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Gideon Falls, Vol. 1: The Black Barn

Gideon Falls, Vol. 1: The Black Barn

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  • Create Date：2021-05-22 09:53:50
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  • Author：Jeff Lemire
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Summary

The legend of the Black Barn tells of an otherworldly building that has appeared and reappeared throughout history， bringing death and madness in its wake。 Now， its mystery ensnares and entwines the lives of two very different men。 One: a young recluse， obsessed with finding hidden clues within the city's trash。 The other: a washed-up Catholic priest， finding his place in a small town that hides dark secrets。 Neither of them are prepared for what's inside the Black Barn。

From Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino， the bestselling creative team behind Old Man Logan and Green Arrow， comes a character-driven meditation on obsession， mental illness， and faith。

Collects Gideon Falls #1-6。

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Mr_nobody13 ，

Costumbrismo americano， leyendas rurales， terror y misterio。 Todos los componentes para que una historia me guste。 Jeff Lemire y Andrea Sorrentino se saltan en esta serie todas las reglas de la narración por viñetas para que una historia de misterios y monstruos huela a nuevo。 Y es que estos dos autores juntos son uno de los mejores tándem del cómic actual。

Crystal Rosana ，

I liked it。 It has your typical horror elements: mysterious creepy deaths， demon hunting secret club， an evil black farm， & a priest who has lost his way。 Characters have good dynamics， such as the psychologist & her patient。 The plot has me interested so will be moving forward with volume 2。

Horrid Beasts ，

Very Slow But Once the Story got Going Became CompellingOVERALL RATING: 3。25 starsArt: 3 starsProse: 4 starsPlot: 3。5 starsPacing: 2 starsCharacter Development: 3。25 starsWorld Building: 3 starsThis set of 6 issues took 4 issues to kick into gear。 Once this occurred my interest is definitely piqued。 Didn't seem scary at all though。 Eerie， strange and uncanny would be better adjectives I would propose rather than the tags on the back of the trade like 'terror，' 'horror' and 'thriller。' Will Hold Very Slow But Once the Story got Going Became CompellingOVERALL RATING: 3。25 starsArt: 3 starsProse: 4 starsPlot: 3。5 starsPacing: 2 starsCharacter Development: 3。25 starsWorld Building: 3 starsThis set of 6 issues took 4 issues to kick into gear。 Once this occurred my interest is definitely piqued。 Didn't seem scary at all though。 Eerie， strange and uncanny would be better adjectives I would propose rather than the tags on the back of the trade like 'terror，' 'horror' and 'thriller。' Will Hold my final judgement until the next trade or so to see where this goes。 A 3。25 for now。 。。。more

