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Silent Hill #1-3
Silent Hill Omnibus
Discover the Silent Hill Omnibus, collecting over 400 pages of IDW's Silent Hill comic books into one volume - Silent Hill: Dying Inside, Silent Hill: Three Bloody Tales, and Silent Hill: Dead/Alive.
432 pages, Paperback
First published September 29, 2008
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About the author
Scott Ciencin
178 books77 followersScott Ciencin was a New York Times best-selling novelist of 90+ books. He wrote adult and children's fiction and worked in a variety of mediums including comic books. He created programs for Scholastic Books, designed trading cards, consulted on video games, directed and produced audio programs & TV commercials, and wrote in the medical field about neurosurgery and neurology. He first worked in TV production as a writer, producer and director. He lived in Sarasota, Florida with his wife (and sometimes co-author) Denise.
(Also wrote under the pseudonyms Nick Baron and L.J. Oliver)
(Also wrote under the pseudonyms Nick Baron and L.J. Oliver)
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March 19, 2016
Cathartic Reading: As a longtime Silent Hill fan (since the original) I needed a fix to overcome the disappointing issues plaguing game publisher Konami: Silent Hills for PS4 promised to be awesome (involvement with Guillermo del Toro and Norman Reedus-walking dead actor). Then it got abruptly cancelled. I turned to Silent Hill Omnibus and Silent Hill Omnibus, Volume 2 to satiate my need to roam thru a ghost town.
The Silent Hill Omnibus omnibus comprises 5 installments of the comic adaptions for the Silent Hill game franchise from Konami. The survival horror games are known for their Lovecraftian style of horror (weird, nondescript nightmares emphasized over sudden shock); typically a visitor goes to the town with serious emotional baggage, explores a ghost town, and comes face to face with realized version of their nightmares....that is the safe part of the workflow. Then visitors (gameplayers/readers) are taken to deeper levels of hell in which they yearn to revisit the haunting ghost town for safety. What is "real", "imagined", or "remembered" is never clear.
The comics are generally true to the ambiance. They introduce new characters, some of which mirror those in the games (i.e., police officers, a young girl). A few stories stretch the mood to include shoot-zombies-up gameplay vibes (ala Resident Evil) or B-rated horror (gratituous cheerleaders).
The art is likewise ambiguous; like the game's notorious fog that hides details, the art is not always clear. For Dying Inside (the fist chapter) this worked okay; by the end of the omnibus the art & story became confusing (too many characters that looked liked one another). The idea of intermixing various characters' memories, haunts, and stories was nice at first... but the story complexity diverged so much that the final story (which aims to bring closure to it all) remains confusing.
On the whole, the omnibus was satisfying and true enough for me to launch into Vol 2.. It's recommended to other Silent Hill fans needing a fix between games.
Silent Hill Omnibus Contains:
Silent Hill: Dying Inside
Silent Hill: Among the Damned
Silent Hill: Paint It Black
Silent Hill: The Grinning Man
Silent Hill: Dead/Alive
The Silent Hill Omnibus omnibus comprises 5 installments of the comic adaptions for the Silent Hill game franchise from Konami. The survival horror games are known for their Lovecraftian style of horror (weird, nondescript nightmares emphasized over sudden shock); typically a visitor goes to the town with serious emotional baggage, explores a ghost town, and comes face to face with realized version of their nightmares....that is the safe part of the workflow. Then visitors (gameplayers/readers) are taken to deeper levels of hell in which they yearn to revisit the haunting ghost town for safety. What is "real", "imagined", or "remembered" is never clear.
The comics are generally true to the ambiance. They introduce new characters, some of which mirror those in the games (i.e., police officers, a young girl). A few stories stretch the mood to include shoot-zombies-up gameplay vibes (ala Resident Evil) or B-rated horror (gratituous cheerleaders).
The art is likewise ambiguous; like the game's notorious fog that hides details, the art is not always clear. For Dying Inside (the fist chapter) this worked okay; by the end of the omnibus the art & story became confusing (too many characters that looked liked one another). The idea of intermixing various characters' memories, haunts, and stories was nice at first... but the story complexity diverged so much that the final story (which aims to bring closure to it all) remains confusing.
