Clive Barker's Nightbreed Vol. 3

Nightbreed (Collections) #3

by Marc Andreyko, Emmanuel Xerx Javier (Illustrator), Clive Barker (Creator)

The official sequel to Clive Barker’s Nightbreed Director’s Cut concludes!

Following the destruction of the Nightbreed home, Boone, who is tasked with finding a new sanctuary for his people, abandons his destiny to help his girlfriend adjust to life as a monster. The Nightbreed must unite to find shelter. Little do they know that from the ashes of their catacombs, bathed in the blood of their god, an old enemy returns to purify the world from the darkness. Writer Marc Andreyko ( Batwoman ), along with artists Emmanuel Xerx Javier ( Raven Nevermore ) and Devmalya Pramanik, bring Cabal’s final journey to life. For from the ashes, a new Midian must rise.

Genres: Horror, Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction

112 pages, Paperback

Published January 31, 2017

About the author

Marc Andreyko is a comic book and screenplay writer, best known for writing the 2000s ongoing series Manhunter for DC Comics.

Reviews

[Dannii Elle · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the third and final volume in the Nightbreed series.

"A secret society of monsters and misfits, The Nightbreed have always been with us."

I'm not ready for my time with these monsters to be at an end! The found family, the love that was featured, and the emotion that exuded from every page made me bond with every entity featured here. The bittersweet ending was apt, even if I yearned for my time with this cast of characters to continue, the tragedies were endured, and villains ended, leading this to be another brilliant and absorbing volume.

[Mirnes Alispahić · Rating 1 out of 5]

Previous volumes were kind of a prequel, if we don't count Boone's frame story which is set during event of novella, but final volume is a direct sequel of a movie. For sure, we were all wondering what happened to Cabal and Tribes of Moon. Where did they went. We wanted to go back to new Midian and see how they're doing after the catastrophe that befell them. Alas, I'm afraid this is not what everybody was hoping for.
Art direction, which was already bad, went couple of notches below. Whoever decided to go for this art direction for a Clive Barker's adaptation needs to think one more time. If it were B&W maybe it would've worked, like Dylan Dog for example, but with coloring is a big pile of mess.
Deus ex machina solution at the end, fight scenes and ending were all over the top and certainly not something that Barker himself would write.
Not worth a read, better to read original and wait for HBO's series to explore new adventures of Tribes of Moon.

[Quentin Wallace · Rating 4 out of 5]

This final volume contained Boone's origin plus was more of a direct tie in to the movie.

Overall I thought this was a really good series, and I'd love to see it continue.

[Persy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unlike the other two volumes, this one takes us to events after the film. I can say I didn’t enjoy it as much as the others, and it felt like kind of a rush job to wrap up the story. But still great art and concept!

[Derek · Rating 2 out of 5]

The deus ex machina in the end discredits this whole volume. Such a pity.

[Taksya · Rating 3 out of 5]

Terzo volume della nuova versione a fumetti dedicata a Nightbreed e agli esuli di Midian.
Se i primi due volumi ripercorrevano, ampliando in alcuni punti, la storia di Boone & co. versione film, questo ultimo volume vorrebbe mostrare un lieto fine per il gruppo di sopravvissuti noti, e per il resto degli anonimi mostri scappati da Midian.
Ashberry, come persecutore dei mostri, perde colpi... ma non va meglio per gli altri personaggi.
Tutti bidimensionali, con vari escamotage di dubbio effetto, salvataggi e colpi di scena completamente fuori dalla cupezza tipica della mitologia.
Un finale, letteralmente, a tarallucci e vino con un happy ending così stucchevole da rovinare tutto il prodotto.
Merita 3 stelle solo per la preponderante presenza di Peloquin, Kinski e Rachel.

[Lance Dale · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you are a fan of Nightbreed, you will probably enjoy this series. If not, this isn’t going to change your mind.

It starts out as an origin story and has the backstory to some of the characters. It was cool to see them fleshed out.

I enjoyed where the story went from there but it did leave me wanting more. There is a lot of potential for this story/universe and it would be cool to see it explored.

[Shawn Manning · Rating 3 out of 5]

A solid continuation of the movie.

[A Williamson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Badass art

Amazing story and superb artwork. Gorier than the first two. Very good end to it all. Wrapped it up, also great special features with the art.

[Kelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Art once again art gets my main score here. Pure gore-y horror giggles.

[Dave Farrance · Rating 5 out of 5]

Took a little getting into this one as the artwork was different and the story seemed to have jumped from the previous 2. Turns out this is like a sequel to the movie which is pretty cool. It gets pretty brutal in there, but the ending was a little… so-so.

Overall though, an enjoyable series of books that fill in gaps. I need to read Cabal, properly. Had a copy for years as a kid but never picked it up. Time to change that!
Also it’ll be good to read the graphic novel of Nightbreed proper.

[Bibliophileverse · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have always been a fan of Clive Barker movies. His works are so different from other authors. This graphic novel is an amazing work with excellent graphics. Each monster has been given a narrative so that the reader can relate to them. Somewhere the book compels us to think that people who think differently are not accepted by the society. Society always accept only those who confirm to their standards. I loved reading the book.

[Francesca Giardiello · Rating 2 out of 5]

Finale veloce e sbrigativo, moltissime dinamiche non vengono risolte e i personaggi non vengono approfonditi.

La sensazione che permea tutti e tre i volumi è identica a quella che si prova quando manca qualcosa, peccato che questo sia il finale quindi non c'è più modo di porre rimedio.

Una lettura ugualmente piacevole e bella da vedere, però rimane molto fine a sé stessa.

[Helene Black · Rating 2 out of 5]

What was THAT? I had to check Goodreads to find out what happened between Vol 2 and Vol 3. Turns out the movie is what happened. For somebody who has never watched the movie and has just started looking into the series, that was disappointing. The coherence problems make Vol 3 anything but enjoyable and the deus ex machina ending is also a letdown. I did enjoy the art, but the story was a fail.

[mabuse cast · Rating 5 out of 5]

More fun with the tribes of the moon! Even if the deus ex machina ending in this final volume can feel a bit forced I still had a great time revisiting the strange little world that Clive Barker created and now want to try and track down the old epic/marvel comic run of "nightbreed" from the 1990s!

[Mandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

The third offering post Midian's fall, finds Cabal closing in on a new refuge for the Breed. Some good action, but the ending was a little weak. The art is sold comic art. Check it out.

[Andrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Decent. Short but tidy.

Not a bad short sequel to the movie. I would have maybe drawn the story out a bit more but all and all pretty good.

[Matthew · Rating 4 out of 5]

did I miss a book lol

This one was good but it felt like a huge chunk of the story was missing. Still a good read

[Dominic Sedillo · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the bombastic final arc in this version of the continuing story of the Nightbreed.

The cover boasts Kinski, but there is sadly no backstory for him as there was with Peloquin and Shuna Sassi.

I liked the ironic end of Father Ashbury and the restoration of Baphomet.

[Andrew Garvey · Rating 2 out of 5]

Concluding part of (for me, anyway) a disappointing, disjointed, series. Full review of all three volumes soon(ish) at www.spookyisles.com