Yoshiro ，

Gideon Falls #1: Czarna Stodoła to jeden z tych tytułów komiksowych， które mocno przyciągają uwagę potencjalnego czytelnika。 Nie tylko za sprawą ciekawej grafiki na okładce， ale również widniejących na niej dwóch wielkich nazwisk （Lemire， Sorrentino）。 Obaj panowie od bardzo dawna są dla miłośników dobrych powieści graficznych synonimem wysokiej jakości oferowanego dzieła。 Czy tak też jest w przypadku tej pozycji？Akcja komiksu skupia się na dwóch bohaterach， których teoretycznie nie łączy ze sobą Gideon Falls #1: Czarna Stodoła to jeden z tych tytułów komiksowych， które mocno przyciągają uwagę potencjalnego czytelnika。 Nie tylko za sprawą ciekawej grafiki na okładce， ale również widniejących na niej dwóch wielkich nazwisk （Lemire， Sorrentino）。 Obaj panowie od bardzo dawna są dla miłośników dobrych powieści graficznych synonimem wysokiej jakości oferowanego dzieła。 Czy tak też jest w przypadku tej pozycji？Akcja komiksu skupia się na dwóch bohaterach， których teoretycznie nie łączy ze sobą dosłownie nic。 Pierwszym z nim jest ksiądz Wilfred， który przeżywa kryzys swojego powołania i nie jest pewien czy powinien nadal pełnić posługę kapłańską pośród wiernych。 Na razie skupia się on na nauczaniu swoich następców， nieustannie rozmyślając o swojej przyszłości。 Sytuacja w jego życiu dość mocno się zmienia， kiedy zostaje on wysłany do tytułowego małego miasteczka Gideon Falls， gdzie ma przejąć parafię po tragicznie zmarłym księdzu。 Drugą postacią jest dziwak i samotnik Tom， który zmaga się z poważnymi problemami psychicznymi i cały swój czas poświęca na przeszukiwanie śmietników w wielkiej metropolii， wyraźnie czegoś szukając。 Jego umysł ogarnięty jest obsesją na temat tajemniczej „czarnej stodoły”， która skrywa wiele mrocznych tajemnic， które będą mieć wpływ na życie obu postaci。Jeff Lemire słynie z kreowania naprawdę dobrze prezentujących się postaci i jest to wyczuwalne w tym albumie od samego początku。 Opowiadana przez niego historia toczy się dwutorowo， pozwalając mu na poświęcenie każdemu z bohaterów odpowiedniej ilości miejsca。 Początkowo można traktować oba wątki jako osobne byty， po pewnym czasie zaczynają się one jednak powoli przeplatać， stając się z czasem spójną historią。 Mroczną opowieścią， która wciąga i fascynuje， powoli odkrywając przed czytelnikiem sekrety miasteczka Gideon Falls i mocno mistycznej „czarnej stodoły”。Lemire łączy tutaj pewne elementy horroru， dramatu czy thrillera， starając się stworzyć mocno intrygujący początek serii （co mu się zdecydowanie udaje）。 Pierwszy tom należy więc traktować jako wstęp， który ma wprowadzić w realia wykreowanego świata i przedstawić ważnych bohaterów。 Powolne odsłanianie przed odbiorcą kolejnych faktów， pozwala mu na samodzielne składanie pojawiających się wskazówek i doszukiwanie się ukrytej prawdy。 Nadaje to tytułowi niesamowitego klimatu， który dodatkowo wypełniony jest nieustającym „napięciem”， które towarzyszy czytelnikowi dosłownie na każdej stronie。 Ogólnie fabuła jest więc bardzo wciągająca i głęboko satysfakcjonująca。 Coś dla siebie powinni tutaj znaleźć zarówno fani „mrocznych tajemnic”， jak i ci lubujący się w tytułach gdzie autor mocno zagłębia się w umysły stworzonych przez siebie bohaterów。Grafika wypełniająca album Gideon Falls #1: Czarna Stodoła na pewno jest nietuzinkowa i na swój sposób fascynująca。 Sorrentino w swoim stylu łączy artyzm prac z dużą dbałością o realizm。 Jego rysunki przesiąknięte są paranormalną otoczką， nadając albumowi jeszcze bardziej niepokojącego klimatu。 Pozwala on sobie również na wypełnianie kadrów komiksu liczną symboliką， której odkrywanie pozostawia czytelnikowi。 Jakby tego było mało， to w kilku miejscach bawi się on standardowym układem plansz， potrafiąc mile zaskoczyć nawet największych komiksowych wyjadaczy。Nie pozostaje więc nic innego， jak tylko polecić tytuł każdemu， kto szuka naprawdę genialnego， klimatycznego i mocno wciągającego dzieła。 Zresztą nich o jakości albumu świadczy przyznana mu nagroda Eisnera， która jasno pokazuje， że jest to komiks wybitny。https://popkulturowykociolek。pl/recen。。。 。。。more

Macky ，

⭐️4。5⭐️

manel queiroz ，

really like the artwork and the story has potential- i mean that last page really was unexpected

