H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness, Volume 2
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FROM THE ARTIST OF THE EISNER-NOMINATED H。P。 LOVECRAFT'S THE HOUND AND OTHER STORIES！
Dyer and Danforth from the Miskatonic University research team take their small plane through the unknown Antarctic mountain range--and land to explore the vast， cyclopean alien city that lies beyond it。 Here at last they will discover the hideous secret of all life on Earth 。 。 。 but can they escape these uttermost vaults at the bottom of the world， and keep sanity enough to warn mankind。。。？ The conclusion of At the Mountains of Madness！
Dyer and Danforth from the Miskatonic University research team take their small plane through the unknown Antarctic mountain range--and land to explore the vast， cyclopean alien city that lies beyond it。 Here at last they will discover the hideous secret of all life on Earth 。 。 。 but can they escape these uttermost vaults at the bottom of the world， and keep sanity enough to warn mankind。。。？ The conclusion of At the Mountains of Madness！
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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
Osvaldo
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Asombroso。
Zai
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Me ha encantado este manga， magnífica adaptación al manga por parte de Tanabe Gou del relato En las montañas de la locura del gran H。 P。 Lovecraft。 Este manga es el segundo volumen， ya que el autor decidió adaptarlo en dos partes， y es una fabulosa conclusión del relato。 La historia me parece magnífica， con mucho suspense， sobre que habrá pasado o que irá a pasar y las ilustraciones de Tanabe Gou son sencillamente soberbias y aterradoras。
Javier Muñoz
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El dibujo es una pasada y la historia está contada de forma muy fiel， me quedo deseando ver otras adaptaciones de clásicos de Lovecraft dibujadas por Gou Tanabe。
Kalle Vilenius
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With the previous volume’s setup behind， Dyer continues looking for his disappeared comrades and discovers the remnants of a long-lost， non-human civilization。 The human element of the story is reduced to the role of witness as we the readers and the exploring humans learn of the history of the Elder Things， their servants the Shoggoths and the wars they waged。Having spent so much time on humanity’s advancement and the quest for knowledge in the first volume， the sheer difference between man and With the previous volume’s setup behind， Dyer continues looking for his disappeared comrades and discovers the remnants of a long-lost， non-human civilization。 The human element of the story is reduced to the role of witness as we the readers and the exploring humans learn of the history of the Elder Things， their servants the Shoggoths and the wars they waged。Having spent so much time on humanity’s advancement and the quest for knowledge in the first volume， the sheer difference between man and the Elder Things is all the greater。 This contrast makes us feel so small， so feeble。 This is Lovecraft’s cosmic horror at its finest， and Gou Tanabe has paced the story masterfully， the first volume dribbling hints at us and the second volume giving us the full exposition， almost overwhelming in its implications。As the story begins its climax， Tanabe begins to include long segments of Lovecraft prose passages from the original story， and the result is simply astonishing。 It’s quite clear why Lovecraft’s works have stood the test of time and continue to excite the imaginations of audiences and creators alike almost a century later。 Reading Lovecraft’s own description draws you into the pages and seeing the things Tanabe has drawn to complement that description leaves you just staring in awe， the exact same effect the sight has on the characters in the story。The monsters here could not be done justice in live-action。 As good as the practical effects something John Carpenter’s The Thing were， they wouldn’t cut it either with something like this。 Gou Tanabe has created by far the best adaptation of Lovecraft’s work I have ever seen。5/5t 。。。more
J
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Honestly。。。 this is better than Lovecraft。Not only is Gou Tanabe's art work utterly gorgeous （the spreads in these two volumes offer a master class in black and white drawing）， but he's also able to transpose and adapt Lovecraft's insular， repetitively overwrought prose into a propulsive visual style。This does a fantastic job of balancing action with atmospherics， and it feels almost cinematic at times。 And Unlike virtually all the film adaptations of Lovecraft this comic gets the sheer weight o Honestly。。。 this is better than Lovecraft。Not only is Gou Tanabe's art work utterly gorgeous （the spreads in these two volumes offer a master class in black and white drawing）， but he's also able to transpose and adapt Lovecraft's insular， repetitively overwrought prose into a propulsive visual style。This does a fantastic job of balancing action with atmospherics， and it feels almost cinematic at times。 And Unlike virtually all the film adaptations of Lovecraft this comic gets the sheer weight of his doomy ambiance。 It's Antarctica， it's BIG and it's DESOLATE。 And that's before things get weird。 At the Mountains of Madness also contains some of Lovecraft's most mind-bending ideas and descriptions。 Tanabe does a phenomenal job articulating in ink drawings ideas that Lovecraft conveyed poorly in ink letters。 What more can I say？ This is a totally masterful adaptation that feels like an improvement on the original。 。。。more