On the whole, the omnibus was satisfying and true enough for me to launch into Vol 2.. It's recommended to other Silent Hill fans needing a fix between games.
Silent Hill Omnibus Contains:
Silent Hill: Dying Inside
Silent Hill: Among the Damned
Silent Hill: Paint It Black
Silent Hill: The Grinning Man
Silent Hill: Dead/Alive
February 5, 2017
This was one my most anticipated reads this year. Being the big fan of the Silent Hill video games that I am, I brought this graphic novel so after I re-played the games this year I could give the graphic novels ago. This is a omnibus compiled of five silent hill graphic novels.
Having the word 'Silent Hill' associated with this messy rubbish has got to be the biggest stretch ever created to link a graphic novel to a popular franchise. Nothing about this is Silent Hill, not a monster, storyline, character or silent hill landmark (with the exception of the welcome sign) screams Silent Hill. The only story I mildly enjoyed was 'Dying Inside' as the artwork was the most clearest and the storyline for the most part I could actually follow.
The "drawings" or "artwork" (if you can call them that) are so sketchy and dark that 9/10 I could not make out what it was meant to be showing. The layout was so chaotic it was just to hard to follow that 60% of the way through I had to stop because the plot just became meaningless and the artwork indistinguishable.
Having the word 'Silent Hill' associated with this messy rubbish has got to be the biggest stretch ever created to link a graphic novel to a popular franchise. Nothing about this is Silent Hill, not a monster, storyline, character or silent hill landmark (with the exception of the welcome sign) screams Silent Hill. The only story I mildly enjoyed was 'Dying Inside' as the artwork was the most clearest and the storyline for the most part I could actually follow.
The "drawings" or "artwork" (if you can call them that) are so sketchy and dark that 9/10 I could not make out what it was meant to be showing. The layout was so chaotic it was just to hard to follow that 60% of the way through I had to stop because the plot just became meaningless and the artwork indistinguishable.
January 7, 2010
Having followed the games from 1 to Origins and Homecoming I have to say that the comic book adaption does not translate well.
The writing is solid, the different parts of the story slowly blending and binding together to create something larger. However, beyond traces of the original games, the atmosphere of the story is for the most part lost.
In the first three stories the artwork is so muddled and messy that it's difficult to follow the narrative flow. The character of Christabella is somewhat overblown, though the psychologist Dr. Troy is worth a read.
If you are a fan of the franchise, I would borrow this book from someone who already owns it, and if it captures your heart, THEN purchase it. For those that have no idea what Silent Hill is, this will show some of the horror and disorientation of the game, but will not give the depth or profundity of the original series.
The writing is solid, the different parts of the story slowly blending and binding together to create something larger. However, beyond traces of the original games, the atmosphere of the story is for the most part lost.
In the first three stories the artwork is so muddled and messy that it's difficult to follow the narrative flow. The character of Christabella is somewhat overblown, though the psychologist Dr. Troy is worth a read.
If you are a fan of the franchise, I would borrow this book from someone who already owns it, and if it captures your heart, THEN purchase it. For those that have no idea what Silent Hill is, this will show some of the horror and disorientation of the game, but will not give the depth or profundity of the original series.
November 23, 2018
Ehh. I like the games much better. But not bad I suppose.
January 4, 2023
What a shame
Rating: 2/10
I have been a Silent Hill fan ever since I was a little kid. For me, these games are art; their stories and aesthetics have both entertained and inspired me throughout all of my adult life.
As such I had certain expectations when I bought a volume of Silent Hill Omnibus, namely a. tone (slow, macabre and grotesque), b. story (simple and subtle) and c. quality. Unfortunately, this collection failed to deliver what I was looking for; every single story leans heavily on action and American horror cliches, there are pointless cameos from of in-game creatures (someone needs to ban any use of Pyramid Head outside of Silent Hill 2, seriously), the plots are overly "complex", if not nonsensical. In all honesty, the writing is inadequate even if you ignore the Silent Hill label on the cover.
