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Ghost Volume 1: In The Smoke And Din (2013)

by Kelly Sue DeConnick(Favorite Author)

3.4 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1616551216 (ISBN13: 9781616551216)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Dark Horse Books

series

Ghost III

review 1: A little disappointing. Though in all honestly, I probably wouldn't have been disappointed at all if it weren't written by DeConnick. I've absolutely loved the last few things I've read by her, and this was just not up to that standard. The story itself is underwhelming, unclear, and comes to far too neat of an ending. None of the characters have any life on the page, especially not the ghost herself. Apparently, this is a reboot of a previous Dark Horse series, which I've never read. I wonder if somebody who had been familiar with the original Ghost would like it more or less. The art is pretty on the surface. Noto has been doing some fairly good work on Angel & Faith, and at first this seemed to be up to that standard. But then I realized that his characters all looked w... moreay too much alike. It can make some of the later scenes a little harder to follow than they should be. This entire collection was really a set up for the main premise of the book, which is dully monster-of-the-week. And though I normally love DeConnick, I just don't think I'm interested enough in the premise or the characters to continue reading.
review 2: (Note that I did not read the TPB, but the individual issues #000-#004.)A reboot of a comic series that originally started in 1993 and ran into the 2000s. This TPB introduces the main characters and sets up the background for the upcoming comic book series.So what is it about? A couple of ghost finders happen upon a piece of technology that actually drags a supernatural entity into our realm, which sets off a series of events that lands them into a number of dire situations.The titular character is a strong female (which makes for a nice change), but at the end of the issues collected in this TPB she still lacks emotional depth and humanity, even though we've learned quite a bit about her background. Far too much of this story is little more than an origin arc, although there are hints that we'll learn more about her along the way should this become a series.There is lots to like (the artwork is pretty great, for instance), but in the end it felt meager and unfulfilling. Plenty of potential, but I don't know if I care enough to continue reading. less

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