Baltimore The Plague Ships
Comic Summary: BALTIMORE: THE PLAGUE SHIPS #1 (of 5) Mike Mignola (W/Cover), Christopher Golden (W), Ben Stenbeck (A), and Dave Stewart (C) On sale Aug 4 FC, 32 pages $3.50 Miniseries Months after a devastating plague ends World War I, Europe is suddenly flooded with deadly vampires. Lord Henry Baltimore, a soldier determined to wipe out the monsters, is on the hunt for the creature responsible for this chaos and his own personal tragedy. What he uncovers is a terror as horrific and frightening as any he's seen on the battlefield. o Based on the novel by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden. o Mike Mignola reunites with Witchfinder artist Ben Stenbeck! Praise for Baltimore or The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire: 'Mythic adventure, midway between Lovecraft and the Brothers Grimm. The book burns with black inspiration.' -Sci Fi Magazine 'Outstanding, gorgeously told and wildly inventive. Mike Mignola's outstanding black-and-white illustrations turn the book into a beautiful object and add to its overall storybook quality. He and Golden have outdone themselves with Baltimore, a gorgeous, haunting tale that may well become a classic.' -Fangoria
Codes: 76156816899000111 JUN100039
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| Artist: | Ben Stenbeck |
| Author: | Mignola |
| Author: | Chris Golden |
| Cover Artist: | Mignola |
| Release Date: | August 4, 2010 |
| In Stock? | Not currently available |
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Customer Reviews
Art & atmosphere are good, but there is not much else here. There’s nothing to the characters. For example, Baltimore meets new people midway through this issue, but the conversation isn’t remotely plausible for strangers in a terrified, vampire-filled town. Everyone talks very matter-of-factly as if they’ve known each other for years. Also, there’s very, very little dialogue, which means a very quick read.
It’s pretty clear that familiarity with the novel would be VERY helpful—there’s no attempt to give any back story or context to the main character. If I weren’t a sucker for preview phrases like “plague victims” and “harbor choked with sunken ships” I’d probably drop the title now. As it is, I’ll give it to #2. If it can’t pull the pieces together in the second of four volumes, though, it’s off the pull list.
1 pts.