H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness, Volume 1
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FROM THE ARTIST OF THE EISNER-NOMINATED H。P。 LOVECRAFT'S THE HOUND AND OTHER STORIES！
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--some 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--and what lies beneath is not human！
At the Mountains of Madness is a journey into the core of Lovecraft's mythos--the deep caverns and even deeper time of the inhospitable continent where the secret history of our planet is preserved--amidst 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！
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--some 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--and what lies beneath is not human！
At the Mountains of Madness is a journey into the core of Lovecraft's mythos--the deep caverns and even deeper time of the inhospitable continent where the secret history of our planet is preserved--amidst 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！
Reviews
Ander LG
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“En el principio creó Dios los cielos y la tierra。 Y la tierra estaba desordenada y vacía， y las tinieblas estaban sobre la faz del abismo， y el Espíritu de Dios se movía sobre la faz de las aguas。 Y dijo Dios: Sea la luz; y fue la luz。 Y vio Dios que la luz era buena; y separó Dios la luz de las tinieblas。”—Génesis 1:1-4La impiedad es un concepto que gira en torno a la ausencia， acaso voluntaria， de Dios。 Esto suele llevar a calificar de impío a todo aquello que es contrario a la divinidad， a l “En el principio creó Dios los cielos y la tierra。 Y la tierra estaba desordenada y vacía， y las tinieblas estaban sobre la faz del abismo， y el Espíritu de Dios se movía sobre la faz de las aguas。 Y dijo Dios: Sea la luz; y fue la luz。 Y vio Dios que la luz era buena; y separó Dios la luz de las tinieblas。”—Génesis 1:1-4La impiedad es un concepto que gira en torno a la ausencia， acaso voluntaria， de Dios。 Esto suele llevar a calificar de impío a todo aquello que es contrario a la divinidad， a la religión。 Que ofende o choca frontalmente contra Dios。 Pero， ¿qué Dios？ ¿Qué divinidad？ Las criaturas que imaginó H。 P。 Lovecraft como primeras pobladoras de nuestro planeta podrían tomarse por impías desde una perspectiva religiosa concreta， pero ¿no es acaso su poder， su ominosidad， su concepción inabarcable calificable como otra forma de divinidad？ Los Antiguos， que poblaron los mares y la tierra， enfrentados a gigantescos invasores tentaculares para recuperar de nuevo su dominio sobre el planeta， fueron los primeros creadores de vida en este mundo。 Una raza superior que ajustaba los ciclos vitales de sus creaciones a la pura necesidad， hasta que estas se volvieron contra sus creadores。 ¿Es esto impiedad？ ¿O tal vez la encarnación de uno de los mayores miedos del ser humano， es decir， su irrelevancia universal？ ¿O es ambas？Siendo una de las novelas cortas más famosas de Lovecraft， En las montañas de la locura también es una de sus obras más complicadas de adaptar a otro medio， por dos razones principalmente。 La primera es formal， dado que el texto original es uno de los más densos y con mayores problemas de ritmo de su bibliografía， absorto su autor en los textos de los exploradores de la Antártida que sirvieron （junto al Arthur Gordon Pym de Edgar Allan Poe） como inspiración para la obra。 Sus protagonistas son un geólogo y un biólogo， pero sobre todo lo son sus intereses científicos en una nueva exploración antártica que los llevará al descubrimiento de aquellas civilizaciones extraterrestres primigenias más allá de la cordillera negra que da título a la obra。Este escenario complejo e inenarrable nos lleva a la segunda razón por la que se dificulta la adaptación visual de la novela， y es que las copiosas y atmosféricas descripciones que Lovecraft plantea para construir sus horrores cósmicos son… indescriptibles， valga el oxímoron。 La adaptación de Go Tanabe es， probablemente， una de las más fieles y sugestivas que se han hecho hasta la fecha， con un estilo gráfico que se aproxima más al cómic europeo que al manga， sobre todo en sus figuras （si bien estas fronteras quedaron difuminadas mucho tiempo atrás）。 Por esta razón， los pasajes más terroríficos cumplen absoluta y abrumadoramente su función， con unos personajes que realmente se sienten extraños， fuera de lugar。 Sin embargo， el tedio que provocan ciertos pasajes del texto original de Lovecraft， sobre todo en lo narrado en lo correspondiente al primer volumen de este cómic， parece inevitable。 [Reseña completa en Globos de Pensamiento] 。。。more
Stéphane
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Tesson le baroudeur toujours intéressant à lire
Stano Várady
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Adaptácie vôbec nemusím， ale táto je bomba。 Uvidíme， čo ten druhý diel。
Osvaldo