What about the artwork? It is hit and miss, but mostly the latter. I get that a Silent Hill story can use messy art to communicate a mood, although I do not think this is obligatory. However, the artists here went too far with the messiness; half the time I could not tell what was happening, where the characters were located or who was who. I found myself enjoying certain artstyles (Nick Stakal had some interesting panels in Dead/Alive), but only in isolated instances.
In conclusion, I strongly recommend you do not purchase a copy of this volume, unless you are rich and a die-hard collector of Silent Hill.
Rating: 2/10
I have been a Silent Hill fan ever since I was a little kid. For me, these games are art; their stories and aesthetics have both entertained and inspired me throughout all of my adult life.
As such I had certain expectations when I bought a volume of Silent Hill Omnibus, namely a. tone (slow, macabre and grotesque), b. story (simple and subtle) and c. quality. Unfortunately, this collection failed to deliver what I was looking for; every single story leans heavily on action and American horror cliches, there are pointless cameos from of in-game creatures (someone needs to ban any use of Pyramid Head outside of Silent Hill 2, seriously), the plots are overly "complex", if not nonsensical. In all honesty, the writing is inadequate even if you ignore the Silent Hill label on the cover.
What about the artwork? It is hit and miss, but mostly the latter. I get that a Silent Hill story can use messy art to communicate a mood, although I do not think this is obligatory. However, the artists here went too far with the messiness; half the time I could not tell what was happening, where the characters were located or who was who. I found myself enjoying certain artstyles (Nick Stakal had some interesting panels in Dead/Alive), but only in isolated instances.
In conclusion, I strongly recommend you do not purchase a copy of this volume, unless you are rich and a die-hard collector of Silent Hill.
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December 6, 2022Thought it's video game's film adaptation were silent enough, think again.
The Silent Hill comics are a series of comic books additions to the Silent Hill video game franchise.
Apart from an unreleased graphic novel, Sinner's Reward, and Past Life, they have all been written by Scott Ciencin, with various artists, and published by IDW Publishing.
Why These Comics Suck
The artwork in most of them are mediocre at best and atrocious at worst, to the point where one can barely see what's happening. What's worse is that it was used quite well in some of IDW's other comics, like 30 Days of Night and Dead Space.
Some of the comics have no connection to the games it's based on.
It doesn't act like a Silent Hill story as it features action, rampant swearing, ludicrous events, etc to make it much mature and spooky.
Many unlikable characters from the comics that are just forgettable, from Whately (one of the primary villains), Christabella, Lora, and Ike Isaacs.
A downright confusing and poorly explained story that doesn't bother giving a clear explanation of what's going on, in fact, it even went as far as to explain something, that contradicts what was previously explained earlier!
The Silent Hill monsters often appear with no context or build up, making them somewhat pointless.
it doesn't even try to be scary.
Redeeming Qualities
Past Life and The Hunger are decent.
The artstyle while bad, fits the horror tone of the franchise.
The Silent Hill comics are a series of comic books additions to the Silent Hill video game franchise.
Apart from an unreleased graphic novel, Sinner's Reward, and Past Life, they have all been written by Scott Ciencin, with various artists, and published by IDW Publishing.
Why These Comics Suck
The artwork in most of them are mediocre at best and atrocious at worst, to the point where one can barely see what's happening. What's worse is that it was used quite well in some of IDW's other comics, like 30 Days of Night and Dead Space.
Some of the comics have no connection to the games it's based on.
It doesn't act like a Silent Hill story as it features action, rampant swearing, ludicrous events, etc to make it much mature and spooky.
Many unlikable characters from the comics that are just forgettable, from Whately (one of the primary villains), Christabella, Lora, and Ike Isaacs.
A downright confusing and poorly explained story that doesn't bother giving a clear explanation of what's going on, in fact, it even went as far as to explain something, that contradicts what was previously explained earlier!
The Silent Hill monsters often appear with no context or build up, making them somewhat pointless.
it doesn't even try to be scary.
Redeeming Qualities
Past Life and The Hunger are decent.
The artstyle while bad, fits the horror tone of the franchise.