Moni ，

Me ha tenido enganchada desde el principio， una historia oscura， obsesiva y siniestra。 Me ha dejado intrigada y con ansia de continuar desgranando el misterio。 El dibujo te transporta directamente a ese pueblecito o ¿Era una ciudad？ 😉

Jake ，

Maaaaan， whatever this corner of horror this is， my goodness， it's what keeps me creeping back on the genre。 Mysterious， sinister， otherworldly， and unexplained evil is something I will plunge into forever with abandon that doesn't otherwise suit me。 I want to know everything about where this is going。 Two men of entirely different setups seeking out more information about a black barn that appears when and how it shouldn't be possible？ Oh my god， count me the fuck in。 Maaaaan， whatever this corner of horror this is， my goodness， it's what keeps me creeping back on the genre。 Mysterious， sinister， otherworldly， and unexplained evil is something I will plunge into forever with abandon that doesn't otherwise suit me。 I want to know everything about where this is going。 Two men of entirely different setups seeking out more information about a black barn that appears when and how it shouldn't be possible？ Oh my god， count me the fuck in。 。。。more

Maria Dellaporta ，

#Readathon2021 - Graphic Novels // Maria Reads Youtube Channel #Readathon2021 - Graphic Novels // Maria Reads Youtube Channel 。。。more

Spyros ，

Great story。 Excellent characters

Zack Clemmons ，

In the midst of my annual graphic novel diversion。 Pleasantly strange， curiously laid out on the page， very effectively creepy， ambiguously religious。 Looking forward to seeing where the story goes。

Augustine George ，

Oozing with quality。 The effort put into creating Gideon Falls deserves mentioning。 Weird， unsettling premise elevated with mind-blowing， mind-bending art。 Looking forward to reading on。 A high quality horror comic book。

Subham ，

Its a weird psychedelia horror book about this black barn and we have two different stories one about a young man whose lost in life named Norton and he has had dreams about this barn sice childhood and there is his therapist Angie and both have the visions and the mystery unfolds there and what weird things are happening in his life？ And the other is about a father named Fred who comes to Gideon falls and learns of the previous father sudden death and he investigates this black barn and learnin Its a weird psychedelia horror book about this black barn and we have two different stories one about a young man whose lost in life named Norton and he has had dreams about this barn sice childhood and there is his therapist Angie and both have the visions and the mystery unfolds there and what weird things are happening in his life？ And the other is about a father named Fred who comes to Gideon falls and learns of the previous father sudden death and he investigates this black barn and learning about the Ploughmen and meets the Sheriff Clara and her father Doc Sutton and learns of the mysteries of their families and all that stuff。 Its not a bad one but just lacks exposition but the art is the real treat like the last page will have you gasping its so well done and unique compositions and shady background and all that is there。 。。。more

Bob Box ，

A chilling grahic horror novel with supernatural and metaphysical themes。

Jacob Snider ，

I hold this book in the highest regard。

Ryan Turner ，

Best new horror by farThis is the 3rd time I've read this now and I have caught something new again。 It's one of those stories where one reading is not enough to figure the twists and turns this story takes。Jeff Lemire has another series that will leave readers wanting。Fantastic！！ Best new horror by farThis is the 3rd time I've read this now and I have caught something new again。 It's one of those stories where one reading is not enough to figure the twists and turns this story takes。Jeff Lemire has another series that will leave readers wanting。Fantastic！！ 。。。more

Stuart Barr ，

Deeply eerieFantastic horror graphic novel that tells its story as much through panel design and layout as it does through the excellent art and prose。