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Muy cargado el estilo del dibujo para mi gusto PERO SUPER BIEN ADAPTADO！
Kalle Vilenius
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Adaptations of Lovecraft’s work are always tricky， as the visual representations of the indescribable and unknowable horrors often disappoint。 On the other hand manga has a rich history of visual horror that’s quite unique in style to Japan。 How does the mixing of these two elements work？Tanabe’s certainly very visually impressive。 People， dogs， planes， ships， the Antarctic ice and mountains， everything is rendered in almost photorealistic detail。 Pages with smaller panels and close-ups of peopl Adaptations of Lovecraft’s work are always tricky， as the visual representations of the indescribable and unknowable horrors often disappoint。 On the other hand manga has a rich history of visual horror that’s quite unique in style to Japan。 How does the mixing of these two elements work？Tanabe’s certainly very visually impressive。 People， dogs， planes， ships， the Antarctic ice and mountains， everything is rendered in almost photorealistic detail。 Pages with smaller panels and close-ups of people introduce us to our cast of scientists， larger， open panels and two-page spreads let us soak in the majesty of nature and drive home how small people are in this environment。 The story is rife with references to Lovecraft’s mythos， with the protagonists being researchers of Miskatonic University， located in Arkham Massachusetts， many of them having read the Necronomicon and thus being party to unearthly knowledge that we readers can only guess at。 This element is there to remind us the story isn’t exactly set in our world， a necessary reminder considering the level of realism with which the “cutting edge” technology of the time-period is presented with。 The equipment may look primitive to a modern reader， but the research team compares themselves to the unfortunate expeditions from the previous century to show how far humanity has progressed。Progress is an important theme。 Our scientist heroes are all seeking knowledge of the past to better understand the world， seeking to go where no one has gone before。 The two principal figures here are professors Dyer and Lake， the expedition’s leader and chief biologist respectively。 They come to the icy continent seeking conventional knowledge， but their discoveries lead to a complete paradigm shift。The story moves at a slow pace as we follow the expedition’s work and come to respect the men for their drive and intellect。 If the opening scenes didn’t flash forward to some horrific events later on， it would be easy to forget this was a horror story， for a time。 As the men go ever deeper into the heart of Antarctica in pursuit of their quest， things become more sinister， and in context the corpses we saw at the beginning tell an even darker tale than we assumed。This volume is ultimately just the set-up part of the whole story and as such doesn’t really stand by itself。 For what it is， though， it’s very competently done and ends on an irresistible cliff-hanger。4/5 。。。more
Yiwen Zhang
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虽然这么说不大厚道，但是比爱手艺的原书好看太多了。。。
Fernando
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Una excelente adaptación de una de las pocas piezas más extensas de H。P。 Lovecraft。 Una nouvelle icónica inspirada en otro clásico de Poe que nos traslada a un periplo ártico bizarro de supervivencia y horror cósmico， al umbral de la cordura。 El guion está excelentemente trazado y， acompañándose de una ilustración de enormes contrastes en blanco y negro puros， desbordada en un expresionismo lunático y febril， consigue transmitir el absoluto desamparo y desasosiego， el choque de una realidad mayo Una excelente adaptación de una de las pocas piezas más extensas de H。P。 Lovecraft。 Una nouvelle icónica inspirada en otro clásico de Poe que nos traslada a un periplo ártico bizarro de supervivencia y horror cósmico， al umbral de la cordura。 El guion está excelentemente trazado y， acompañándose de una ilustración de enormes contrastes en blanco y negro puros， desbordada en un expresionismo lunático y febril， consigue transmitir el absoluto desamparo y desasosiego， el choque de una realidad mayor que ampliamente nos supera con su amenaza mastodóntica， perversa además de fascinante。 Siempre me encantó esa sugerencia de que los "Antiguos" no son tan diferentes de la humanidad de hoy en día， de que nuestros actos cotidianos como raza podrían resultar absolutamente chocantes e incomprensibles a ojos de un espectador externo y ultraterreno。 En este manga， Tanabe consigue transmitir dicha sensación que， paradójicamente， nos fusiona con el horror， nos hace partícipes del mismo obligándonos a reflexionar sobre nuestro reducido hueco ignorante y confortable en el cosmos。 En resumen， una delicia repleta de terror y belleza， un trabajo soberbio y， aún así， contenido y metódico。 。。。more
