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Lädt ... Edgar Allan Poe's Snifter of Terror: Volume Onevon Tom Peyer
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. It's back to school season as I write this review....so I am already gearing up for Halloween. I am going to stuff my head full of all the horror, ghosts, ghoulies and things that go bump in the night that I can until that time of year where things morph from fall to jingle bells. As that gets earlier every year, I start reading horror earlier each year. My Halloween time must not be encroached upon by Santa Claus! Soon I will be reading Poe at Easter. I have already seen one dollar store in the area with Christmas ornaments for sale. Made me rush home and start filling up my horror TBR pile. I always start out with more light hearted stuff.....horror mixed with comedy, cheesy plots, stories that could be late late night movies. I saw a graphic novel with an obviously dead drunk (or maybe drunk and dead would be a better way to put that) Edgar Allan Poe with a goblet of very suspicious looking liquid. Edgar Allan Poe's Snifter of Terror? Oh hell yeah I'm reading that! Immediate click. I will review weird stuff like this all day long! What fun! Now....I do have to say....I am usually quite defensive about Mr. Poe. He has been maligned since his death in 1849. He's been accused of being a pedophile (for marrying his young cousin), a drunk, a drug addict....and the story goes that before his death he was found raving nonsense in a gutter in the midst of a fatal overdose. Well....when your obituary in the newspaper is written by an enemy, anything is bound to be said....right?? I have always been of the opinion that Poe was attacked, poisoned, met a fate not completely of his own fault.....and then his reputation was ruined by jealous fellow writers, journalists and sleeze buckets because he was no longer able to defend himself. Shit rakers. Now this could be true....totally untrue.....or partially true.....or a flight of fancy by people who love Poe's dark writing. I'm always keen to give people the benefit of a doubt. That being said.....I also have a sense of humor. And I think Poe did too. So this comic did not upset me as a Poe fan....I chuckled at the artwork, the mangling of his stories for fun and the lovely little horrific wonders in this illustrated anthology. It is better to be open and honest about poking fun.....rather than sneakily do it to ruin someone as the shit rakers in 1849 did. Some caution is needed here -- this anthology is not for kids or those easily offended. There is a bit of harmless nudity. No dangly bits.....just some butt cheeks. But for those who don't want to see an artistic representation of Edgar's butt....you might want to pass this by. Those who really do want to see Edgar's butt might also want to pass this by.....it's not done in a booty sort of way, but rather a drunken moon fashion. There are also some illustrations of vomit and other gross things. Humorously done.....but eww. :) The stories are varied. Some are parodies of Poe's work and some are completely original short works of horror/disgust/strangeness. I do wish they had not mixed in quite so much political satire. I am getting weary of the same old shit.....I wanted horror not thinly veiled SJW short pieces or jabs at el presidente. (Despite the fact it is very very easy to poke jabs at that certain person) One or two pieces that were political satire rather than other forms of dark comedy/horror I could have enjoyed and moved on to the rest of the darkness...but there were just too many. I found myself skimming a couple of the stories because I just wasn't interested. But....with any anthology collection (even a small one), there will be stories a reader enjoys and ones that aren't for them. Variation is the spice of life....and reading. So, I didn't make any judgments on the pieces I didn't like.....just thought of them as "not for me.'' As I finished, I couldn't help comparing this collection with MAD Magazine. Irreverent. Fun. Bit of dark jabs at every day life. And a bit of fun at Poe's expense. All in all, I enjoyed this collection! But I went in to it knowing what I was going to be reading....a reader can't pick up this book thinking it is actual horror stories. It's meant to be dark comedy, satire, strange pieces that hit sideways....all narrated by a drunken, angry Poe. Strap on your sense of humor and love of the strange before you start reading....and all will be well. No sense of humor? Walk on by, love. This anthology collects issues 1-6 of the comic by Ahoy Comics. The artwork is great! The wrinkles on Poe's butt were quite realistic...hee hee. :) Loved the snark! Not sure if that was really Poe's butt though.....it may have been a stunt butt. :) **I voluntarily read an advance readers copy of this book from Diamond Book Distributors via NetGalley. All opinions expressed are entirely my own. I did not laugh at Poe during my reading...but with him...sort of. Maybe. A bit. ** Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
EDGAR ALLAN POE mangles classic tales and brand new stories in this cross between Drunk History and Tales from the Crypt! A comedic collection of Edgar Allan Poe's sickest stories, adapted by comics' snarkiest talents, and original stories--all introduced by Poe at his drunkest. Collecting all of the comics from the 6-issue AHOY Comics series, plus prose, a puzzle, and poetry. "A zany look at horror through the weird interpretive lens of a drunk Edgar Allan Poe as your guide through classic tales of the macabre." -- io9 "Snifter of Terror is the EC Comics-meets-Mad Magazine book you'll want to read." -- PC MAG "A tantalizing new collection of frightful stories ..... It's a refreshing measure of the macabre from some of the genre's top talent, with a unique twist on the source material."-- SYFY WIRE "What do you get when you mix Edgar Allan Poe, syphilis, breakfast cereal, and a barnacle? Sounds like a joke with a terrible punchline, but in this case, the result is splendid. Edgar Allan Poe's Snifter of Terror #1 provides the world with all of that and so much more." -- FANBASE PRESS "'Dark Chocolate' by Russell and Snejbjerg is...an absolute work of genius. If ever there needed to be one sole reason to check this book out, it's this story. It's no secret that Mark Russell is a great writer and can turn just about any idea into solid gold, but this story about a vampire who is renowned for his breakfast cereals is fantastic. Russell's wit is all over the tale and Snejbjerg's cartoonish style works perfectly with the tone." -- ADVENTURES IN POOR TASTE "We're suckers for a great anthology, and the creator list AHOY has put together here is beyond amazing." -- COMICS BEAT "Exploring hilariously dark tales of suspense, shock and horror, this is one ghoulishly excellent comic you won't want to miss!" -- IMPULSE GAMER "A great, fun read." -- COMICON "Fun and creepy in all the right ways." -- FANDOM POST "Absolutely hysterical." -- READING WITH A FLIGHT RING "Writer Rachel Pollack brings together the eerie tones of the original, with some opium flavored humor to make silly jokes at Poe's expense. Rick Geary's renditions of Victorian-era art, with Michael Garland's colors, perfectly captures the gothic ambiance with comedic expressions."-- EVERYTHING ACTION Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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It wasn't scary and it was too corny to be funny. I don't think Poe would be impressed.
Kudos to the illustrator for the amazing artwork.
I received an advance copy for review ( )