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The Unexpected: 18 Tales of Fright and Terror!
These stories from THE UNEXPECTED #1 and GHOSTS #1 spotlight a space heist on a ghost ship, a spirit who wants to play synthesizer in a techno band, a ghost-for-hire haunting agency and much more!
160 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2013
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November 12, 2023
This collects both 80 page one-shots, and it is all over the place in terms of quality. This follows the EC anthology style tradition of late '60s/early '70s DC Horror/mystery titles, albeit with a modern twist. A “fresh coat of paint”, if you will.
Dave Gibbons turns in a great story in The Great Karlini. The legendary Joe Kubert's last work, The Boy And The Old Man, is presented here in it's rough penciled form. Kubert had a long, storied career at DC, and it is nice that he was able to do good work until the end. Look Alive is probably the freshest take on the undead that I've read in years. I had lots of fun reading that story.
Most of the stories have their tongue firmly planted in cheek, making the occasional violence and mild gore somewhat endearing. I really like well done Horror anthology stuff, and this book hits the mark for the most part.
Dave Gibbons turns in a great story in The Great Karlini. The legendary Joe Kubert's last work, The Boy And The Old Man, is presented here in it's rough penciled form. Kubert had a long, storied career at DC, and it is nice that he was able to do good work until the end. Look Alive is probably the freshest take on the undead that I've read in years. I had lots of fun reading that story.
Most of the stories have their tongue firmly planted in cheek, making the occasional violence and mild gore somewhat endearing. I really like well done Horror anthology stuff, and this book hits the mark for the most part.
March 21, 2019
I needed a quick read. A mini break between books with characters and plots that I would get invested in.
Like anything else, there were good stories and so so stories. I did like the diversity of the tales. Not so standard hauntings, mythical creatures from Indigenous and Mexican lore.
The art work throughout and on the last pages were beautiful.
3.5 stars
Like anything else, there were good stories and so so stories. I did like the diversity of the tales. Not so standard hauntings, mythical creatures from Indigenous and Mexican lore.
The art work throughout and on the last pages were beautiful.
3.5 stars
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August 19, 2017Collecting two Vertigo anthologies from some impressive talent – Joe Kubert’s last solo story, Al Ewing’s only DC work to date (excellent as ever - he's a natural pairing with artist Rufus Dayglo), a beautiful piece by Cecil Castellucci and Amy Reeder, and so forth. There’s even a story by Geoff Johns which is neither pointlessly mean and nasty nor going through Alan Moore’s bins, and that in itself is a truly weird and unpredictable occurrence, even if the story itself is only salvaged by Jeff Lemire’s art from feeling like a newbie’s first Terror Tale in a lean week of 2000AD. Overall, like most US anthology comics, it's well worth picking up cheap or if you see it in the library, but your life won't be incomplete without it.
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