K De
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Gou Tanabe's "H。P。 Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness， Volume 1" is a faithful adaption of the classic cosmological horror novel。 The artwork is a labor of love。 It is visually stunning which should have been a coffee table size work in order to appreciate the immense detail that Tanabe has put forth in each panel。 Splash panels would have had a much greater impact if the size had been much larger。The voyage of the ill fated expedition of the academics and graduate students of Miskatonic Un Gou Tanabe's "H。P。 Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness， Volume 1" is a faithful adaption of the classic cosmological horror novel。 The artwork is a labor of love。 It is visually stunning which should have been a coffee table size work in order to appreciate the immense detail that Tanabe has put forth in each panel。 Splash panels would have had a much greater impact if the size had been much larger。The voyage of the ill fated expedition of the academics and graduate students of Miskatonic University is well delineated as their new light weight drill is able to uncover specimens that defy the known understanding of evolution。 This is apparent when the expedition's head strong scientist Lake takes four of the five expedition's planes to fly up to the "black" mountains of unheard of heights which bring about illusions to the mythic and dreaded "Leng"。What happens next is revolutionary in terms of their discovery of specimens of totally unknowable origin which predate all known biology。 The specimens exhibit advanced evolutionary characteristics as well as the comingling of vegetable and animal kingdoms。 Dwarfing humans in height the bodies are guessed to be part of the very beginning of life on planet Earth。 This ends in a fierce storm of howling gusts of two hundred miles per hour。 Frantic calls to Lake go unanswered from base camp。 Nothing can be done until the unprecedent storm subsides。The cliff hanger is not the discovery in the camp but having to go into a vast and deadly unknown。Highly recommended reading of a great graphic novel by a Japanese creator。 。。。more
Rachael
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Book club selection。I’d heard of H。P。 Lovecraft and watched movies based of the Eldritch Horrors。 I watch anime， but had never read a manga before。 I know Lovecraft was super turbo racist going so fast as to not even liking white men not from New England， so I wasn’t in a rush to actually read anything from him。 However since I’m in book club and I like it I’ll read the books and participate。I liked this adaptation。 Tanabe is around my age so any racist parts were scrubbed and the story holds up Book club selection。I’d heard of H。P。 Lovecraft and watched movies based of the Eldritch Horrors。 I watch anime， but had never read a manga before。 I know Lovecraft was super turbo racist going so fast as to not even liking white men not from New England， so I wasn’t in a rush to actually read anything from him。 However since I’m in book club and I like it I’ll read the books and participate。I liked this adaptation。 Tanabe is around my age so any racist parts were scrubbed and the story holds up。 I wasn’t really into the artwork but I got the austerity， the restraint and the minimalism。 It looks like a bleak frozen wasteland。 The explorers faces look intense。It took me a few pages to get used to the flow of a manga。 I knew it read opposite of western comics but still takes getting used to。 Once I got into the story everything flowed faster。I like that this book， in particular， is part of the Arctic Horror genre。 I never thought about it that way before but there are a lot of books， stories and movies about monsters and beings in the frozen parts of the world。 On to Volume 2… 。。。more
David Todd
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This story was written long ago and its age shows。
Albert
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Finally a Lovecraft version I can fathom！ Tanabe captures the white aeon-dead world in creepy black and white pages and you can feel the madness emanate from the pages。 Definitely getting the second volume。
Raul Ruiz
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Espero que Planeta saque todo lo que este señor ha hecho
Mr。 M
