Lovecraft has written some very strange stories that make it clear why he is still remembered. ( )

I ... didn't get it. At. All. Something about the return of a Pharaoh, possibly causing apocalypse?

(Moving 2015 review to separate work to make room under collection for review, September 2017. And I should note that at the urging of friends I will give this one another chance. After I finish the rest of Lovecraft.) ( )

Atmospheric early story by Lovecraft is a foretaste of things to come, but would work better as a poem. (I'm not reviewing a comic book version, just the downloaded short story.) ( )

Conta a história de Nyarlathothep, um ser que veio do egito e que conduz apresentações que fazem os homens gritarem em seus pesadelos. Quando um dos expectadores o confronta dizendo que tudo não passa de truques baratos, Nyarlathothep os manda para um outro mundo, muito semelhante ao nosso, porém muito mais assustador. ( )

Boom Studios has recently made quite a name for themselves in the field of Lovecraftian comics. Fall of Cthulhu easily had the best single story arc series in HPL comics, although I thought the ending was weak. They also are giving us The Calling, a very good new series. Necronomicon was a 4 issue series well worth finding for collectors and Cthulhu Tales is a respectable series of self contained stories. Nyarlathotep carries fascination for most Lovecraftians (in fact, I think Fall of Cthulhu: Nemesis is supposed to be about his origins). This book represents something of a new direction for Boom. It consists of the text of HPL's prose poem, Nyarlathotep, lavishly illstrated by Chuck BB. I must admit I am unfamiliar with Chuck BB's other work. Nyarlathotep is a very nice cloth bound hardcover with an intriguing painting on the slipcover. Page count is 32 but the text and illustrations run from 5-27. List price is $14.99 but Amazon discounts to $11.69. I did not compare the text of Nyarlathotep with any of Joshi's definitive editions.

While I have found the prose poem mesmerizing for many years, the reason to by this book is for the illustrations and production values. If you like the image on the cover, you will certainly enjoy the rest of the book. Counting the cover illustration, there are 11 full page, full color illustrations, each representing some passage from the text. While I wished for different passages to be illuminated, and for many more pictures, I was very impressed with Chuck BB's skill. The muted color palate enhanced the peculiar mood conveyed by the text. Sample this if you can before you buy, but I certainly was impressed and will be dipping again into its pages periodically. I hope Boom Studios will give us more illustrated versions of HPL's originals. ( )