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Clive Barker's Hellraiser: The Dark Watch #2
Clive Barker's Hellraiser: The Dark Watch Vol. 2
Clive Barker's Hellraiser epic continues with a war among Pinheads!
Clive Barker’s reimagining of the HELLRAISER franchise continues, as the new Pope of Hell, Harry D’Amour, discovers why he was chosen for his new role, while his former allies question their loyalty to him. Rising star writer Brandon Seifert (WITCH DOCTOR) and hot newcomer artists Tom Garcia and Korkut Oztekin join Master of Horror Barker in telling this horror epic.
Clive Barker’s reimagining of the HELLRAISER franchise continues, as the new Pope of Hell, Harry D’Amour, discovers why he was chosen for his new role, while his former allies question their loyalty to him. Rising star writer Brandon Seifert (WITCH DOCTOR) and hot newcomer artists Tom Garcia and Korkut Oztekin join Master of Horror Barker in telling this horror epic.
128 pages, Paperback
First published March 26, 2014
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About the author
Clive Barker
704 books15.1k followersClive Barker was born in Liverpool, England, the son of Joan Rubie (née Revill), a painter and school welfare officer, and Leonard Barker, a personnel director for an industrial relations firm. Educated at Dovedale Primary School and Quarry Bank High School, he studied English and Philosophy at Liverpool University and his picture now hangs in the entrance hallway to the Philosophy Department. It was in Liverpool in 1975 that he met his first partner, John Gregson, with whom he lived until 1986. Barker's second long-term relationship, with photographer David Armstrong, ended in 2009.
In 2003, Clive Barker received The Davidson/Valentini Award at the 15th GLAAD Media Awards. This award is presented "to an openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender individual who has made a significant difference in promoting equal rights for any of those communities". While Barker is critical of organized religion, he has stated that he is a believer in both God and the afterlife, and that the Bible influences his work.
Fans have noticed of late that Barker's voice has become gravelly and coarse. He says in a December 2008 online interview that this is due to polyps in his throat which were so severe that a doctor told him he was taking in ten percent of the air he was supposed to have been getting. He has had two surgeries to remove them and believes his resultant voice is an improvement over how it was prior to the surgeries. He said he did not have cancer and has given up cigars. On August 27, 2010, Barker underwent surgery yet again to remove new polyp growths from his throat. In early February 2012 Barker fell into a coma after a dentist visit led to blood poisoning. Barker remained in a coma for eleven days but eventually came out of it. Fans were notified on his Twitter page about some of the experience and that Barker was recovering after the ordeal, but left with many strange visions.
Barker is one of the leading authors of contemporary horror/fantasy, writing in the horror genre early in his career, mostly in the form of short stories (collected in Books of Blood 1 – 6), and the Faustian novel The Damnation Game (1985). Later he moved towards modern-day fantasy and urban fantasy with horror elements in Weaveworld (1987), The Great and Secret Show (1989), the world-spanning Imajica (1991) and Sacrament (1996), bringing in the deeper, richer concepts of reality, the nature of the mind and dreams, and the power of words and memories.
Barker has a keen interest in movie production, although his films have received mixed receptions. He wrote the screenplays for Underworld (aka Transmutations – 1985) and Rawhead Rex (1986), both directed by George Pavlou. Displeased by how his material was handled, he moved to directing with Hellraiser (1987), based on his novella The Hellbound Heart. His early movies, the shorts The Forbidden and Salome, are experimental art movies with surrealist elements, which have been re-released together to moderate critical acclaim. After his film Nightbreed (Cabal), which was widely considered to be a flop, Barker returned to write and direct Lord of Illusions. Barker was an executive producer of the film Gods and Monsters, which received major critical acclaim.
Barker is a prolific visual artist working in a variety of media, often illustrating his own books. His paintings have been seen first on the covers of his official fan club magazine, Dread, published by Fantaco in the early Nineties, as well on the covers of the collections of his plays, Incarnations (1995) and Forms of Heaven (1996), as well as on the second printing of the original UK publications of his Books of Blood series.