May 13, 2021
I’ve been a fan of Silent Hill for as long as I can remember. I bought the first game when it was released back in 1999. So naturally, I gravitate towards anything SH related really quickly.
I remember buying the issues separately that are contained in this Omnibus when they were released. Back then, I didn’t care too much for them and never got around to finishing them. When this first Omnibus was released I took it as a collecting opportunity and a chance to finally read these stories. Once I started reading it I quickly became aware of why I didn’t enjoy them in the first place.
It’s sad that these tales are connected to the franchise. They are completely messy and uninspired. At times they want things to seem ambiguous while mostly other times things are so obvious and apparent in the writing that it’s embarrassing. The writing is amateur and the dialogue childish. And the artwork will leave you lost for the most part. You’ll be wondering what it is exactly that you’re looking at and what is trying to be illustrated.
It took me a few years to finally finish this book. I kept coming back to it here and there to give it another try and whenever I got that feeling I needed a dose of anything SH related. Each time i revisited it I felt disappointed and the only true time I enjoyed it was when I read the last page.
I remember buying the issues separately that are contained in this Omnibus when they were released. Back then, I didn’t care too much for them and never got around to finishing them. When this first Omnibus was released I took it as a collecting opportunity and a chance to finally read these stories. Once I started reading it I quickly became aware of why I didn’t enjoy them in the first place.
It’s sad that these tales are connected to the franchise. They are completely messy and uninspired. At times they want things to seem ambiguous while mostly other times things are so obvious and apparent in the writing that it’s embarrassing. The writing is amateur and the dialogue childish. And the artwork will leave you lost for the most part. You’ll be wondering what it is exactly that you’re looking at and what is trying to be illustrated.
It took me a few years to finally finish this book. I kept coming back to it here and there to give it another try and whenever I got that feeling I needed a dose of anything SH related. Each time i revisited it I felt disappointed and the only true time I enjoyed it was when I read the last page.
January 14, 2018
Gave up about 60 pages from the end. Just didn't care anymore and I have better books waiting in the wings.
This was pretty terrible. I was really excited for it, too - Silent Hill is one of my favorite video game series and horror properties in general.
Lots of the artwork is indecipherable and sloppy (under the guise of being 'nightmarish' and edgy, or something?) and the vast majority of the story content really felt nothing like Silent Hill and didn't connect back to any of the mythology in any meaningful way. It seems like the author decided to take the vaguest concept of what this series is and use that as a platform for his own stories. These stories aren't bad, but they're hard to follow due to the unforgivable artwork, and they just don't feel anything at all like Silent Hill stories should. The truly creepy monster design we know and love from this series is abandoned almost entirely in favor of seemingly-disembodied tentacles and hordes of giant, generic brutish guys that sometimes speak bits of English and, at one point, even pose while an artist paints a portrait of them.
If my issue were just with the writing itself, I'd call this an unfortunate missed opportunity. With the terrible artwork taken into account, it's an abomination.
This was pretty terrible. I was really excited for it, too - Silent Hill is one of my favorite video game series and horror properties in general.
Lots of the artwork is indecipherable and sloppy (under the guise of being 'nightmarish' and edgy, or something?) and the vast majority of the story content really felt nothing like Silent Hill and didn't connect back to any of the mythology in any meaningful way. It seems like the author decided to take the vaguest concept of what this series is and use that as a platform for his own stories. These stories aren't bad, but they're hard to follow due to the unforgivable artwork, and they just don't feel anything at all like Silent Hill stories should. The truly creepy monster design we know and love from this series is abandoned almost entirely in favor of seemingly-disembodied tentacles and hordes of giant, generic brutish guys that sometimes speak bits of English and, at one point, even pose while an artist paints a portrait of them.
If my issue were just with the writing itself, I'd call this an unfortunate missed opportunity. With the terrible artwork taken into account, it's an abomination.
October 30, 2018
Decent but nothing mind-blowing, despite the fact that I bought and read this when I first got into graphic novels.
As a fan of the game, I wanted to see if these stories were up to par. For the most part, they're not. They're kind of disjointed and the art-style is a little lacking in certain areas by virtue of trying to capitalize on the 'madness' of Silent Hill. In certain places, this is a definite bonus, but in others, it just feels like mediocrity.