Matěj Komiksumec ，

Gideon Falls？ Spíš ahoj Twin Peaks （akorát víc na drogách）。 Malé městečko kde se děje něco divného， je zapotřebí aby nová postava začala řešit co to vlastně je， najde se speciální （rudé！） místo kde se děje něco špatného tadýdádýdá。。。 Ano， svým způsobem to funguje， ale nemohl jsem se ubránit dojmům "tohle už jsem viděl jinde a to výrazně líp udělaný"。 Na čem tahle kniha vlastně stojí je Sorrentinova kresba， bez ní by se jednalo o naprostou nudu ale on tomu dodal šťávu， krásné panelování a místy s Gideon Falls？ Spíš ahoj Twin Peaks （akorát víc na drogách）。 Malé městečko kde se děje něco divného， je zapotřebí aby nová postava začala řešit co to vlastně je， najde se speciální （rudé！） místo kde se děje něco špatného tadýdádýdá。。。 Ano， svým způsobem to funguje， ale nemohl jsem se ubránit dojmům "tohle už jsem viděl jinde a to výrazně líp udělaný"。 Na čem tahle kniha vlastně stojí je Sorrentinova kresba， bez ní by se jednalo o naprostou nudu ale on tomu dodal šťávu， krásné panelování a místy správně nepříjemný pocit。 Ale dost jsem bojoval s bublinama a vlastně celým letteringem který se mi prostě nelíbí， místy mi i kresba přišla nepřehledná。Sumec Sumárum， jde o fajn detektivku a bavil jsem se， ale příběhově je to takový nijaký， podobných konceptů člověk viděl už desítky a protože Lemire tak si z toho na zadek nesednu。 。。。more

Greg ，

The Twin Peaks influence is pretty clear throughout。 The stage has been set and I'm definitely intrigued and interested to see where this goes。 The style of art is very cool and fitting to the story and setting。 The Twin Peaks influence is pretty clear throughout。 The stage has been set and I'm definitely intrigued and interested to see where this goes。 The style of art is very cool and fitting to the story and setting。 。。。more

Maira Ezerins ，

Really cool premise and the angles of the artwork were really original。 It did make it kind of difficult to see what you were looking at， at times， but likely that's intentional Really cool premise and the angles of the artwork were really original。 It did make it kind of difficult to see what you were looking at， at times， but likely that's intentional 。。。more

David Agranoff ，

I don’t know what I am doing reviewing comics so I will keep this a little short but I wanted to acknowledge that I read this and enjoyed it。 In this last year I tried to read a few comic series。 I started and enjoyed East of West and Saga because in part they felt like they would be impossible to exist in any other form。 No way a Saga TV show or movie would make sense。 That is the thing that attracted me to those series more than anything。 I did enjoy the stories and the art was fine， but it wa I don’t know what I am doing reviewing comics so I will keep this a little short but I wanted to acknowledge that I read this and enjoyed it。 In this last year I tried to read a few comic series。 I started and enjoyed East of West and Saga because in part they felt like they would be impossible to exist in any other form。 No way a Saga TV show or movie would make sense。 That is the thing that attracted me to those series more than anything。 I did enjoy the stories and the art was fine， but it was a different feeling。 That is not the case with Gideon Falls， which feels like a lost TV series。 I see how it would be filmed， I am hearing a score in my head。 That is a totally different trick but one writer Jeff Lemire and artist Andrea Sorrentino can feel good about it。 I have no idea where the mystery of the murders and truth behind the black barn is going but I am here for it。The art is amazing， and the way the panels are organized is great， don’t try reading it in low light as I did the first evening I was reading this book。 The story and the setting is creepy with a big fat capital C。 When our point of view character a washed-up Catholic priest asks what happened to the man he is replacing the fear to answer is really earned。Norton the paranoid character trying to solve the mystery is two years ahead of the curve wearing a mask。 His murder wall is one you really spend some time with while reading the book。 Atmosphere， mood， tone， and vibe。 That is what this book is about。 Really interested in where it is going。 。。。more

Paul ，

Unusual artwork gives a sense of wrongness to it all。 A dark graphic novel that builds nicley

