Gou Tanabe

This is shorter volume containing adaptations of three short stories by Lovecraft. Unlike "Mountains of Madness" these short stories are a little bit slower, although this can be attributed to the general Lovercraft's style (and general style of horror stories of the time).

Art is again pure joy to look at, author truly manages to portray the horror of the moment and despair in our protagonists as they encounter horrific creatures from beyond the veil. I truly like his work, especially show more two-page panoramas from the story Temple.

Excellent graphic novel, highly recommended to all fans of Lovecraft and beautiful art. show less

Esta adaptación me ha gustado bastante más que la de [b:La sombra sobre Innsmouth|63054878|La sombra sobre Innsmouth|Gou Tanabe|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1666372466l/63054878._SY75_.jpg|145240013] la idea de dar más peso a la amnesia y angustia del protagonista refuerza al personaje y los detalles ampliados sobre la expedición arqueológica encajan muy bien en la trama. Por supuesto, donde más brilla el estilo de Tanabe es a la hora de show more reflejar el horror cósmico que fue el sello de la obra de Lovecraft, pero las escenas más "ordinarias" también están muy bien retratadas. Un trabajo muy interesante. show less

Beautiful adaptation of the Lovecraft's famous novel "Mountains of Madness". Lovecraft's stories are rather tricky for visual media like comic (as several books I read before proved) because a lot of things takes place in the mind of the reader.

Mr Tanabe manages to give beautiful visuals to the story without losing both clarity (even when depicting the otherworldly horrors) and that creeping feeling of dread as we follow our protagonists enter deeper and deeper into maddening world of the show more Elder Ones.

Story in itself is adaptation of the novel - ambitious expedition to Antarctica will soon find itself in great peril as their archaeological and zoological research pushes them more and more towards the mysterious mountain chain deep in Antarctica.

Art is just gorgeous with some of the two-page art that is of poster quality. Author proves that black and white comic art can be very expressive when done by a true master.

Highly recommended to all fans of H.P. Lovecraft's stories and beautiful visual art. show less

"¡Que perdone el cielo la locura y la morbosidad que atrajeron sobre nosotros tan monstruosa suerte!"

La estupidez adolescente y las leyendas se combinan para crear una historia excelente, donde queda claro que cada acción deja consecuencias y que las criaturas creadas por Lovecraft trascienden su época, además de la influencia que han tenido escritores de culto en el autor. Una excelente historia para adentrarse en el estilo del autor, pero no todavía en su mitología.