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Liked It “I loved this book from beginning to end. It's dark, bleak beauty was a perfect match for the cold, gray, rainy weather we've had here lately. Every scene, every character, is richly drawn. Mignola's illustrations serve to enhance the incredible text. Even though the subject matter is terribly...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“I loved this book from beginning to end. It's dark, bleak beauty was a perfect match for the cold, gray, rainy weather we've had here lately. Every scene, every character, is richly drawn. Mignola's illustrations serve to enhance the incredible text. Even though the subject matter is terribly depressing--war, plague, and seemingly endless death and destruction--the book is not. The stalwart and honorable main characters leave you with a sense of hope that good will triumph over evil. I also liked how Hans Christian Andersen's story of The Steadfast Tin Soldier was woven throughout. Highly recommended!”
Judy wrote this review Tuesday, October 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I have only started reading but I think it is great so far!!!!!”
Frolic wrote this review Friday, August 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“To fight a Devil, become a devil yourself. That my final thought after I finished this book. Here is the story of a man wounded in WWI, who encounters vampires and is started on a long and dark path. On this path and at different times, he encounters three men whom he befriends and shares part of his encounter with the darkness. Most of the book is spent telling the tales of how each of these men met Lord Baltimore, and what happened to them in their own lives to make them open to believing his unbelievable story. I found all three of the mens tales, both of encountering Baltimor and of encountering the supernatural, to be very interesting. They seem to escalate, both in length and intensity, with each man. All 3 of the characters of these men are also very interesting. Each of their encounters with the supernatural has the feel of a true folk/ghost story. It is this level of authenticity that Mignola has always brought to his writing. Every time I read a Mike Mignola story, I can tell that the seed of that story started from a myth or legend or folktale he encountered at some point, and then he expanded from there. It give everything he does a kind of erie veneer of reality, as if I'm being privee to so old crones tales of the old country. The illustrations also add a nice flavor to the book, though I personally just kept wishing for more and more. I couldn't help but want the book to transform into an graphic novel. All in all a very enjoyable book. About the only negative thing I could say about it is that I wish we had seen more of Baltimore's trials and obsessive hunting of the vampires.”
Jesse S wrote this review Thursday, April 3 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was a great idea for a book. I loved the stories within. ”
KabukiGirl wrote this review Friday, January 25 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Big fan of Hellboy, so I ate this one up.”
daddychoy wrote this review Monday, December 24 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Fantastic. A war allegory told through supernatural events. The terrified actions of one soldier unleashes a plague upon the world.”
BeckyL wrote this review Saturday, September 29 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Three and a half stars. Read 09/25/07.”
cirrostratus wrote this review Thursday, October 11 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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