Ahmed Elhaddad
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Fantastic read， one of the best stories from， Lovecraft and the adaptation is emercing and mesmerizing。
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 2" is a culmination of a masterpiece of art and story。 This graphic novel is a great presentation of the original novel by the master of cosmological horror。 Tanabe's interpretation of the work shows painstaking details of the novel as well as subtle changes in the story which are logically consistent。 The characters detailed are faithful to the original。 The artwork is truly fantastic in scope and detail。 The "mountains" are dis Gou Tanabe's "H。P。 Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness， Volume 2" is a culmination of a masterpiece of art and story。 This graphic novel is a great presentation of the original novel by the master of cosmological horror。 Tanabe's interpretation of the work shows painstaking details of the novel as well as subtle changes in the story which are logically consistent。 The characters detailed are faithful to the original。 The artwork is truly fantastic in scope and detail。 The "mountains" are disturbing。 There architecture of the Elder Things is perfectly presented。 What is lacking is the format。 This amazingly detailed panels need a much larger format then what was done。 The small size hampers the haunting grandeur of the city of the dead and the horrific beings and landscapes depicted in the panels and splash pages as one has to use a magnifying glass to pick out the exquisite and dramatic pen and brush work by Tanabe's hand。The work is by far the best interpretation of this pivotal work by H。P。 Lovecraft in any format。 Read it and savor this work of love by Gou Tanabe。 。。。more
Ignacio
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Todo lo que escribí sobre el primer tomo se puede aplicar para este， el segundo y último， acentuado por esa atmósfera opresiva y amenazante de cuando se entra en la ciudad， se conoce su historia y se araña una mínima parte de lo que ocurre en su interior。
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
Sjoerd
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I never read the second part of "At the Mountains of Madness"， because I only have the first volume of both the Gou Tanabe manga， and the Francois Baranger art book （come on。。。 release it in English！）。 So I only knew a bit of the end （I am not a big believer in spoilers being bad， but I won't give any）， but not the general story line after they entered the city （Volume 1）。Superb art， nice build up， very cool twists and turns。 At first I though I remembered knowing the ending， because the story r I never read the second part of "At the Mountains of Madness"， because I only have the first volume of both the Gou Tanabe manga， and the Francois Baranger art book （come on。。。 release it in English！）。 So I only knew a bit of the end （I am not a big believer in spoilers being bad， but I won't give any）， but not the general story line after they entered the city （Volume 1）。Superb art， nice build up， very cool twists and turns。 At first I though I remembered knowing the ending， because the story really put me on the wrong leg。So I thoroughly enjoyed this， more then the collection of stories and volume 1。 So Dark Horse: keep releasing this manga's in English！ 。。。more
Marianne
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4。5 stars！ NOTE: I have a full comprehensive review of this adaptation on my review on the first volume。
Merle
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Rating for both volumes:Incredible realization of H。P。 Lovecraft’s story （that I haven’t read in it’s original form yet and probably never will）。The art style was amazing and I read both volumes in one day because I was so immersed in the narrative。 If I ever want to read something else by Lovecraft， I will definitely go with Gou Tanabe’s interpretations of his horror tales。
Marshall Hanlon
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Second Verse， same as the firstThe finale to one of the best Lovecraftian adaptations， from a great Lovecraft story。 A lot of the book shares the same strengths as the previous volume: Great visuals， characters that have either been given new life through illustrations or strengthened by them， a great span of spectacle when creating monsters and settings。 What this books tackles that makes it a great， even greater than the previous， volume of Lovecraft is how it approaches two of the components Second Verse， same as the firstThe finale to one of the best Lovecraftian adaptations， from a great Lovecraft story。 A lot of the book shares the same strengths as the previous volume: Great visuals， characters that have either been given new life through illustrations or strengthened by them， a great span of spectacle when creating monsters and settings。 What this books tackles that makes it a great， even greater than the previous， volume of Lovecraft is how it approaches two of the components that make Cosmic horror so impressive: The concept of Deep Time and the Concept of Mythology。Deep time permeates all of Lovecraft's work， through the concept of old ones and the span of time they have existed before earth， which is on perfect display when describing the wars between the Elder things， the Migo， the Star spawn of Cthulu， and the Rebellion of the Shoggoths。 I will avoid as many spoilers as possible and just tell you， this is A class lovecraft。 。。。more
