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A Sickness In The Family (2010)

by Denise Mina(Favorite Author)

3.24 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1401210813 (ISBN13: 9781401210816)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Vertigo

review 1: The first thing I look for in a comic book I know nothing about is artwork that I find pleasant. It might be very shallow but the truth is I find it a bit hard sometimes to read a comic book with art that is not to my taste no matter how brilliant a story. I knew nothing of A Sickness in the Family before lending it from my local library but the artwork and style made me very interested as soon as I got my hands on it. Very nice work! The story however was a bit bland. I've read a ton of similar stories before and I guessed the outcome from the get-go. It was very entertaining and easy to read but nothing exceptional. I really liked the very last pages, thumbs up for that! As a summary: the artwork is great and it's nicely written. The story runs smoothly although the con... morecept was a bit too worn out to keep me on my toes.
review 2: I picked this up from the local library mainly because I check out any new graphic novels they get that don't look repellent. This is the second of the Vertigo Crime books I've read, and I've not been terribly impressed with either one. This one is better than the other (a Constantine thing), but the art is similarly flawed and really spoiled the story for me. I'm not sure why Vertigo seem to be going with more unknown artists for this series, but they can do a disservice to a good yarn. It's not even that the art is bad here, but ill-suited to the black-and-white format.All that aside, this is an entertaining tale that's may or may not be a ghost story and involves a number of deaths of fairly unpleasant people. The family name Usher is a red herring, though there is plenty of familial strife...and noises from downstairs.Though I can't solidly recommend this book, I wouldn't suggest avoiding it either. And I suppose I'll still pick up a Vertigo Crime book if another appears. less

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