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Baltimore, Vol. 2: The Curse Bells (2012)

by Mike Mignola(Favorite Author)

4.17 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1595826742 (ISBN13: 9781595826749)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Dark Horse

series

Baltimore

review 1: I actually really liked how disturbing this graphic novel was. It's got that creepy, on-the-edge-of-your-toes feel to it. From vampires to demons, from monsters to shape-changers, from vampire nuns to human sacrifice... What a crazy story! Lord Henry Baltimore's character development was great. To me, he wasn't as dark and dreary as he was in the first Baltimore graphic novel. The focus was more on him fighting his battle against evil, not his personal misgivings in life. He also attains a sidekick... Mr. Hodge, the "world's foremost authority" on vampires. Overall, the story was great and the art was great. Looking forward to reading more.
review 2: Baltimore is still on the trail of the vampire Haigus who turned his family into vampires forcing him to kill th... moreem. The trail leads to Austria in 1916 where a gothic convent in the mountains houses Haigus, a warlock, and a number of cursed nuns. But they are not all in cahoots together as Baltimore will find out and the bells of the convent are yearning to ring out once more to the village beneath them... The second Baltimore volume isn’t as good as the first book, maybe because it’s a smaller story than the first. Cursed bells? It’s good but the story still feels a bit thin. The Warlock character especially felt a bit contrived. Also Mike Mignola’s done a whole mess of stories set in churches, monasteries, convents, and so on so reading this feels like deja vu. That said it’s by no means dull. Baltimore kills his way through a monster-ridden forest, the cursed convent, and various cool gothic locales. There’s also an excellently drawn moonlit scene on the mountainside where scores of possessed nuns swarm our peg-legged hero. Ben Stenbeck continues to produce first rate work and Dave Stewart proves once again why he is the best colorist working in the industry today. Mignola and Chris Golden craft another solid book together and if you liked the first Baltimore book you’ll enjoy the second. less

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