A longtime comics fan, Barker achieved his dream of publishing his own superhero books when Marvel Comics launched the Razorline imprint in 1993. Based on detailed premises, titles and lead characters he created specifically for this, the four interrelated titles — set outside the Marvel universe — were Ectokid,
In 2003, Clive Barker received The Davidson/Valentini Award at the 15th GLAAD Media Awards. This award is presented "to an openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender individual who has made a significant difference in promoting equal rights for any of those communities". While Barker is critical of organized religion, he has stated that he is a believer in both God and the afterlife, and that the Bible influences his work.
Fans have noticed of late that Barker's voice has become gravelly and coarse. He says in a December 2008 online interview that this is due to polyps in his throat which were so severe that a doctor told him he was taking in ten percent of the air he was supposed to have been getting. He has had two surgeries to remove them and believes his resultant voice is an improvement over how it was prior to the surgeries. He said he did not have cancer and has given up cigars. On August 27, 2010, Barker underwent surgery yet again to remove new polyp growths from his throat. In early February 2012 Barker fell into a coma after a dentist visit led to blood poisoning. Barker remained in a coma for eleven days but eventually came out of it. Fans were notified on his Twitter page about some of the experience and that Barker was recovering after the ordeal, but left with many strange visions.
Barker is one of the leading authors of contemporary horror/fantasy, writing in the horror genre early in his career, mostly in the form of short stories (collected in Books of Blood 1 – 6), and the Faustian novel The Damnation Game (1985). Later he moved towards modern-day fantasy and urban fantasy with horror elements in Weaveworld (1987), The Great and Secret Show (1989), the world-spanning Imajica (1991) and Sacrament (1996), bringing in the deeper, richer concepts of reality, the nature of the mind and dreams, and the power of words and memories.
Barker has a keen interest in movie production, although his films have received mixed receptions. He wrote the screenplays for Underworld (aka Transmutations – 1985) and Rawhead Rex (1986), both directed by George Pavlou. Displeased by how his material was handled, he moved to directing with Hellraiser (1987), based on his novella The Hellbound Heart. His early movies, the shorts The Forbidden and Salome, are experimental art movies with surrealist elements, which have been re-released together to moderate critical acclaim. After his film Nightbreed (Cabal), which was widely considered to be a flop, Barker returned to write and direct Lord of Illusions. Barker was an executive producer of the film Gods and Monsters, which received major critical acclaim.
Barker is a prolific visual artist working in a variety of media, often illustrating his own books. His paintings have been seen first on the covers of his official fan club magazine, Dread, published by Fantaco in the early Nineties, as well on the covers of the collections of his plays, Incarnations (1995) and Forms of Heaven (1996), as well as on the second printing of the original UK publications of his Books of Blood series.
A longtime comics fan, Barker achieved his dream of publishing his own superhero books when Marvel Comics launched the Razorline imprint in 1993. Based on detailed premises, titles and lead characters he created specifically for this, the four interrelated titles — set outside the Marvel universe — were Ectokid,
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September 30, 2021
It is moving further and further away from truly being horror and putting the human conflict in the foreground, you can say hell is now a playground for humans. Sure it expands a bit on the hellraiser mythology introducing different parts of hell that were previously unknown, but it doesn't feel like hell anymore when characters teleport in and out like it's a phone service.
Certain characters are now literally equipped with plot armor (talismans) which is taking a lot of the thrill away.
I give it a generous 3.0 out of 5.0 stars.
Certain characters are now literally equipped with plot armor (talismans) which is taking a lot of the thrill away.
I give it a generous 3.0 out of 5.0 stars.
