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Cthulhu Tales Vol. 2: The Whisper of Madness

by Steve Niles

Series: Cthulhu Tales (2)

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Cthulhu has called and Steve (30 DAYS OF NIGHT) Niles has answered. Niles joined by Michael Alan (FALL OF CTHULHU) Nelson, Tom (TEK JANSEN) Peyer, Mark (KINGDOM COME) Waid, and Mark (GROUNDED) Sable kick off the new anthology you demanded. Yes Cthulhu Tales is BACK. Featuring more great Lovecraftian Cthulhu stories from more great writers and artists that you know and love. Heed the call! A fun, wild, inventive and often-scary anthology horror series, CTHULHU TALES takes the familiar literary tradition of the Lovecraft-influenced short story and introduces it to comics.… (more)
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Once again, a mixed bag. While I mostly enjoyed these short tales, I find myself wishing editor Waid would just let the author and artist a little more real estate to run down all aspects of their stories. ( )
  TobinElliott | Sep 3, 2021 |
These stories exceeded the first volume in the series, and brought [a:Steve Niles|58947|Steve Niles|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1348976879p2/58947.jpg] of [b:30 Days of Night|831829|30 Days of Night, Vol. 1|Steve Niles|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1178747918s/831829.jpg|280664] fame into the mix. The humor turned to a far darker tone, and the stories increased in length. The artwork was far less [b:Love and Rockets|3272191|Love and Rockets New Stories #1|Gilbert Hernández|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1358755675s/3272191.jpg|3308377] stylized and more dramatic, adding some linework and watercolor additions that I was surprised to see. All in all, I enjoyed this volume more and hope the next continues in this vein.

Also, the final story in the collection with the call to Dagon was quite surprising. I thoroughly enjoyed the artwork and thought it was a pleasant change from the Cthulhu love and general humor that is far more common. While there were still humorous stories in here, for the most part [a: Steve Niles|58947|Steve Niles|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1348976879p2/58947.jpg] and [a: Mark Waid|5363|Mark Waid|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1281876586p2/5363.jpg] upped the ante with more traditional horror stories which were far more entertaining to read. ( )
  Lepophagus | Jun 14, 2018 |
A very good collection of short stories in a graphic format. They vary in time from humour to suspense, to twist in the tail gore fests. The art varies between very good to poor on occasions. Generally the writing is very good, easy to read & a great collection to pick up, read a little, & put down. Overall recommended. ( )
  aadyer | Apr 23, 2014 |
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Cthulhu has called and Steve (30 DAYS OF NIGHT) Niles has answered. Niles joined by Michael Alan (FALL OF CTHULHU) Nelson, Tom (TEK JANSEN) Peyer, Mark (KINGDOM COME) Waid, and Mark (GROUNDED) Sable kick off the new anthology you demanded. Yes Cthulhu Tales is BACK. Featuring more great Lovecraftian Cthulhu stories from more great writers and artists that you know and love. Heed the call! A fun, wild, inventive and often-scary anthology horror series, CTHULHU TALES takes the familiar literary tradition of the Lovecraft-influenced short story and introduces it to comics.

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H.P. Lovecraft's tales of alien Elder Gods and their looming threat have entered the lexicon of horror and been adapted, referenced or ripped off countless times in the more than 80 years since they first saw print, often to diminishing returns. Fortunately this collection has its head and heart in the right place, understanding what makes Lovecraft's oeuvre work and maintaining its creepiness. The quality of the art varies wildly, but all of the writers are strong, including work by Mark Waid, William Messner-Loebs and Steve Niles. Some of the stories actually manage to infuse humor into the mix, and the results are engaging, especially How to Get Ahead in the Occult by scripter Christine Boylan and The Cruise of Cthulhu by Todd Lepre, both featuring art by Chee that's reminiscent of classic Swamp Thing work by Steve Bissette and John Totleben. Though it doesn't achieve those lofty heights, the material found here is quite good and should leave the reader craving more. (Dec.)
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