Night of the Ghoul (comiXology Originals) #1 (of 6)

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Boží scénář je doprovozenej skvostnym artem a ještě lepším coloringem. Stejně jako scénář pokukuje po dobový stylizaci ale zároveň nekopíruje a je svěží. One of the things I'm so excited about is experimenting to find new ways to build and nurture a community of readers," says Snyder. "We want each release to be an event and we can't wait for readers to see what we have planned, whether they're reading via Comixology Unlimited, print, or both."

This opening issue finds a father and son travelling through the night to hospice of sorts. They are hunting for the infamous T.F. Merrit, writer and director of the infamous horror film, The Night of the Ghoul. A film that was lost to a fire shortly after it's first screening. Not awful overall, but definitely feels like big wasted potential for what was otherwise a fairly solid premise. I just wish the story lent itself to being a bit more original, then I’d wish it were longer. As it is, this is long enough. Middle of the pile and kind of forgetful tbh.Night of the Ghoul has a really solid first half. It feels like a genuinely creative take on the found film horror genre with a double timeline story depicting the past events behind the creation of the movie and the dark truths surrounding its bizarre destruction. The art style has a gritty 80’s horror movie aesthetic with a nice build up to the mystery behind the origins of the ghoul monster featured in the missing footage.

Kurvafix tohle je dobrý jak chleba a i kdyby další issues stály za uplný nic, tak první bude pořád jedno z toho nejlepšího, co jsem v rámci žánru kdy v komiksu četl.Forest and his son convince the staff to allow them to see T.F. Merrit, going by a different name, under the guise of being insurance agents there to review some final details about Merrit’s insurance, now that he is at the end of his life. When Forest finally meets Merrit, he tells him everything he knows about him and the admiration he has. Merrit agrees to tell Forest the true story about The Night of Ghoul and how everything around them is not what it may seem. The writing gets sloppy and incorrect, the dialogue gets cliche and revolves around characters explaining big exposition points that they shouldn’t even be aware of. It really falls off hard in the second half with an anticlimactic ending.

This series has a lot of promise. Yet, there is a niggling familiarity to it that I currently can't put my finger on. I certainly haven't read this before and it isn't anything like the previous Snyder comics and graphic novels I've read. Maybe it'll come to me as I delve further in. I enjoyed the 2 narratives that slowly came together. I liked the art which was very evocative and scary with just the right level of horror and I thought the writing really strong.Why only 3 stars then? While it was a good horror tale I thought it was going to be brilliant. It became less of a surprise and the ending was such a popular horror trope that it felt like it didn't belong. I've sat on me feeling for this one for a few days now and my heart wants to give this 4 stars but my head is telling me 3. This time I am going to listen to my head. Night of the Ghoul began releasing in October. The story centers around a film sharing the same name as the comic. This film was destroyed in a fire, left unseen. However, the film has been rediscovered, and while damaged, it still has a lot of story left to tell. Crossing between the film's events and the events of the present involving the film's director, this horror comic is a must-read series.