December 8, 2022
People like to bash pretty much every sequel of Hellraiser after the first two or three, saying that it doesn't have anything to do with the original and Barker's lore. I wonder, did any of those read this series? Compared to this, movies are pinnacle of moviemaking. Some people like it, and that's ok. We can't all like same things. However, this story went downhill pretty fast. If somebody watched those awful adaptations of Howard's Conan as TV show or cartoon series, where there is only name connecting to original, that's how this feels with Barker and his work.
Poorly written, badly drawn, most of the time it looks like a parody of Hellraiser, not continuation of series. I'm pretty convinced that this has nothing to do with Clive Barker, other then his name in credits.
Poorly written, badly drawn, most of the time it looks like a parody of Hellraiser, not continuation of series. I'm pretty convinced that this has nothing to do with Clive Barker, other then his name in credits.
January 20, 2021
In Clive Barker/Brandon Siefert’s “Hellraiser: The Dark Watch, Volume 2” : Tiffany reports back to Harry, Hell’s Pope, what he already knew: there is apparently more than one Hell; a man named Butterfield leads an assault upon Leviathan’s Hell with troops from another Hell; Tiffany et al summon Harry to get some answers, after Harry swiped a protective talisman from Butterfield; Tiffany goes to Hell to find Kristy, but her attempt to rescue her may do more harm than good…
Dark, bloody, exciting stuff. There’s even some much-needed humor in this one. Not much, mind you, but between all the flying entrails and exploding demon heads, any bit of humor is welcome…
Dark, bloody, exciting stuff. There’s even some much-needed humor in this one. Not much, mind you, but between all the flying entrails and exploding demon heads, any bit of humor is welcome…
June 8, 2018
Full review to come!
February 1, 2020
He'll is other demons
Great story and it doesn't disappoint. Everyone I finish one of these books I want to read the next. Loved it
Great story and it doesn't disappoint. Everyone I finish one of these books I want to read the next. Loved it
November 27, 2023
Tiffany rushes into Hell (whom we discover is at war) to save Kirsty. As with previous volumes, the story feels much more similar to a fantasy than it does a horror. Liked the pacing and the story is definitely engaging, but I still miss the the horror elements that this series was originally known for. 3.75/5
September 15, 2019
A far cry from the Hellbound Heart
If what you liked about Hellraiser was sordid morality tales with over the top violence, BDSM overtones and cenobites who were immortal, unknowable and used sparingly, this story arc isn't for you.
If what you always wanted from Hellraiser was a mythology that united it with Harry D'Amour's mythos and explored how effing metal it would be if demons had turf wars, you're in luck. Even better if you wanted to see the cenobites be on the other end of the knife for once.
I'm in the first school of fan, so this wasn't my dream book, but it still ended on such a cliffhanger that I've got to know what happens. Clive Barker & co. are obviously having a great time exploring the outer edges of the known Hellraiser/D'Amour world with all your favorite classic characters from both. It's sad to see the story fly so far afield from its origins in basic sin, lust, and murder, but damn if I'm not curious where the hell (heh) they're going with all this.
If what you liked about Hellraiser was sordid morality tales with over the top violence, BDSM overtones and cenobites who were immortal, unknowable and used sparingly, this story arc isn't for you.
If what you always wanted from Hellraiser was a mythology that united it with Harry D'Amour's mythos and explored how effing metal it would be if demons had turf wars, you're in luck. Even better if you wanted to see the cenobites be on the other end of the knife for once.
I'm in the first school of fan, so this wasn't my dream book, but it still ended on such a cliffhanger that I've got to know what happens. Clive Barker & co. are obviously having a great time exploring the outer edges of the known Hellraiser/D'Amour world with all your favorite classic characters from both. It's sad to see the story fly so far afield from its origins in basic sin, lust, and murder, but damn if I'm not curious where the hell (heh) they're going with all this.