Even reflecting back on this collection years later is maddening, because I'm reminded of how Konami killed this series.
As a fan of the game, I wanted to see if these stories were up to par. For the most part, they're not. They're kind of disjointed and the art-style is a little lacking in certain areas by virtue of trying to capitalize on the 'madness' of Silent Hill. In certain places, this is a definite bonus, but in others, it just feels like mediocrity.
Even reflecting back on this collection years later is maddening, because I'm reminded of how Konami killed this series.
August 26, 2020
Honestly, Silent Hill is my most favorite gami g franchise of all time, but I was kind of disappointed with the first omnibus. The characters felt really bland and I'm not a fan of Christabella as of right now. She can't hold a candle to Alessa, despite ripping off every one of Alessa's abilities.
The art was awesome though. Chaotic and rusty like the otherworld of Silent Hill perpetually hanging over its denizens.
The art was awesome though. Chaotic and rusty like the otherworld of Silent Hill perpetually hanging over its denizens.
November 16, 2020
A great read for any fan of silent hill. Some of the stories are incredibly vague and/or cryptic, but if you give it a good read in a single sitting, and then read a little summary online of what you’ve just read, you’ll be a-ok.
Worth it for the nice, if not slightly muddy, artwork, and original tales of silent hill.
Worth it for the nice, if not slightly muddy, artwork, and original tales of silent hill.
June 26, 2019
In my restless dreams, I see that town... Silent Hill.
I can’t overstate how much those games mean to me, which is why it pains me to say that these comics are a poor representation of a wonderful series. However, Ben Templesmith’s art is lovely.
I can’t overstate how much those games mean to me, which is why it pains me to say that these comics are a poor representation of a wonderful series. However, Ben Templesmith’s art is lovely.
July 14, 2019
DNF
The art is a chore to get through. It’s hard to make sense of anything. I’d have been willing to put in the work, if the stories were worthwhile. Unfortunately, I didn’t make it passed the first one.
The art is a chore to get through. It’s hard to make sense of anything. I’d have been willing to put in the work, if the stories were worthwhile. Unfortunately, I didn’t make it passed the first one.
March 1, 2021
I hate Christabella, omg.
Here’s the stories rated -
Dying Inside: 1/5
Among the Damned: 4/5
Paint it Black: 2.5/5
The Grinning Man: 3/5
Dead/Alive: 1/5
I like the ‘messy’ art style at least.
Here’s the stories rated -
Dying Inside: 1/5
Among the Damned: 4/5
Paint it Black: 2.5/5
The Grinning Man: 3/5
Dead/Alive: 1/5
I like the ‘messy’ art style at least.
December 5, 2021
It took me way too long to finish this because, uh, I forgot about it 😔
It's solid as a graphic novel story and suitably scary, I just wasn't wowed by it.
It's solid as a graphic novel story and suitably scary, I just wasn't wowed by it.
July 21, 2014
So, as a disclaimer, I have a fairly limited frame of reference when it comes to Silent Hill.
I lack the patience to hunt down and play the older games, or pay money for the newer games for which I hear nothing but contempt.
My knowledge of the franchise comes from the following sources:
- the movie
- LPs on the first four games, Downpour, and Homecoming
- time spent reading the wiki out of morbid fascination
- Yahtzee's Zero Punctuation reviews
Consequently, I'm probably far less incensed about the comic's canon compliance than other fans are.
However, I don't think the comics are even set in the same universe as the games -- they merely take the idea of Silent Hill, a cursed town populated by eldritch abominations, which draws in and traps people with dark pasts.
Eventually, all the comics in the omnibus connect, which cumulates in the final story. They build upon each other, by slowly populating the town and filling out the cast.
The art is quite striking, despite the unfortunate shift of style halfway through. A minor complaint is that both styles occasionally make it difficult to discern what is exactly going on, and telling characters apart is far more difficult than it should be.
The stories are each fairly strong, where one or two characters are introduced, and their connection to the town is explored. I have a soft spot for the final story, because of the dog which accompanies his owner. I spent the entire time thinking they were going to use the dog as introduce tragedy, and was instead pleasantly surprised by how they did use it.
