Sunday, March 20, 2011

Lovecraft in Full Color [Comics]


Lovecraft in Full Color is the odd official name for Adventure Comics' 1992 limited series (the covers read "H.P. Lovecraft: The Master of Horror!"). Each issue featured an adaptation of one of Lovecraft's short stories: "The Lurking Fear" in issue # 1, "Beyond the Wall of Sleep" in issue # 2, "The Tomb" in issue # 3, and "The Alchemist" in issue # 4. Most of the stories have been modified to bring them into the modern era, and for the most part seemed entertaining enough. The artwork, on the other hand is . . . serviceable, to put it kindly. I don't think there's much "value-added" in the comics that you can't get from the short stories themselves, but then comic book adaptations of movies, novels, and even t.v. show episodes have proven surprisingly popular, so who am I to judge?

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