June 10, 2023
I'm not sure what's up with the art of this fifth issue but it seems like a weird decision to have a different artist on a random issue of a maxi-series. It's painfully noticeable. The art in general has been solid. Definitely feels like a throwback to the era of Image and some of the Marvel titles from the 90s. I really love the story that Barker is telling here. I was more glued to these issues than the four before it. This story is gripping, violent and wonderfully grotesque. In some ways, this feels like a strange sequel to The Scarlet Gospels. However, it proceeds it by a year so it's not entirely possible. Either way, this story is shaping up to be something epic.
August 11, 2020
Secondo volume che non ha neanche lontanamente il sapore di "intermezzo": l'azione si avvia verso un piacevolissimo crescendo e la trama si svolge in modo complesso e maturo.
Una storia che diventa sempre più complessa all'interno della quale si muovono personaggi solidissimi, pieni di umanità (o estremamente carenti di essa se mi permettete il gioco di parole). Lettura scorrevole e tantissime novità a livello mostruoso/demoniaco che confermano l'enorme fantasia, praticamente inesauribile, nell'ideare creature sempre nuove.
Una storia che diventa sempre più complessa all'interno della quale si muovono personaggi solidissimi, pieni di umanità (o estremamente carenti di essa se mi permettete il gioco di parole). Lettura scorrevole e tantissime novità a livello mostruoso/demoniaco che confermano l'enorme fantasia, praticamente inesauribile, nell'ideare creature sempre nuove.
March 28, 2018
This is only okay. It's a decent continuation from the first graphic novel, but I guess I was expecting a bit more from this? I wouldn't bother to read this again, but at the very least I was entertained.
December 19, 2020
Really liked, occasional awkward dialogue
I like this book. It really sucks you in and keeps you interested. However, there is occasional awkward dialogue and I did have to stop reading from time to time due to how annoyed I was with the characters.
I like this book. It really sucks you in and keeps you interested. However, there is occasional awkward dialogue and I did have to stop reading from time to time due to how annoyed I was with the characters.
January 17, 2018
This story keeps getting better and better.
February 19, 2020
Fantasy horror at its best.
Meticulously the story is unfolded until at last, the three antagonists appear. Cannot wait for the next edition. Keep 'em comin'
Meticulously the story is unfolded until at last, the three antagonists appear. Cannot wait for the next edition. Keep 'em comin'
April 15, 2021
I love the story these books are telling, but the art in this set is too cartoony and lacks the grit of previous volumes.
August 15, 2021
This volume felt a little all over the place. Moved the story along but I'm not sure how this is going to wrap up in just one more volume. Free with Comixology Unlimited.
January 25, 2024
Para una saga tan buena, se está yendo a pique.
October 28, 2015
This volume takes up the story as set up in the last volume, with the humans working with D'Amour to help the Cenobites against the creatures from other realms. At least that's how it starts - the whispers of a villain lead to some discord, and things quickly go very wrong as individuals with their own agendas end up with bad timing, upping the stakes for all of the Cenobites. There are some interesting battles here, but it doesn't really reflect the power of the Cenobites very well. And things end on a cliffhanger, so you'll want to dive in to the next volume for any closure.
November 27, 2016
Two sides of the demon factions battle it out in the labyrinth, the humans (mainly Tiffany) intervenes to save Kirsty, but there is something else that none of them expected. A really good volume providing more lore for the Hellraiser universe.
June 29, 2015
El segundo volumen sitúa a sus actores forjando indeseables alianzas. Una historia que a ratos pierde el rumbo, pero profundiza la atractiva expansión de la reinventada franquicia.
September 13, 2015
OK if you like the movies. Disappointing that there's no attempt to make the collections at all self-contained.
October 27, 2015
Comentarios en el tercer y último tomo...
November 20, 2015
Not quite as good as volume 1. But still pretty decent.
October 2, 2016
You gotta have some background on Hellraiser after the movies to go into this. I was lost here.
August 7, 2014
Sad to say this was probably a little worse than the first volume. At least is was a quick read!
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