Môt

Sanctuaire #3

by Xavier Dorison, Christophe Bec (Illustrator)

A Lovecraftian and claustrophobic SF thriller set under water. After receiving a distress call from another submarine off the Syrian coast, the crew of the USS Nebraska search a series of massive caverns, where they discover a 70-year-old shipwrecked Soviet sub, whose crew died under mysterious circumstances. While investigating this enigma, the Nebraska's away team discover a massive underground sanctum dedicated to Môt, the ancient Ugarit god of death. Now, the crew must find a way to escape the death god's prison without freeing him to wreak destruction upon the world.

Genres: Comics, Bande Dessinée, Graphic Novels, Horror, Graphic Novels Comics, Science Fiction, Fiction

63 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 15, 2004

About the author

Xavier Dorison est né en 1972 à Paris et passe trois années en école de commerce, où il organise le festival BD des Grandes Écoles, puis travaille chez Barclays Corp. Dès 1997, il écrit le premier tome du Troisième Testament, série co-scénarisé et dessiné par Alex Alice qui remporte un succès immédiat. Il publie ensuite deux séries aux Humanoïdes Associés : Prophet avec Matthieu Lauffray et Sanctuaire avec Christophe Bec. Il co-scénarise, avec Fabien Nury, le film Brigades du Tigre, qui sera également adapté en bande dessinée aux éditions Glénat avec Jean-Yves Delitte au dessin. Il co-scénarise, toujours avec Fabien Nury, le western fantastique W.E.S.T. mis en image par Christian Rossi. Et lance début 2007 une fresque pirate : Long John Silver. En 2008, il crée la série Les Sentinelles et participe au projet XIII Mystery, en scénarisant l'album sur La Mangouste. En 2008 également, il écrit Le Syndrome d'Abel pour son comparse Marazano, de retour au dessin. En septembre 2010, il s’associe à nouveau avec Alex Alice et commence la publication de l’antésuite du Troisième Testament, intitulée Julius, toujours chez Glénat. En mars 2012, paraît chez Dargaud le premier tome d’Asgard, série dans l’univers des vikings, dessinée par Ralph Meyer. En 2013 paraîtra chez Glénat une série coécrite avec son frère Guillaume Dorison.

Reviews

[Mirnes Alispahić · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dorison and Bec made a quite interesting series which they led successfully to the end. Sure, there were room for improvements. One or two more issues would do wonders for the story and the characters as this way it leaves few blank spaces that could've been filled. Nevertheless, tense story, claustrophobic atmosphere makes it a read worth of your time. It seems Hollywood was interested in making a movie out of it, and I can see why. It was made as a movie. Not only because of the actors faces used for characters (Beau Bridges, Bruce Willis, Bruce Payne, Johnnie Depp, William Hurt to mention only some), but for the way Bec draws his scenes with flare for cinematic.

[Shaun Stanley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sanctum Vol. 3 Môt (Originally published as Sanctuaire #3) is written by Xavier Dorison with art by Cristophe Lee.

The conclusion the the sanctum series where the crew members of the USS Nebraska fight to for the lives to reach the surface.

This was a satisfying end to this horror series which I really enjoyed. There is a ton of psychological horror at play here where you don't know if what the characters are seeing is actually really or if they are hallucinating. It has a very "unHollywood" ending to the book which I also really enjoyed. The art and colors were also great throughout the story and really enhanced the story telling.

[Jesse A · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ended fine but not quite as well as it had the potential to.

[Bast8tor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Plutôt une bonne bd, quelques questions restent sans réponse je trouve et les dessins mériterait mieux.
Mais l'ambiance et la pression est bien là donc content de l'avoir lu.

[Tristan · Rating 2 out of 5]

See volume one for general comments.

On this episode: oh dear, here we go again. Another story about ultimate evil being stumbled across by modern man who cannot grasp his peril in his blind hubris, building the suspense cliché upon cliché, all the way to the twist at the end … and bottles it.

The conclusion of this story is absolutely ambiguous. Was evil defeated by the nerd with his laptop and his nuke or not? The authors can’t commit to an answer, so they toss in a dream sequence happy ending … the ultimate cop out.

That’s not just disappointing, it’s insulting. What a complete waste of a good premise.