While the back-stories of the characters are fairly suitable -- each carry their own matching sets of emotional baggage, as befitting Silent Hill protagonists -- the driving force of the stories, and the monsters within, are weak.
Most of the monsters are vague fleshy blobs, or people run through/protruding tentacles. Both are horrifying, but the extent to which they're overused lessens their impact.
Plus there isn't any real symbolism behind the monsters or "villains." The sexy nurses and pyramid head make their obligatory appearance, despite not reflecting anything about the protagonists. At one point, the comic explicitly expounds upon the symbolism behind Christabelle (one of the main evil characters), a young girl in a white dress with a bloody wound on her stomach, as if it didn't trust readers to make the connection themselves.
As well, the motivation of the town appears to be a) summoning various gods or vaguely defined deities, and b) to spread the town's influence to the other side world. The first makes sense, considering The Order's presence in the games, but the second is a mystifying breaking of tradition. It completely josses the idea that the town itself is sentient, and draws people to it on purpose. Rather, the town is presented as a battleground between various demonic powers and their servants, which draws in ordinary people to participate as pawns in said conflict.
Another thing that puzzles me is the comic seems to feature three, possibly four, versions of Silent Hill. The first is the ordinary, picturesque town, where some of the characters originate from. The second is the abandoned town, overrun by "gangs and crazies." The third is populated by fog and monsters. The fourth is the hell dimension/a more extreme version of the third one.
While the games themselves are vague about the exact nature of the town, it isn't as muddled as the comic's version.
I'd recommend the comics to someone looking for a horror comic, who lacks intimate knowledge about the Silent Hill games. Because the comics do seem to operate on a different frequency -- at one point, even drawing on Clint Eastwood/long gun-slinger western archetypes, compared to the subtle, psychological angle which the games use.
I can see why fans would be disappointed with this collection. In my opinion, the comics are worth reading for their art and story, rather than the fact that they're supposed to be about Silent Hill.
I lack the patience to hunt down and play the older games, or pay money for the newer games for which I hear nothing but contempt.
My knowledge of the franchise comes from the following sources:
- the movie
- LPs on the first four games, Downpour, and Homecoming
- time spent reading the wiki out of morbid fascination
- Yahtzee's Zero Punctuation reviews
Consequently, I'm probably far less incensed about the comic's canon compliance than other fans are.
However, I don't think the comics are even set in the same universe as the games -- they merely take the idea of Silent Hill, a cursed town populated by eldritch abominations, which draws in and traps people with dark pasts.
Eventually, all the comics in the omnibus connect, which cumulates in the final story. They build upon each other, by slowly populating the town and filling out the cast.
The art is quite striking, despite the unfortunate shift of style halfway through. A minor complaint is that both styles occasionally make it difficult to discern what is exactly going on, and telling characters apart is far more difficult than it should be.
The stories are each fairly strong, where one or two characters are introduced, and their connection to the town is explored. I have a soft spot for the final story, because of the dog which accompanies his owner. I spent the entire time thinking they were going to use the dog as introduce tragedy, and was instead pleasantly surprised by how they did use it.
While the back-stories of the characters are fairly suitable -- each carry their own matching sets of emotional baggage, as befitting Silent Hill protagonists -- the driving force of the stories, and the monsters within, are weak.
Most of the monsters are vague fleshy blobs, or people run through/protruding tentacles. Both are horrifying, but the extent to which they're overused lessens their impact.
Plus there isn't any real symbolism behind the monsters or "villains." The sexy nurses and pyramid head make their obligatory appearance, despite not reflecting anything about the protagonists. At one point, the comic explicitly expounds upon the symbolism behind Christabelle (one of the main evil characters), a young girl in a white dress with a bloody wound on her stomach, as if it didn't trust readers to make the connection themselves.
As well, the motivation of the town appears to be a) summoning various gods or vaguely defined deities, and b) to spread the town's influence to the other side world. The first makes sense, considering The Order's presence in the games, but the second is a mystifying breaking of tradition. It completely josses the idea that the town itself is sentient, and draws people to it on purpose. Rather, the town is presented as a battleground between various demonic powers and their servants, which draws in ordinary people to participate as pawns in said conflict.
