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The Vault
A small team of treasure hunters struggles to excavate a dangerous and legendary treasure pit before a massive storm hits Sable Island, the Graveyard of the North Atlantic. Equipped with all the latest technology, the scientists believe they are prepared against all of nature's fury, but nothing can prepare them for what they are about to unleash from the vault.
96 pages, Paperback
First published March 20, 2012
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October 22, 2018
Time for fast action comic book? Is rather okish, common story but good graphics. A good art.
March 18, 2012
THE VAULT collects a good old-fashioned horror comic in its 100 pages. Using the mysterious Oak Island money pit as a jumping off point, the book follows a crew of treasure hunters and scientists as they plumb the depths of another pit in the same area. They discover more than treasure, however, and end up running for their lives from an unspeakable horror they unwittingly unleash.
Despite a few plot holes and weak spots, THE VAULT is a fantastic self-contained horror tale, and in the tradition of the supernatural horror films that it so clearly is modeled after, leaves the ending open for more.
In some ways I wish the authors had been given a few more issues to spread the story out a bit and fill out some characters and plot points. On the other hand, they have clearly packed in as much story as possible in this slim volume. If only comics were made available in "director's cut" editions.
Garrie Gastonny's masterful line work is colored quite adeptly by Sakti Yuwono, but I found the lettering to be misguiding at times, forcing me to go back and start a sequence over again to figure out in which order to read the speech balloons. In addition, huge plot jumps were made between panels at times, causing me on more than one occasion to look back and make sure I hadn't missed a page.
I wish we'd been able to learn a little more about the horror that the crew uncovers, and therefore been able to judge its behavior a bit better. There was also huge potential for Lovecraftian cosmic horror here that was not explored. That being said, I enjoyed every page. And the finale was big and satisfying, if a little rushed.
Despite a few plot holes and weak spots, THE VAULT is a fantastic self-contained horror tale, and in the tradition of the supernatural horror films that it so clearly is modeled after, leaves the ending open for more.
In some ways I wish the authors had been given a few more issues to spread the story out a bit and fill out some characters and plot points. On the other hand, they have clearly packed in as much story as possible in this slim volume. If only comics were made available in "director's cut" editions.
Garrie Gastonny's masterful line work is colored quite adeptly by Sakti Yuwono, but I found the lettering to be misguiding at times, forcing me to go back and start a sequence over again to figure out in which order to read the speech balloons. In addition, huge plot jumps were made between panels at times, causing me on more than one occasion to look back and make sure I hadn't missed a page.
I wish we'd been able to learn a little more about the horror that the crew uncovers, and therefore been able to judge its behavior a bit better. There was also huge potential for Lovecraftian cosmic horror here that was not explored. That being said, I enjoyed every page. And the finale was big and satisfying, if a little rushed.
May 31, 2014
An ok horror story with a great concept and good art, but lacking some meat from its bones (unintentional punny metaphor). They dive down, find treasure, find a box with something spooky in it. "Let's open it" "Good idea" "I'm totally shocked at what happens next!"
Not bad, but not worth seeking out either.
Rating: PG-13 for violence, gore, and some language.
Not bad, but not worth seeking out either.
Rating: PG-13 for violence, gore, and some language.
March 27, 2014
A competent if a bit too predictable sci-fi tale about the discovery of alien life on the bottom of the sea, “Vault” succeeds in creating an intense atmosphere. There isn’t a lot of anything else to take away from this, but as a reading experience it’s decent, if somewhat unremarkable.
August 16, 2012
A cool idea, but that's about it.
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