H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness Volume 1 (Manga)

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From adapter and illustrator gou tanabe, comes H.Br Lovecraft's at the mountains of madness. This manga adaptation of some of Lovecraft's best stories is perfect for manga fans and love craft fans alike. With art resembling more of a Western comic book, This book lends itself well as a 'gateway' For those who are looking to get into manga! January 25, 1931: An expedition team arrives at a campsite in Antarctica...To find its crew of men and sled dogs strewn and dead. Some are hideously mangled, as if in rage-somee have been dissected in a curious and cold-blooded manner. Some are missing. But a still more horrific sight is the Star-Shaped mound of snow nearby...For under its five points is a grave-andd what lies beneath is not human! At the mountains of madness is a journey into the core of Lovecraft's mythos-thee deep caverns and even deeper time of the inhospitable continent where the secret history of our planet is preserved-amidstt the ruins of its first civilization, built by the alien elder things with the help of their bioengineered monstrosities, the shoggoths. Since it was first published in astounding stories during the classic pulp era, at the mountains of madness has influenced both horror and Science fiction worldwide!. Review: ! Brutalmente impactante! - Me gustaría decir que esta es por mucho la mejor adaptación de EN LAS MONTAÑAS... pero la verdad es que no conozco muchas, porque no las hay. No importa. Esta adaptación de Tanabe es inquietante, terrorífica hasta decir basta. El dibujo es una obra de arte y ha sabido armar muy bien el desarrollo de la historia respetando en mucho a la obra original. De todos es sabido que Guillermo del Toro quiere llevar esta historia a la gran pantalla... Pues bien, aunque sea otro formato, va a tener que competir con este trabajo y superarlo no va a ser fácil. Vale cada peso que te gastes en él. Una expedición geológica a la Antártida lleva a un grupo de científicos a descubrir algo que no esperaban, algo que está más allá de su comprensión y de sus creencias, algo que existe latente en lo más profundo de un grupo montañoso perdido en el hielo. Lo que han encontrado no es de aquí sino tal vez, de un lugar más allá de la locura... ¡Brutal! Review: A-Freaking-MAZING - Gou Tanabe has put together an incredible, I might say definitive, edition of At the Mountains of Madness. I say this even though I am very, very reluctant to read Lovecraft stories in anything but their original format. Lovecraft is a literary genius. I don’t like to see knock off versions of Lovecraft stories or reimagings of Lovecraft tales. Tanabe’s graphic novel is clearly a labor of love. It’s a perfect rendition of Lovecraft’s story. I think I might actually like it better than the original (that from someone who’s read Lovecraft for ~40 years). The story is all there—at least the first half, this is only vol 1—and it’s absolutely beautifully illustrated. 1195 total drawings make up the main part of the book. The drawings are amazing! Usually the art in graphic novels is so-so. These ones are beautiful! Each is exceptionally detailed and artfully rendered. Many are so incredible I spent a fair amount of time zooming in on my Kindle Fire to see their finer details. They are also historically accurate and very nicely exude a 1930s aura. I can’t recommend this book highly enough. Read it. Lovecraft fans will absolutely love it.