Another thing that puzzles me is the comic seems to feature three, possibly four, versions of Silent Hill. The first is the ordinary, picturesque town, where some of the characters originate from. The second is the abandoned town, overrun by "gangs and crazies." The third is populated by fog and monsters. The fourth is the hell dimension/a more extreme version of the third one.
While the games themselves are vague about the exact nature of the town, it isn't as muddled as the comic's version.
I'd recommend the comics to someone looking for a horror comic, who lacks intimate knowledge about the Silent Hill games. Because the comics do seem to operate on a different frequency -- at one point, even drawing on Clint Eastwood/long gun-slinger western archetypes, compared to the subtle, psychological angle which the games use.
I can see why fans would be disappointed with this collection. In my opinion, the comics are worth reading for their art and story, rather than the fact that they're supposed to be about Silent Hill.
March 5, 2017
Sadly this is very little like the games that lead me to read them. The stories are confusing, and artwork changes midway through several of them. Gets an extra star for some excellent art though. Shame its more style than substance.
October 16, 2015
Wow...this was the worst thing I've read in a very long time. I stopped reading in the middle of the first story and returned it. I'm a huge Silent Hill fan, so this was very disappointing. I was hoping it would keep me busy until they finally get organized and figure out the next game (since "Silent Hills" was cancelled) but this was more disappointing and confusing than the Silent Hills "PT" trailer (at least the trailer was somewhat scary, this was just dumb).
The art was fugly, not even just "ugly" but fudging UGLY. One second they were normal looking and the next they were obese with triple chins, or so inked and shaded you couldn't see anything. It actually gave me a headache when I looked at it, it was so busy and blurred.
The characters were stupid and unappealing. There was no atmosphere, no traditional Silent Hill creep factor. It was just a selfish b!tch with an identity crisis at war with her dead sister for no reason other than her being dead.
Story made no sense either. Maybe if the characters were more interesting then I might have paid attention more to try to figure out if there was even a plot or not but the ugly art and terribly written script made it so unappealing, why even bother?
I'm sorry I wasted my time on this sad excuse for "Silent Hill", ugh.
The art was fugly, not even just "ugly" but fudging UGLY. One second they were normal looking and the next they were obese with triple chins, or so inked and shaded you couldn't see anything. It actually gave me a headache when I looked at it, it was so busy and blurred.
The characters were stupid and unappealing. There was no atmosphere, no traditional Silent Hill creep factor. It was just a selfish b!tch with an identity crisis at war with her dead sister for no reason other than her being dead.
Story made no sense either. Maybe if the characters were more interesting then I might have paid attention more to try to figure out if there was even a plot or not but the ugly art and terribly written script made it so unappealing, why even bother?
I'm sorry I wasted my time on this sad excuse for "Silent Hill", ugh.
January 11, 2016
What a goddamn mess! I love silent hill. I love the games,the characters/critters & the landmarks we all know and love. This had none of those things. The artwork is terrible and indistinguishable. The story lines as well, are boring and are hard to follow. I was really excited to read this and am truly disappointed.
February 19, 2015
Finally! Something to show me more of the Silent Hill universe without spending days to play the games. I dug the art style because it used hand drawn techniques while looking messy and abstract, like the aesthetic of the games.
May 29, 2009
not to fond of the art in the first book, but it did get better toward the end, although the story started to decay.
May 31, 2009
Not accurate to the series, but awesome, nonetheless. Seriously. Check it out. Pretty pricey though, I'd just skim through it or something.
July 28, 2015
Brilliantly bizarre.
June 6, 2014
Yikes! This a terrible story. The art is confusing and does nothing to build the atmosphere. Most characters are quite bad. Plot is shit.
March 26, 2015
The stories were interesting and all of them seemed to be connected in some way. I really enjoyed the comic book collection in Silent Hill Omnibus.
April 7, 2015
While alright storywise it really didn't feel much like Silent Hill.
April 2, 2014
Niah nothing in special
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