By: Mike Mignola Publisher: BOOM! Studios Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: BOOM! Studios Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 128 Publication Date: January 08, 2008
Product Description: Finally collected in one volume for the first time! From the mind of Mike Mignola, creator of HELLBOY, comes this Lovecraftian tale of a mysterious girl who arrives in Victorian England with carnage in her wake. Is she evil incarnate or a misled child? Just in time for HELLBOY 2!
No, really. Doom. First of all, I apologize for how confusing it's going to be having one 5- and one 1-star review so far. That being said...
I'm a big Mignola fan. Furthermore, I'm a fan of his influences, particularly H. P. Lovecraft. The story of "Jenny Finn" is astonishingly close to what you might imagine Lovecraft's first foray into graphic novels would be, and the art seems like it could have been pulled out of the man's tortured head. It not only takes Lovecraftian themes like so many other works, but it actually creates its own storyline without resorting to base imitation, and really does create a creepy and engrossing world of its own. I don't think that this is all Mignola, either. He certainly gives it a bit of his flair, but Troy Nixey and Farel Dalrymple make a very strong showing as well.
There's a lot here beyond Lovecraftian influence. There's a hint of steampunk, a touch of "City of Lost Children," and believe it or not, a definite "Moby Dick" feel to the thing.
It's well-written, beautiful, and above all, scary. I can't recommend it enough, and I hope that there's more coming from this vein.
(Fish laying in the street saying "doom." How awesome is that?)
DOOOOOM! There were no product reviews so I just went ahead and bought it. Traded it in for $1 the next day at a used book shop. Wasted a little life reading this. I don't really see Mignola's influence in it at all. The story doesn't really go anywhere and doesn't have an intellectual feel like Hellboy can. The artwork is b&w and "busy", quite ugly overall. There are random fish in lots of panels with speech bubbles saying "Doom!". Corny. If you're a Hellboy/BPRD fan like me, you should not waste your money on this. Get Zombieworld instead. At least it makes for fun reading.
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