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The best graphic adaptation of Lovecraft I’ve encountered。 It even provides some context for the mythos that I don’t recall in the source material。 Absolutely worth reading whether you’ve read the original story or not。 The art is excellent and the dialogue feels natural。 This isn’t a seat-of-your-pants thrill ride， but a slow paced， tense horror book。 There are only a handful of images that would be considered graphic， and they are so odd and alien that it’s hard to recognize well enough to eve The best graphic adaptation of Lovecraft I’ve encountered。 It even provides some context for the mythos that I don’t recall in the source material。 Absolutely worth reading whether you’ve read the original story or not。 The art is excellent and the dialogue feels natural。 This isn’t a seat-of-your-pants thrill ride， but a slow paced， tense horror book。 There are only a handful of images that would be considered graphic， and they are so odd and alien that it’s hard to recognize well enough to even being called graphic。 This is a slam dunk for anyone interested in becoming familiar with Lovecraft’s Mythos。 。。。more
Leah
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Beautiful and horrible imagery， loved every scene
Louis Dore-Savard
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4。5
Javier Muñoz
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Adaptación de la novela de Lovecraft， al contrario que en otras adaptaciones de obras de Lovecraft las representaciones de los seres de los mitos no son confusas e informes， también hay que tener en cuenta que la descripción de los antiguos de la novela es quizás de las más detalladas que podemos encontrar en cualquier relato del autor de Providence。 Dibujo impresionante y fidelidad a la obra original， presiento que el segundo tomo será aún mejor， estoy deseando ver la versión de Tanabe de los S Adaptación de la novela de Lovecraft， al contrario que en otras adaptaciones de obras de Lovecraft las representaciones de los seres de los mitos no son confusas e informes， también hay que tener en cuenta que la descripción de los antiguos de la novela es quizás de las más detalladas que podemos encontrar en cualquier relato del autor de Providence。 Dibujo impresionante y fidelidad a la obra original， presiento que el segundo tomo será aún mejor， estoy deseando ver la versión de Tanabe de los Shoggoths。 。。。more
Marianne
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4。5 stars！ NOTE: This review will be for both volumesGou Tanabe's adaptation of Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness is without a doubt one of the best visual Lovecraft adaptations there is out there。 Not only does the manga stay true to the original novella but the visuals go above and beyond in depicting the complex and outlandish realms of Lovecraft's imagination。 The second volume in particular displays some astounding illustrations and I'm deeply impressed with the sheer amount of detail 4。5 stars！ NOTE: This review will be for both volumesGou Tanabe's adaptation of Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness is without a doubt one of the best visual Lovecraft adaptations there is out there。 Not only does the manga stay true to the original novella but the visuals go above and beyond in depicting the complex and outlandish realms of Lovecraft's imagination。 The second volume in particular displays some astounding illustrations and I'm deeply impressed with the sheer amount of detail that went into them， as befitting a Lovecraft story。 I tend to be picky with regards to any physical visual medium whether it be comics， graphic novels， or manga。 An art style can make or break a book for me。 I have seen plenty of graphic novel adaptations of Lovecraft's stories where the art style just did not mesh well with the tone。 Complete utter terror is hard to properly convey when the art style has characters with dots for eyes or just one line for mouths。 But Gou Tanabe went for a realistic approach to the designs and it absolutely works。 The terror and madness in the characters' eyes looks and feels real。 There is such a awe-inspiring depth to the settings themselves whether its the icy wastelands of the Antarctic or the massive looming black mountains ranges。 The details that went into illustrating the creatures blew me away。 It can be hard to visualize what Lovecraft is explaining to us but Tanabe did an absolute bang up job。 Its a shame that this adaptation isn't in a larger format; the illustrations would have definitely benefitted from it。 Needless to say， if you are a Lovecraft fan or enjoyed At the Mountains of Madness you most certainly need to check out Gou Tanabe's adaptation。 He is huge fan of Lovecraft's works and it shows in the care and hard work that is apparent on every page。 。。。more
Jestin
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Sucker for HP Lovecraft work， the art is nice， but sometimes really dark or hard to see， it seems to be 3D digital art sometimes， which can look weird on a page and I don't prefer it Sucker for HP Lovecraft work， the art is nice， but sometimes really dark or hard to see， it seems to be 3D digital art sometimes， which can look weird on a page and I don't prefer it 。。。more
Chase Bouzigard