James
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Great adaptation。 An increasing urge to explore and move forward followed by undeniable terror to flee and find safty。 What other mysteries of the universe do we have yet to discover？
Mendousse
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Conclusion cauchemardesque de cette adaptation de Lovecraft。 Cette seconde partie est clairement plus horrifique。 J'ai pensé à certaines parties de jeu de rôle où le stress est à son comble， celles où l'on fait demi-tour par peur de l'insoutenable。。。Gou Tanabe a réussi son coup ！ Conclusion cauchemardesque de cette adaptation de Lovecraft。 Cette seconde partie est clairement plus horrifique。 J'ai pensé à certaines parties de jeu de rôle où le stress est à son comble， celles où l'on fait demi-tour par peur de l'insoutenable。。。Gou Tanabe a réussi son coup ！ 。。。more
Firuis
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Absolutely fucking amazing， from the art to the tone of the story to just the overall plot。 It felt so gritty and forboding，I loved it。
Ross
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Perfect adaptation and artwork。
Stephen Vaughn
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IncredibleFinally Lovecraft has been adapted as intended。 Remarkable， horrifying， and beautifully rendered。 A masterpiece of visual art done with great care and reverence。
Juan
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Muy bueno。 Pensaba que quedaban dos tomos más y no。 La verdad es que el dibujo es digno de mención， ayuda a poner "cara" a los horrores descritos por Lovecraft e incluso ayuda a imaginar cómo sería una futura película sobre la obra （vamos Guillero del Toro， tú puedes）。 Muy bueno。 Pensaba que quedaban dos tomos más y no。 La verdad es que el dibujo es digno de mención， ayuda a poner "cara" a los horrores descritos por Lovecraft e incluso ayuda a imaginar cómo sería una futura película sobre la obra （vamos Guillero del Toro， tú puedes）。 。。。more
Andrew
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H。P。 Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness， Volume 2， adapted by Gou Tanabe， is the second and final volume of this manga adaptation of H。P。 Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness。 It continues the high quality presentation that the previous volume set。 In this volume， the expedition continues to search for clues as the ancient structures they have found in the deep snow and ice of Antarctica， and determine the fate of their missing and murdered fellow survey members。 In the depths of ancient H。P。 Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness， Volume 2， adapted by Gou Tanabe， is the second and final volume of this manga adaptation of H。P。 Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness。 It continues the high quality presentation that the previous volume set。 In this volume， the expedition continues to search for clues as the ancient structures they have found in the deep snow and ice of Antarctica， and determine the fate of their missing and murdered fellow survey members。 In the depths of ancient towers， they discover the horrifying tale of pre-human madness， and something much more terrifying。。。This was an excellent conclusion to this series， and really captures the pulpy wonder of Lovecraft's stories， with high quality graphics and illustrations substituting corny and pulpy descriptive narrative offered by Lovecraft in his writings。 No shade， I do enjoy a Lovecraftian tale， but this is an excellent way to present the medium to a modern audience， and in my opinion， I even prefer it slightly。 All aside， this is a great way to reexperience （or try for the first time） this classic piece of pulp science fiction in a modern medium。 。。。more
Catarina
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Such a great and thrilling ending！ This second part had way more double page spreads， so much landscape and ruin art and wow。 It was amazing！ Dark and creepy， and I love how the mythos of lovecraftian tales were just so perfectly woven together。
Joshua Joyce
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At the Mountains of Madness is one of my favorite works from Lovecraft， solely just for how eerie the concept of the novella is。 Antarctica is a spooky place by itself。 Giant ice continent on the bottom of the world？ Uh， no thank you （in that creeped out， investigative kinda way）。 Add a city older than the Earth and strange beings that defy human understanding？ Ohhh man。 Some of the writing in the novella was a little tedious （I think he calls them “the Mountains of Madness” like six or seven ti At the Mountains of Madness is one of my favorite works from Lovecraft， solely just for how eerie the concept of the novella is。 Antarctica is a spooky place by itself。 Giant ice continent on the bottom of the world？ Uh， no thank you （in that creeped out， investigative kinda way）。 Add a city older than the Earth and strange beings that defy human understanding？ Ohhh man。 Some of the writing in the novella was a little tedious （I think he calls them “the Mountains of Madness” like six or seven times in the story。。。）， but that’s where this adaptation excels。 A lot of the writing is fleshed out into visuals， with an overhead narration guiding us along。 These excerpts are finely curated from the story to really enhance the intrigue， mystery， horror， or disgust we’re about to feel as we turn the page。 