Jeff VanderMeer gave me some great advice as we were editing the Leviathan 3 anthology: Don't ever put your own fiction in an anthology you're editing. That's proven to be good advice, and, after having edited several anthologies and written my share of short fiction, I've learned that editors are often their own worst critics. And by this, I don't mean that editors are too hard on themselves. In fact, I mean quite the opposite. It is extremely rare that an editor doesn't at least hamper, if not...

as a collection of lovecraft, some are very good, some less, and style chosen for each story does add some interpretation. but think i prefer to read words rather than pictures. a big aspect of lovecraft is the idea that these horrors are resistant/maddening to any description, any words, so he piles on adjectives/adverbs to express so much confusion. this is graphic work, so obviously this strategy devolves into abstraction of images...

This was fantastic, both the story adaptations and the artwork. It sometimes frightened me, not something I often experience reading a comic book. Hell, the artwork alone frightened me. I wish my library had vol 2. I'm tempted to buy both volumes. Good stuff.

This is a highly enjoyable anthology of major Lovecraft works adapted and realized by noted professionals in the graphic novel and comic book fields. The seven adaptations include “The Call of Cthulhu,” “The Haunter of the Dark,” “The Dunwich Horror,” “The Colour Out of Space,” “The Shadow Over Innsmouth,” “The Rats in the Walls,” and “Dagon.” All the adapters have the good sense to cut much of the Lovecraft prose, letting the progression of the images do much of the work instead, and the artist...

Graphic novels like this one are a special treat. Each story (there are 7 in total) are done in varying artstyles, all of which capture the bleak, isolated hopelessness so common to this literary master; many, disturbingly creepy (Mark Stafford).This graphic novel succeeds where "Sherlock Holmes and the Necronomicon" failed. Lovecraft's horrific imagination is simply ripe for artists' interpretation of some of his most memorable monsters and atrocities!The written adaptations for this graphic me...

If you wish to maintain your sanity and not creep yourself out, I’d recommend reading these stories a few at a time. I of course did not do this and read them all in one sitting. Lovecraft tends to get a different reception depending on who you talk to. Hardcore horror fans who enjoy gore and unrelenting terror are unlikely to be much impressed by Lovecraft’s stories. Lovecraft relies heavily on creeping dread, fear of unfathomable darkness and the darker sides of human nature. The trick of read...

I was given this as a present for Christmas,  As my family know of my love and addiction for H.P Lovecraft. I adore his works, funny considering when I first picked up one of his book's I couldn't get my head around his old style of writing and gave up on it. But, something nagged at me and I tried again and lo and behold the Cthulhu Mythos opened up his world for me and my admiration and addiction grew! The Lovecraft Anthology is a graphic collection of H.P Lovecrafts short stories.  The colle

This was the graphic novel that gave me the first glimpses into Lovecraft's nightmares all those years ago (and I mean that by approx. 4 years ago), so I will admit that the 4-Star rating from me might be partially due to nostalgia. Of course, it is quite impossible to capture Lovecraft's nightmares on the form of graphic vignettes due to H.P's love of eloquent yet often times verbose style or writing.However, I can still commend the effort of those that choose to attempt such a difficult task a...

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 tale...

What can you say about these books - well to be honest if you know the works of H P Lovecraft and his Cthulhu mythos then you pretty much have the contents of this and its companion volume (incredibly called Volume 2)The contains retellings of some of the most iconic stories of Lovecraft and yet seeing them given life on the page by some of the most talented and famous comic book artists has lent them a new life I totally was not expecting. Yes the style changes between stories (as you would exp...

This is a graphic novel collection of seven H.P. Lovecraft stories, there's two of these graphic novels and in this one we have The Call of Cthulhu, The Haunter of the Dark, The Dunwich Horror, The Colour Out of Space, The Shadow Over Innsmouth, The Rats in the Walls and Dagon.I've give this a 3 Star rating because the artwork is on point, but it really breaks down the stories making them very brief; I did enjoy it though/it was a fun and visually pleasing.I'd recommend this for Lovecraft fans,

Never has an author been more suited to graphic novel adaptation than H.P. Lovecraft. For all his creative genius, his writing was not that great. The adapters in this collection have skillfully kept everything creepy, fantastic, and mind-bending from Lovecraft's sick, dark mind while trimming out those excesses which tended to make his work drag. The art, though not of my favorite style, complements the stories extremely well.

A good anthology of some of Lovecraft work adapted into a comic book. I’m a huge fan of Lovecraft and I enjoy revisiting some of his work through a new format. I think that the adaptation respect the original form and that the artworks also give it justice. My only complaint would be that Lovecraft writing is kind of slow, and those short stories/comics n that books are really short so sometimes it felt a bit press or rush to fit in a shorter format. But I still like it and would recommend for t...

3 Stars I was recommended this book by one of my goodreads friends and so I thought I would give it a try because it sounded really good. This book was not what I really expected I don't know why but I guess I was just excepting better than what it was. It was still good don't get me wrong but it was just a okay book to read. I did like the writing of this book and the story line was okay for me. I would probaly not read this book again because it is one of those books that I would only read one...

I am a huge fan of HP Lovecraft and I have a great imagination when it comes to his descriptions of his monsters but it is so cool to see what other people imagine these creatures looking like! I absolutely loved this book and can't wait to read the second volume!

Seven illustrated Lovecraft short stories in this tpb. Overall, it was a good read. My only complaint would be the cartoony artwork which to me doesn't mesh well with Lovecraft. If it was up to me I would have had a line up featuring Kelly Jones, Bernie Wrightson, Bill Sienkiewicz, etc.. Artists who work with shadows and dark material. I am not saying that these artists used in the anthology are bad artists, but the style of Mark Stafford, David Hartman, and I. N. J. Culbard just don't equate w

Note: This is a review for both the Lovecraft Anthology, Volume 1 and Lovecraft Anthology, Volume 2.In these anthologies, various comic writers and artists adapt a few dozen of H.P. Lovecraft’s most famous tales to a graphic format, to me, mostly ineffectually. While a few feature intriguing art styles, most cannot approach the atmosphere or creepiness of the original stories filtered through the reader’s own imagination and thus feel rushed and fragmented. Due to the verbose nature and detached...

4.5So I got this collection from Amazon today and I could not put it down. There are seven stories, all illustrated by different artists and the different styles really appealed to me. You got The Call of Cthulhu, The Haunter of the Dark, The Dunwich Horror, The Colour Out of Space, The Shadow Over Innsmouth, The Rats in the Walls, and Dagon. I did not read many of Lovercraft's short stories in my life but the ones I did that appear in this 120 page graphic collection of his stories, it was spot...

The Lovecraft Anthology was quite good. Volume One collects 7 Lovecraft short stories. Considering the difficulty of abridging a short story to fit inside a comic format is trying, but admirably well done by the authors. The art styles also vary for each story and range from decent to not very good, but I am forgiving because it "works" for the subject matter and the nebulous sense of horror that Lovecraft creates.The Call of CthulhuThe Haunter of the DarkThe Dunwich HorrorThe Colour Out of Spac...

A collection of Lovecraft stories adapted by different writers and different artists. Most of the writing was good. Most of the artwork was great. But one of my favorite Lovecraft stories ever (The Shadow Over Innsmouth) was ruined by the writing and the artwork.Yet (The Color Out of Space) was particularly good.On to volume 2!