Calling Cthulhu Chronicles TP

by Michael Alan Nelson

(W) Michael Alan Nelson, Johanna Stokes (A) Christopher Possenti A cruise ship comes to port, hundreds aboard are dead, but why? Clayton Diggs is a pharmaceuticals salesman who discovers his sister ha

Genres: Horror, Comics, Graphic Novels, Lovecraftian, Graphic Novels Comics, Cthulhu Mythos, Comic Book

Comic

First published March 1, 2011

About the author

Michael Alan Nelson grew up in a small Indiana farming community before moving to Los Angeles in 2002. He is the winner of the 2004 New Times 55 Fiction contest for his short-short "The Conspirators" and was awarded the 2011 Glyph Comics Award for Best Female Character for the character Selena from his series "28 Days Later." Michael is the author of the critically acclaimed comic series "Hexed," "Dingo," and "Fall of Cthulhu." His current ongoing titles include "Day Men" and the relaunch of the fan-favorite series "Hexed." His first prose novel, "Hexed: the Sisters of Witchdown" arrives May 5th, 2015. He lives in Los Angeles.

Reviews

[Simon · Rating 2 out of 5]

This has a really strong and intriguing opening, let down quite badly by an unfoccussed middle with badly introduced characters, and an abrupt and confusing conclusion.

[Judy Hall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Four people are brought together by a series of tragic and unexplainable events. They find themselves confronting an unspeakable horro.

This was a quick and easy read, style wise, but the story telling was concise and scary. I liked the art design, except for the cover strangely enough. It looks like someone spilled a bag of Chee-tos to me. Everything else looked great.

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great and modernized Cthulhu story about anti-depressants, evil child kidnapping cults, and jet setting Italian fashion people. I liked.

[Michael J. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Entertaining

I enjoy as all things Lovecraft and this story fits right in! I highly recommend for any fan of cosmic horror.

[The Smoog · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story itself isn’t too bad, it’s actually quite a decent take on the genre. The problem lies with the fact that the two main characters are so unlikable. The abrupt ending doesn’t help either, but at least it wraps the story up quite nicely, while leaving plenty of room for a sequel, the former being something so many stories seem reluctant to do these days.

[Javier Trost · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this take on the Cthulhu Mythos. What works for me was the tying in of Big Pharma and it's role in the end of the world. This was good social commentary on what we have allowed ourselves to become. It also has the noir feeling but set in a more modern era. If the story continues, I would like to see where it goes.

[Jameson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not perfect but the Polaroid gimmick is so creepy I’ve read this three times since it was released. I’d love to see the story retold. A lot happens in these four issues and most of it isn’t very fleshed out.

[Gareth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Compared to Fall of Cthulhu and later Hexed (that I've read since), this one just wasn't very memorable at all - I recall it wasn't a bad read, but can't really remember much more than that, making it hard to recommend beyond something to just pass time by with.

[Jesús · Rating 2 out of 5]

Score: 4/10

Es muy difícil ser original en adaptaciones de Lovecraft, y si bien el cómic tiene momentos, deja gusto a poco.

[J · Rating 1 out of 5]

Woof this was no good

[Daniel Goulas · Rating 4 out of 5]

where are the sequels?

[Grant Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. The story was classic Cthulhu mythos and the way everything was connected was really fantastic.

[Charles · Rating 3 out of 5]

nice Cthulhu short

Good creepy short graphic novel - a Cthulhu tale that isn’t over the top nor funky. Might have been a good movie.

[Sal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good story, average art.

[Michael · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF. Difficult to follow and not very interesting.

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book started very strongly with atmosphere to spare and blended more modern concepts like pharmaceutical businesses with the creeping psychosis of the tales of Lovecraft, but for all the plot and atmosphere in the beginning, the middle feels too quick in its attempt to pull our "heroes" together and this means the ending, a rather convincing one in some measures, feeling more hollow than it should. A resolution which should have had us questioning who we sided with - if a death really solved anything - instead just felt like it was resolved too easily and while there is an interest in reading the author's other Cthulhu tales, I hope they are more like the beginning of this tale and less like the end - in tales such as this, atmosphere matters above all else and the palpable weight established in the beginning was significantly lightened by rushing the end and thus the tale seemed a little lost by the end.

[Gord · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was leaning on a weak 3 out of 5. I collected the single floppies , 4 issue set. I admit Im not a Cthulhu regular , so I was a noob to it all. This had such a strong opening , then they lost me the further in the series went. They didnt "lose" me in the story , it was more me losing interest. I didnt find the characters enthralling and the story felt rushed in the middle which is always the problem with a 4 issue series.

[April · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars. Not bad at all, but sort of like a lot of horror ideas combined with some Lovecraft tossed in rather than a Lovecraftian take on horror.

I'm also starting to wish people wouldn't take Cthulhu's name in vain or tease me with it since once again Cthulhu never actually showed up in this graphic novel.

[Kat To · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was awful. The art was good, which is why I'm rating it 2 stars and not 1.

[Natalie Englund · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun quick read. It reminded me of the TV shows Millennium, Threshold, and/or Invasion. I love weird conspiracies!

[Sem · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not great but not bad.

[Marlene · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read through it quickly, but couldn't help feeling there was great Lack in the story.