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Tanabe's art in this book is nothing sort of amazing。 This is the best adaptation of the Lovecraft masterpiece that I have ever read。 Tanabe's art in this book is nothing sort of amazing。 This is the best adaptation of the Lovecraft masterpiece that I have ever read。 。。。more
Omargg7785
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Primera parte de la adaptación del relato largo de Lovecraft del mismo nombre。 Detalla el inicio de la expedición y el descubrimiento de las montañas， dejando para el segundo tomo la miga de la historia。El dibujo es una obra de arte。Imprescindible para los amantes de la obra de Lovecraft en general。
Sandra Uv
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4，5/5
Marshall Hanlon
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One of the best adaptations of Lovecraft I have ever read！Lovecraft is one of the most ubiquitous and far reaching horror authors， or even creators， in the genre。 His work has inspired directors like John Carpenter and Guillermo Del Toro， writers like Brian Lumley and Ramsey Campbell， and comic book authors like Mike Mignola with his Hellboy series。 Direct adaptations are hard to find and mostly take the place of TV shows or Movies that cut out or straight up change the horror。 Adaptations of Th One of the best adaptations of Lovecraft I have ever read！Lovecraft is one of the most ubiquitous and far reaching horror authors， or even creators， in the genre。 His work has inspired directors like John Carpenter and Guillermo Del Toro， writers like Brian Lumley and Ramsey Campbell， and comic book authors like Mike Mignola with his Hellboy series。 Direct adaptations are hard to find and mostly take the place of TV shows or Movies that cut out or straight up change the horror。 Adaptations of The shadow over Innsmouth and Dunwich horror have been adapted before and sometimes they have been adapted well， but nothing I've read or seen comes close to this first half of "At the Mountains of Madness"。First of all， this is a very loyal adaptation while still adding onto new ideas。 I will say that the adaptation process means things need to be changed and altered in some way to fit a new medium， an Gou Tanabe seemed to have a great idea of where to add what and where to keep the story intact， adding motivation and character to a story that is the typical members of a Lovecraftian cast。 The reticent hero who is noble enough to still venture forth into the sea of danger， the scientist who is obsessed to the point of madness， the crew of nameless citizens just there to witness or be part of the body count， and yet the story is more human than the source material， which is especially impressive with this being Lovecraft's most human story。The art work is also impressive in expressing not only how alien the starry eyed elder things， while also expressive the humanity of the human crew and the elder things。 The elder things are the most impressive feet in this story， maintaining a softness to their design which makes them relatable and yet still foreign， the reader not finding them hideous until the ending， with plenty of reason to fear and be fascinated by them in equal measure。The pacing is also amazing in how it keeps the build come to a conclusion and climax in the end， while keeping with a satisfying cliff hanger。Also， the themes。 Very few Lovecraftian adaptations can still manage the cosmic horror that is key to understanding the author， but one glimpse of the black mountains and the fear of discovering the various new parts of the north pole。 Tanabe helps create a familiarity with the north pole， while still maintaining the horror of the unknown， with the use of shadows and the sheer scale of his drawings。 Also the use of book accurate lines to help with the grandiose nature of the descriptions， something Lovecraft was wonderful at in his best work， helps cement this as a prime adaptation of the man's work。 。。。more
Mendousse
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La fameuse adaptation par Gou Tanabe des montagnes hallucinées。La lecture est à la hauteur des attentes， dans un style très détaillé， un noir et blanc fantasmagorique qui me rappelle un peu ces récits dessinés que je lisais plus jeune。
Ignacio
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Impresiona la fidelidad con la que Tanabe ha trasladado la novela corta de Lovecraft sin arrojarse a la "literalidad"。 Cómo conserva su caudal descriptivo y enigmático apoyándose en los recursos de la historieta， con un trazo y una narrativa que abarcan del naturalismo a la hora de representar los paisajes imponentes que se encuentra la expedición polar o la representación de sus descubrimientos， a lo cinematográfico de la secuenciación。 Ciertas absurdeces del relato de Lovecraft quedan más al d Impresiona la fidelidad con la que Tanabe ha trasladado la novela corta de Lovecraft sin arrojarse a la "literalidad"。 Cómo conserva su caudal descriptivo y enigmático apoyándose en los recursos de la historieta， con un trazo y una narrativa que abarcan del naturalismo a la hora de representar los paisajes imponentes que se encuentra la expedición polar o la representación de sus descubrimientos， a lo cinematográfico de la secuenciación。 Ciertas absurdeces del relato de Lovecraft quedan más al descubierto （Lake se lleva cuatro aviones， dejando a la expedición principal en cuadro）， y a los textos les falta una corrección más exigente。 Pero nada mengua el poder cautivador de esta majestuosa adaptación。 。。。more