[NadelNerd · Rating 4 out of 5]

Im Heiligtum hatte ich meine Probleme der Handlung zu folgen aber dir Schicksale auf der USS Nebraska gingen mir näher als erwartet

[stella · Rating 3 out of 5]

Le dernier tome de la trilogie Sanctuaire conclue de manière un peu prévisible mais efficace une série de BD vraiment géniale.
L’histoire est entraînante et haletante malgré certains éléments peu crédibles (la plongée à 1200m sous le niveau de la mer notamment 😂). Pari réussi pour l’auteur car l’univers dans lequel se développe l’intrigue rend compte de la claustrophobie du sous marin et de l’angoisse face au "sanctuaire" qui se rapproche plutôt d’une descente aux enfers pour les personnages.
Ces derniers répondent au cliché du passé traumatisant qui les hante mais, finalement, cela se marrie bien avec l’intrigue même si c’est, à mon goût, trop présent par moments.
Très beaux graphiques par contre, que ce soit pour les personnages ou les grands paysages à l’intérieur du "sanctuaire".
La série entière mérite bien un 4/5 même si le tome conclusif "Môth" est nettement plus faible que les deux précédents "USS Nebraska" et "Le puits des abîmes".

[Damian Herde · Rating 3 out of 5]

The conclusion to this submarine adventure slash supernatural fantasy and horror.

The expensive submarine is still broken and due to imminently implode, so we’d best wait some extra time for the exploration team to get back before doing anything.

Meanwhile, the explorers have been picked off by the Satan-lookalike monster that lives in the ruins. The red devil monster has no context or mythology, but needs people to torture and feed on, and an ancient culture trapped it away from the world.

Disappointing that the Nazi story thread of volume 1 remains unresolved about what they hoped to achieve. Disappointing in the creature design choices and lack of mythology building.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

A satisfying, if not terribly uplifting end to the Sanctum series (this is not one for the feel good types). The tension is significantly ramped up as the characters (and by extension, the readers) are forced to question what is real and what are hallucinations. Will the alpha team be alive when found? Will the Captain and the rescue team make it back to the sub? Will it be possible for the USS Nebraska to escape? If they can, should they? Or will their return to the world simply unleash a crew full of madmen at best and a demon which has been buried for eons at worst?

[Clin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Perplexe.
Je reste pensive après ce dernier tome. Ça reste une bd assez sombre. On y ressens bien le suspense pesant. Vraiment dommage pour les dessins qu'ils soient si flou, jusqu'au bout on s'y perd dans les personnages. Le tome 3 est assez expéditif, dommage ça casse un peu l'histoire toutes ces rapiditées, et trop de rappel pour moi avec des films que j'ai pu voir. j'en dirais pas plus pour pas spoiler.

[Andy Hickman · Rating 4 out of 5]

#3 – “What? Autosuggestion? .. Telepathically?” – June. “STOP TRYING to give it names, June! .. there is no RATIONAL explanation here!” – Doc. - [and later] “You broke the sanctum! You’ve .. set it FREE!” - June

Intense Lovecraft-ian US naval submarine on a supposed rescue mission finds themselves exploring an ancient submerged archaeological site. Sci-Fi (ish) horror with all the elements of a mysterious infectious ‘plague’. Lengthy and detailed and unique. ****

[tivasyk · Rating 4 out of 5]

овва! вельми цікавий, напружений трилер з туго натягненим сюжетом, достойним кращих творів крайтона! лише три частини — але враження, що переглянув непоганий голівудський трилер. рекомендую! сюди б ще трішечки «душевнішу» графіку, і був би справжній шедевр жанру.

[Charles · Rating 4 out of 5]

A worthy horror/thriller

Great story of a submarine crew fighting for their lives against something horrible and not understood. Almost like the Abyss but with a bit of a supernatural edge

[Maria Dellaporta · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Lewis Townsley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent

This story has me intrigued. I wish the art was tighter, but I'm not saying it's bad art. I'm just used to a more polished look. I definitely look forward to finishing this story.

[Carey Healy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Volume 3 concludes this series, but leaves much for interpretation. I felt Volume 3 was the weakest book in this excellent series. The plot continues to unwind as the crew continues to unravel. A lot happens, the pacing runs off the track, and the tightness of plot that I appreciated in the first two volumes is completely lost. One revelation after another spins the plot in all kinds of directions. Many which feel unnatural for the characters involved. The end is over-the-top. The final scene left me confused.

That being said, I still rated this book the same as the others in the series because my review accounts for the series as a whole. This really was one of only two possibilities the story could end, and although, I didn't particularly like it, it didn't feel wrong. Also, the art, coloring, layouts, and paneling all work well and continued to impress. Overall, this is a very good series with a sufficient conclusion.

[Ruth · Rating 2 out of 5]

Die Auflösung von Heiligtum war so ... lala. Zeichentechnisch noch immer toll, aber storytechnisch leider ein Flop.

[Brillosaurusrex · Rating 1 out of 5]

Tolle Zeichnungen, aber der Plot hat mich nicht gepackt und ich hatte Schwierigkeiten die hölzernen Charaktere auseinander zu halten.