Gou Tanabe takes the best parts of Lovecraft’s narration and combines them with breathtaking visuals that breathe chilling， eldritch life into the pages。 Seriously， some of these splash pages are the most gorgeous things I’ve ever seen。 Some of these pages I wanna rip out of the book and hang on the wall！ Cosmic horror is a genre that relies on non-specific visuals to scare readers with the unfathomable unknown。 Somehow， Tanabe’s artwork honors that tradition， while simultaneously giving us what we want: a good look at the beasts！ The city itself is just breathtakingly horrific。 As an artist， I’m baffled at how much time Tanabe must’ve put into these pages。 The amount of detail is so immense that it honestly can be a little confusing to look at in some places （I think this only adds to the terror）。 All in all， this is an incredibly faithful adaptation and it deserves your time。 I own the first volume and found this at the library。 It’s so good however， that I would love to own it and will have it on my own shelf before the end of the year。 If you’re itching for some terror out of the aeons， don’t miss this one。 。。。more
Brian Hendricks
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Art that is awe inducing if not truly horrifying and a story that seems as though it must be a faithful adaptation to someone who has never read the source material。 Makes clear the influence Lovecraft’s work has had on modern popular culture and fiction。 I really enjoyed this comic。
Flannery
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I really couldn't get enough of Tanabe's artwork。 The depictions of non-euclidean architecture were like looking at one of those AI-generated images that *almost* has familiar objects， but the harder you look the less it makes sense。 Even the snowy landscapes are menacing and strange。 I really dug this！ I really couldn't get enough of Tanabe's artwork。 The depictions of non-euclidean architecture were like looking at one of those AI-generated images that *almost* has familiar objects， but the harder you look the less it makes sense。 Even the snowy landscapes are menacing and strange。 I really dug this！ 。。。more
Camilo Guerra
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Conclusión de la adaptación de Gou Tanabe de la obra maestra de Lovecraft。El profesor y su ayudante se introducen mas y mas en un sitio que no deberian， y aprenden sobre los antiguos， su llegada a la tierra， como porsperarón， cayerón， renacieron， y se enfremtarón a otras razas por la supervivencia y esta parte es genial: La llegada de los antiguos desde el pespacio， el trabajo en la creaciín de las sociedades， las peleas con otras razas （ no dire que ser tentaculoso aparece ） y su caida。Todo muy Conclusión de la adaptación de Gou Tanabe de la obra maestra de Lovecraft。El profesor y su ayudante se introducen mas y mas en un sitio que no deberian， y aprenden sobre los antiguos， su llegada a la tierra， como porsperarón， cayerón， renacieron， y se enfremtarón a otras razas por la supervivencia y esta parte es genial: La llegada de los antiguos desde el pespacio， el trabajo en la creaciín de las sociedades， las peleas con otras razas （ no dire que ser tentaculoso aparece ） y su caida。Todo muy bien， incluida la aparici´n asquerosa del Shogoth pero。。。falto algo， nos e， un poco mas de carnaza y de Gore， y si bien el arte de Natabe es excelente a manso llenas， en ocasiones es consfuso y es dificil ver esos seres vegetales de cinco ojos pelear contra seres babosos de tentaculos， pero aun asi， es muya consejable。 。。。more
Alain
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A great Christmas present。 Can't wait for the next books。 A great Christmas present。 Can't wait for the next books。 。。。more
Stan James
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The concluding volume follows Professor Dyer and Danforth as they fly out to the ancient ruins， to discover the fate of Gedney， the still-missing expedition member， and to explore the remains of a long-dead civilization。This is where things get weird and Tanabe does a great job with the illustrations， constructing the baffling， maze-like remains of the Old Ones' sprawling city in grand detail。 Staying faithful to the story， Dyer and Danforth come across the giant albino penguins and。。。other thin The concluding volume follows Professor Dyer and Danforth as they fly out to the ancient ruins， to discover the fate of Gedney， the still-missing expedition member， and to explore the remains of a long-dead civilization。This is where things get weird and Tanabe does a great job with the illustrations， constructing the baffling， maze-like remains of the Old Ones' sprawling city in grand detail。 Staying faithful to the story， Dyer and Danforth come across the giant albino penguins and。。。other things。All visual adaptations of Lovecraft must grapple with the same dilemma--how do you illustrate things that， per the prose， will drive people mad merely be seeing them？ Tanabe does this in two ways--the first is by depicting the shoggoths as so physically weird that it's difficult to tell what they are， other than organic， immense and heading straight for you。 In the second way， Tanabe allows the reader--equipped with his hundreds of illustrations of the labyrinthine ruins as background--to imagine what drives Danforth mad， with no description offered。 And it works。Highly recommended， particularly for those who have already read the story。 This is a great adaptation and short of the seemingly ill-fated Guillermo Del Toro film， may be the best we will see。 。。。more
Cosmictimetraveler
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