Amazing Forest #1

by Ulises Fariñas

Tales for the bold. Ideas for the strange. Wicked concepts that stir the minds of those with darkness in their hearts. A modern anthology that lends itself to a time when stories were short and ugly. Written by Ulises Farinas & Erick Freitas, each comic is drawn by a different amazingly talented artist, each lending their unique talents to bring horrible happiness to the readers' skulls!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels Comics, Graphic Novels

Unknown Binding

Published January 1, 2016

Reviews

[Nicholas Driscoll · Rating 3 out of 5]

Maybe three and a half? I am not sure. Like with Gamma, I felt like this book was full of interesting ideas, even if I wasn't fully on board with the execution. This is a collection of short SF stories, each by a different artist, and the art is all across the board. The one I remember most is the first story, which makes quite an impression. It is about a post-apocalyptic world in which the earth has been overrun by an illness, which basically turned all of life into goo I think... but the goo is psychic and can read the thoughts of the remaining humans who exist in a status chamber that protects them from the illness. But because the goo can read their thoughts, it can reform itself into representations of the survivors' families. The twist is pretty inventive, too.

Not all the stories hit as hard as that one did, but they are inventive and crazy, and I enjoyed myself.

[Charlie Easterson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sort of an inelegant twilight zone feel. Some decent stories, some not. Not a huge fan of many of the art styles.

[Alinith · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

These were good. Kind of reminds me of Love, Death, and Robots tho I wasn't always a fan of the art and they leaned a bit on the predictable.

[Konna · Rating 2 out of 5]

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Amazing Forest is an anthology of strange stories. All stories were written by Erick Freitas and Ulises Fariñas, and illustrated by several artists. For this reason, they all feel and look different from one another.

The sci-fi elements of the stories vary, as in one case it might be about robots, about an alien invasion of slime aliens, or superheroes. But, in general, they are all very very dark, a thing that I wasn't really expecting getting into it.

As it happens in most anthologies, some of the stories were memorable and interesting, while others didn't speak to me. The same exactly also applies to the art style. For me, the best stories in the collection were The Bird Watcher, Ben Franklin Dragon Hunter (which also had my favourite art style), Fishbone, Edith and the Murderbot, Snow Jokes.

All in all, Amazing Forest was an interesting read. However, I would have liked to read one of the stories I liked developed into a full story, rather than reading 24 stories that lacked any depth.

[Misha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Visual short stories, each drawn by a different artist. I really enjoyed this because unlike reading a short story, the extra dimension of the visual style and choices the artist made adds to the presentation. Definitely following this series.

[Matt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not usually a fan of anthologies but this series is great. the twisted sense of humor is a nice surprise.

[Stacy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoy anthologies. And that held true for this, and I went in without any idea on what to expect.

[Ella · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty disturbing, but very fun to read.