Dan Lockwood

Seven tales from Lovecraft are adapted and illustrated by different graphic teams in this excellent production. The standard is high throughout and well known stories are imbued with the appropriate level of fear and menace.

Obviously not a substitute for the original corpus but either an attractive first introduction for those who should go on to the texts or a nice reminder of much-loved tales for the experienced Lovecraftian and a showcase for some serious and largely British illustrative show more talent. show less

Volume 2 of [b: The Lovecraft Anthology|10191063|The Lovecraft Anthology, Volume 1|H.P. Lovecraft|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1337426778s/10191063.jpg|15090176] was far superior to the first.

The artistry of the comics themselves reminded me of the work of Dave McKean and the stories that were chosen were of a decidedly more obscure bend. Choosing tales such as The Rats in the Walls was rather inspired, as so much of it could be conveyed through the art rather than the script. The show more story, actually, appealed to me in comic form when I've never been a fan of it in general.

This is a good introduction to H.P. Lovecraft and his non-Cthulhu mythos stories. It elicits the cosmic dread while also showing that Lovecraft is capable of stories of a more fantastical bend (i.e. The Colour Out of Space) and the comics were both easy to read and fun to look at. Once more, it is a pleasure to see the more visual aspects of Lovecrafts works being played with in a way that isn't... movies of questionable worth.

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H. P. Lovecraft is probably the most influential Horror author who ever lived. The Lovecraft Anthology Volume 1 (edited by Dan Lockwood) is a brand new collection of some of Lovecraft’s classic short stories, adapted into /comics/. And it’s fantastic!
One of the unique qualities of Lovecraft’s writing is his wonderfully wild and over-ripe language. I love it, it’s part of what gives his stories their amazing and weird and terrifying flavour, but I suppose one can’t be surprised if show more some people look at it for the first time and just say “Wha-?” Well, these comics versions are brilliant: they capture the fevered atmosphere and pungent essence of stories like Dagon, The Shadow Over Innsmouth and (of course!) The Call of Cthulhu, but in a fast and tight and visual way that I reckon would be a great jumping-off point for those who haven’t yet tried the originals.
If you don’t know Lovecraft, you don’t know Horror. Here’s hoping this book helps pass his eldritch influence on to the next generation. :D show less

[a: H.P. Lovecraft|9494|H.P. Lovecraft|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1299165714p2/9494.jpg] is an author I have very complicated feelings towards. While I enjoy the concepts behind his stories for the most part, there is the trouble of his overly vague and altogether sloppy writing to overcome. Beyond that, there is the obvious racism of his writing, the misogyny of it and his own personal beliefs... More than once I've seen articles titled "Hatecraft" and for the most part I find show more that sentiment difficult to argue against.

That having been said, Lovecraft had some rather brilliant concepts and his writing tends to do very well in the hands of others. For instance, Stephen King has written extensively within the Lovecraftian genre and one of my very favorite of his stories, "N", falls firmly into that classification.

The Lovecraft Anthology (Volume 1) is of interest due to the fact that it neatly distills the best of the Cthulhu mythos stories into an easily digestible graphic novel. It holds onto the tone of the original stories, while cutting through the sloppy characterization and overblown descriptions of the original text. What one is left with is a series of short cosmic horror tales rendered by an ever-changing array of artists that each seek to employ a different style to convey that creeping dread. Innsmouth and Dagon were my favorites from this collection, as I feel the watery scenes and submarine horror were aided greatly by the artistry. A fun quick read for a fan of the stories. show less