Loh
Volume
2 of this anthology Horror series offers twice as many stories as the
first volume. Like Volume 1, this book starts out with a John
Carpenter penned story, this time The Traveler's Tale. It
treads familiar ground but it works on all levels. All of the writers
seem to channel Carpenter's style, which is fine by me.
Carn-Evil
Max And The Traveling Beauty Show doesn't work as far as I'm
concerned. It's the weak link in the book. The set up isn't firmly
established and the Twilight Zone style riff for the ending
falls flat. Patterns and The Basement are both great
stories with solid artwork. Mr. Goodnight takes the cake.
Jaime Carillo and colorist Kinsun Loh knocked that one out of the
park.
The
series host, the Groundscreeper, remains a series highlight. Please
refer to my review for Volume 1 for more thoughts on him. This was
enjoyable enough to make want to pick up the forthcoming third volume
this Halloween. You'll have to look to find this book but it's worth
it.
Junk
Food For Thought rating: 4 out of 5.
The
OCD zone-
Paper
stock:
Thick coated stock with a slight sheen.
Binding:
Sewn binding in a softcover.
Cardstock
cover notes:
The majority of the cover has a matte finish with select spot
varnish. The logo is embossed, a welcome touch which adds some class
to the proceedings.
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