H.P. Lovecraft's Call of Cthulhu

by Michael Zigerlig

In his famous tales of horror, H.P. Lovecraft was the first who wrote about the Great Old Ones and their meaning in the cosmic cycle. He wrote about terrible creatures, lurking in the deepness of the earth and under the sea. This Graphic Novel is an adaption of one of the most regarded tales from H.P. Lovecraft, which is also known as the master of modern horror. His works inspired artists like H.R. Giger, who wrote the foreword for this comic adaption.

Genres: Horror, Comics, Fantasy, Comic Book

76 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 5, 1998

Reviews

[Sr3yas · Rating 5 out of 5]

❝ The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of human mind to correlate all its contents. ❞

I've always wondered how one could adapt Lovecraft's stories effectively into a graphic novel. What sets Lovecraft apart from other writers is his prose: The way he manipulates words to dance around as he weaves his dark tales. Some people find this as overdramatization and others find it attractive. I belong to the latter category.

But would the story work if we take away Lovecraft's prose?

It might work. But it wouldn't be perfect. And I think Illustrator Michael Zigerlig believes so too. Zigerlig used the abridged version of the original prose along with his STUNNING and CRAZY illustrations to bring life to the story of the most beloved elder god of all time.



The complex illustrations complement the Lovecraft's unconventional prose perfectly.

Personally, I think this version of Lovecraft's story is better than the original because this version curtails most of the redundant narration and adds spice to the story with mind-bending art work.

To check out more illustrations from this book, you can go to Zigerlig DeviantArt profile. He has even provided some brilliant colorized samples of his artwork there. (I personally prefer the black and white version)


http://michaelzigerlig.deviantart.com

Recommended to every single Cthulhu fan out there!

[Melek · Rating 4 out of 5]

Çizimlerinin biraz fazla kalabalık olması haricinde gayet güzel bir çizgi romandı. Lovecraft'ın Cthulhu'nun Çağrısı adlı hikayesini okuması keyifli bir şekilde görselleştirmişler. Cthulhu da gerçekten ürkünç olmuş cidden.

[Zach Irvin · Rating 4 out of 5]

The art is phenomenal and really adds a lot to the classic tale. The only thing that bothered me was that the font was sometimes difficult to decipher. But it’s possible that was part of the point.

[Jean-Pierre Vidrine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great illustrated adaptation of one of Lovecraft's most important stories. Rather than trying to rearrange Lovecraft's words into word balloons, Michael Zigerlig puts them in captions and draws from them the inspiration for his dark and disturbing images. I daresay that I don't believe Lovecraft has ever been brought to life visually as effectively as this.
The story is only slightly abridged with Zigerlig giving it something of a more conclusive ending for the narrator with his artwork that does not necessarily contradict Lovecraft's words.

[Canavan · Rating 2 out of 5]

✭✭

[Ευθυμία Δεσποτάκη · Rating 3 out of 5]

Πολύ εντυπωσιακό, αλλά με παρέσυρε λιγότερο απ' ότι νόμιζα ότι θα με παρέσερνε.

[Simon Russell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have two versions of this fantastic graphic rendition of Lovecraft’s most famous Cthulhu Mythos tale,. softcover and hardcover, and I have heard that there might even be another edition released if Mr. Zigerlig gets the time??? I have given this graphic novel full marks due to it’s amazing page filled hallucinogenic style, with each and every page illustrated from top to bottom and side to side, flooding the reader’s senses with a virtual cacophony of brilliance, not seen in other such releases. If you like Lovecraft or simply enjoy Cthulhu on the page, do yourself a favour and track down a copy to buy,!!, you will NOT be disappointed!!!
And by the way, I wouldn’t suggest reading this and then using heavy machinery or driving a motor vehicle, lol, when a few reviews state ‘hallucinogenic’ you can believe they mean it…….

[Václav · Rating 3 out of 5]

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Well, I'm big fan of Lovecraft's lore, but it's hard to find anything really good in it. And that sadly includes the master itself. In this book you can get psychadel-ish drawing, old B&W style, and kind of narrative that actually isn't that catching. Too much text, actually. When you got into reading, you'll went distracted by images and vice versa. I wish it would, but it's not working for me and finishing the comics book was (sadly) a struggle.

[محمود راضي · Rating 4 out of 5]

عودة جديدة للعوالم اللافكرافتية، ومع واحدة من أحجارها اﻷساس، باقتباس مصور وحشي في صوره وزخرفاته وحلياته، كأنك صوبت نظرك بمنظارك المشكال (الكلايدوسكوب) على بقعة من بقاع الجحيم، أو أن تتخيل نفسك وإنت تقع في هاوية لا قرار لها.

[Minel · Rating 4 out of 5]

aynı adımları deneyerek summon etmeyi denedim; mamafih, işe yaramadı. lovecraft keşke adının öngördüğü üzere kitap değil de sevgi yapsaymış bunu yazacağı kadar.

[quincy jackson · Rating 4 out of 5]

awsome book