Amanda
Event Horizon
The story of what happened to the crew of the Event Horizon.
The movie Event Horizon is, despite a few rough patches, a very effective cosmic horror story. Its universe is inimical to humans and the gory scenes are shown in a way that makes viewers both believe they saw more than they did and question what they are seeing. It's still disturbing people three decades after its release.
Sadly, this prequel comic does not live up to its source material's legacy.
Dark Descent does start out well, with hints of things being not quite right before the inaugural mission of the ship, but it rushes into full-blown gore before we've even gotten a chance to figure out which character is which. There's just page after page of characters wallowing around in blood and little story involved.
The book's worst misstep is replacing the unknowable malevolent force of the movie with a garden-variety demon. A giant red monster is nowhere near as scary as an entire universe that is out to get you!
Despite my criticisms, I don't think this is a bad book; the art is good and it does answer the question of what happened to the crew. I just wish it had shown a little less gore and a little more creativity.
Received via NetGalley.
The story of what happened to the crew of the Event Horizon.
The movie Event Horizon is, despite a few rough patches, a very effective cosmic horror story. Its universe is inimical to humans and the gory scenes are shown in a way that makes viewers both believe they saw more than they did and question what they are seeing. It's still disturbing people three decades after its release.
Sadly, this prequel comic does not live up to its source material's legacy.
Dark Descent does start out well, with hints of things being not quite right before the inaugural mission of the ship, but it rushes into full-blown gore before we've even gotten a chance to figure out which character is which. There's just page after page of characters wallowing around in blood and little story involved.
The book's worst misstep is replacing the unknowable malevolent force of the movie with a garden-variety demon. A giant red monster is nowhere near as scary as an entire universe that is out to get you!
Despite my criticisms, I don't think this is a bad book; the art is good and it does answer the question of what happened to the crew. I just wish it had shown a little less gore and a little more creativity.
Received via NetGalley.