Zai
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Este es el segundo manga que leo en mi vida， y me estoy aficionando， así que no será el último。Me decidí por este libro porque me encantan las historias de Lovecraft， soy una gran fan， este libro es la adaptación al manga del relato En las montañas de la locura de H。 P。 Lovecraft， las ilustraciones y diálogos son de Tanabe Go， y me han parecido maravillosos， te sumergen desde el inicio en la historia。La trama es la siguiente， un grupo de científicos van de expedición a la Antártida， para investi Este es el segundo manga que leo en mi vida， y me estoy aficionando， así que no será el último。Me decidí por este libro porque me encantan las historias de Lovecraft， soy una gran fan， este libro es la adaptación al manga del relato En las montañas de la locura de H。 P。 Lovecraft， las ilustraciones y diálogos son de Tanabe Go， y me han parecido maravillosos， te sumergen desde el inicio en la historia。La trama es la siguiente， un grupo de científicos van de expedición a la Antártida， para investigar sus rutas， minerales， etc… y documentarlo， ante un pequeño descubrimiento， la expedición se divide en dos grupos， un pequeño grupo se queda en el campamento base y el resto avanzan hacia el noroeste para investigar…。。Pero este último grupo hace un descubrimiento realmente desconcertante， y tras una tormenta el campamento base pierde el contacto con ellos， cuando esta pasa， deciden ir a buscarlos…… y hasta ahí puedo contar。Este manga es el primero de dos libros y estoy deseando que salga el segundo para continuar la historia。 。。。more
Sjoerd
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Very cool interpretation of this tale in the Antartic。 Wish my version was larger to see the detailed drawings better。 On to volume 2！
Ross
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Masterful artwork by Gou Tanabe with Lovecrafts story makes for a 5 star manga series。
Andrew
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H。P。 Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness， Volume 1， adapted by Gou Tanabe， is a fantastic first volume manga edition of H。P。 Lovecraft's classic "At the Mountains of Madness。" The book follows an expeditionary team from Miskatonic University as they attempt to explore and document Antarctica in the 1930's。 The team becomes obsessed with rocks that may contain biological patterns of unknown origin， and stumbles across the Black Mountain， a massive peak of strange configuration that they begin H。P。 Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness， Volume 1， adapted by Gou Tanabe， is a fantastic first volume manga edition of H。P。 Lovecraft's classic "At the Mountains of Madness。" The book follows an expeditionary team from Miskatonic University as they attempt to explore and document Antarctica in the 1930's。 The team becomes obsessed with rocks that may contain biological patterns of unknown origin， and stumbles across the Black Mountain， a massive peak of strange configuration that they begin to explore。 The exploration team disappears， and the rest of the expedition mount a search and rescue to try and determine what， exactly， happened。。。 And thus ends volume 1。 This was a fantastic manga take on the classic science/fiction/horror novel of the same name。 The graphics in here are extremely well done， capturing the bleakness of Antarctica， the darkness of the cold stone of the Mountain， and so forth。 The narrative and story are classic， but well captured here as well， replacing descriptive text with graphic in many cases， but leaving in the solid and pulpy dialogue classically attributed to Lovecraft。 An excellent take on a classic， and a great way to reexplore （or look for the first time） at this Lovecraftian classic。 。。。more
Catarina
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What a great start to mountais of madness！ Having read another adaptation by Gou Tanabe I was expecting the best to come out of this。 Even though sometimes the art of a bit too dark in terms of shadows， which made it difficult to see all details， I do believe it is done so to make you feel like you are indeed into the Arctic， in the snow。 Really enjoyed it and can feel that unease that comes with lovecraftian tales setting in。 Picking up volume 2 immediatly！
Juan
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