Jason
2.5 stars
This last collection from The World of Lore is not bad, it just isn't different enough from the previous entry to be special. I was hoping for a collection of lore that focused on some of the most mystifying places in the world, like the Bermuda Triangle, Paris Catacombs, Isla de la Muñecas, or Aokigahara, aka “Suicide Forest”. Instead, it's another volume of mostly bad people doing bad things that may have left behind echoes of death. Again, not bad, just kind of boring.
Never judge a book by its cover.
This is one time I wished I listened to the phrase as the covers for this series are beautiful. Unfortunately, the interior art is a far cry from the mood and quality promised by the exterior art. Plus, the writing just isn't good. As a lover of both vampire fiction and comic books, this should have been an easy win. The only reason I'm not giving it one star is because the mythos were interesting, but that a good story does not make. Bummer.
Mark Waid,
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