Kyle ，

It's pretty good。 I like the artwork and the panel designs。 Shaping up to be a nice little horror story。 I hope if the tv show is ever made it's as visually striking but I know it will definitely not be。 It's pretty good。 I like the artwork and the panel designs。 Shaping up to be a nice little horror story。 I hope if the tv show is ever made it's as visually striking but I know it will definitely not be。 。。。more

Derek ，

This is surprisingly really good。 Again， another slow-burn story that comes together perfectly。 The set-up， the conflicts， the characters and their characterisation， et al， is well executed。

Nora ，

The story is interesting and creepy， and while the art fits the vibe I’m just about as far from in love with it as I can be without outright loathing it。

Nefanee ，

Really enjoyed this。 The story was interesting and I can’t wait to see where it goes。 Some of the art was genuinely creepy。

David ，

Barns are scary。 Big， empty Canadian agricultural space is scary too。 I like this and will soon plunge into volume 2。 I'm not a huge horror fan， but this is moving right along and has a rawness that I like。 My only real complaint so far is that garbage guy's cute psychiatrist folds a little too quickly when she begins seeing his visions。 It could work， but she hardly hesitates to jump on the crazy train。 Barns are scary。 Big， empty Canadian agricultural space is scary too。 I like this and will soon plunge into volume 2。 I'm not a huge horror fan， but this is moving right along and has a rawness that I like。 My only real complaint so far is that garbage guy's cute psychiatrist folds a little too quickly when she begins seeing his visions。 It could work， but she hardly hesitates to jump on the crazy train。 。。。more

Abigail Pankau ，

Norton， a mentally troubled young man living in the city， dreams of the Black Barn and seeks out pieces of it。 Father Fred， a Catholic priest with a troubled past， has been reassigned to the small town of Gideon Falls。 Shortly after his arrival， there is murder and weird happenings， and he is told of the town’s troubled past that is all connected to mysterious stories of a Black Barn。 Neither man knows what is happening or what he must do， but both sense that the Barn is evil and must be stopped Norton， a mentally troubled young man living in the city， dreams of the Black Barn and seeks out pieces of it。 Father Fred， a Catholic priest with a troubled past， has been reassigned to the small town of Gideon Falls。 Shortly after his arrival， there is murder and weird happenings， and he is told of the town’s troubled past that is all connected to mysterious stories of a Black Barn。 Neither man knows what is happening or what he must do， but both sense that the Barn is evil and must be stopped。This was excellent and spooky and creepy。 The art is phenomenal and adds much to the weird atmosphere。 Looking forward to continuing the series。 。。。more

Anne ，

Kind of a trippy story with a strong horror vibe， and I've got to admit， liked it more than I thought I would。It starts with this crazy dude who pokes around in garbage thinking he's finding clues to some secret of the universe stuff in the trash。 His shrink thinks he's nuts。Until she doesn't。When she starts seeing the same weird shit he does， it looks like she may have to reevaluate her patient's illness or check herself into the hospital right alongside him。At the same time， a priest with a Kind of a trippy story with a strong horror vibe， and I've got to admit， liked it more than I thought I would。It starts with this crazy dude who pokes around in garbage thinking he's finding clues to some secret of the universe stuff in the trash。 His shrink thinks he's nuts。Until she doesn't。When she starts seeing the same weird shit he does， it looks like she may have to reevaluate her patient's illness or check herself into the hospital right alongside him。At the same time， a priest with a checkered past gets reassigned to the small town of Gideon Falls after their priest mysteriously dies。 <--or did he die？The whole town is filled with people who aren't necessarily what they seem to be at first， and somehow it all connects to this Black Barn。A Black Barn of Eviiiiil。Not sure where this is headed but it has the potential to be cool。 It's one of those stories that could easily slip off the rails and crash into whatthefuck territory， but for now， I'm interested in seeing where it goes。 。。。more

Julian ，

Pretty interesting a new concept。 It more hard or than sci fi， also no superheroes so that’s a plus。 I liked it

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