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3.5 Stars

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A set of short 'twisted, dark' graphic stories which promised something I really like: hidden and not so hidden connections between them.

At first this seems a little weird, as the style and tone differs quite a lot between the stories and they deal with a lot of different themes (but always a little twisted turn to it). But then, when you start noticing the connections between the stories, it's a lot of fun. Of course, I liked certain stories better than others, but overall this was quite an enjoyable collection. And also a good attempt from the author to bring the fact to attention that he's actually not Mel Gibson (I feel some frustrations there).

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review! ( )

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From Goodreads:
Twisted Dark forms the first book in an upcoming. This, the first volume, is formed of 12 individual and unique stories comprising of nearly 200 hundred pages. The stories vary from 10 year old girls to Columbian drug lords and everything in between but the stories are all somehow connected some obviously so and some not. It is left to the reader to find the connections, with some connections impossible to see unless you have read multiple volumes. The books contains horror, dark, at times demented, stories incorporating every human emotion, illegal activity, and brutal reality. Using various illustrators allows each story and character to develop their own form the reader is left desperate to turn the pages. The book has been embraced by the comic book world receiving critical acclaim and a cult underground following.

Twisted Dark ~ Definitions

Suicide ~ Pouring out feelings online. {4 bites}

Routine ~ A man and his son living in a cabin in the woods. {4 bites}

A Lighter Note ~ A poor man aspires to rise above his beginnings with hard work. {4 bites}

Windopayne ~ A mysterious, rich and eligible man invents a revolutionary window. {4 bites}

The Game ~ A man in a mental institution. Crazy? Is he or isn’t he? {4 bites}

Blame ~ Assigning blame. Or not. {4 bites}

Heavenly Note ~ The poor man from A Lighter Note is back. {4 bites}

Cocaína ~ One sentence, so many meanings. {5 bites}

The Pushman ~ This is an actual job?! {3 bites}

Münchausen’s Little Proxy ~ Doing something to yourself is one thing, doing it to someone else is a whole different kettle of fish. {4 bites}

The Last Laugh ~ What? WHAT?! {4 bites}

Each story has a dark twist at the end that I wasn’t expecting. Talk about a jolt straight to the system. Eeek! The illustrations fit the story matter. Done all in black & white they are dark yet that doesn’t detract from the artwork which I enjoyed. Even though horror is way down on my long list of genres I love to read, I would definitely continue with this series. ( )

Brilliant self published graphic novel. Very black. ( )

These stories, spanning continents from remote village in Norway to Colombia, Dubai and Japan, have been deftly crafted by Gibson, who lures you with his compellingly sparse writing to deliver the at times devastating and always twisted endings. In addition, some of the stories are subtly linked, which made it even more intriguing. Two stories fell a little short for me but I loved the rest. Looking forward to Vol.2! ( )