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Gideon Falls (Single Issues)
Gideon Falls #3
The bestselling team of JEFF LEMIRE & ANDREA SORRENTINO (Old Man Logan, Green Arrow) unleash their most ambitious story to date with this complex and mesmerizing new supernatural mystery series. Norton gets closer to the secrets of the Black Barn as Fred discovers a grizzly new crime in Gideon Falls.
38 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 16, 2018
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Jeff Lemire
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Jeff Lemire is a New York Times bestselling and award winning author, and creator of the acclaimed graphic novels Sweet Tooth, Essex County, The Underwater Welder, Trillium, Plutona, Black Hammer, Descender, Royal City, and Gideon Falls. His upcoming projects include a host of series and original graphic novels, including the fantasy series Ascender with Dustin Nguyen.
There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name
Jeff Lemire is a New York Times bestselling and award winning author, and creator of the acclaimed graphic novels Sweet Tooth, Essex County, The Underwater Welder, Trillium, Plutona, Black Hammer, Descender, Royal City, and Gideon Falls. His upcoming projects include a host of series and original graphic novels, including the fantasy series Ascender with Dustin Nguyen.
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May 28, 2018
Eine gelungene Mystery=Serie, in der Worte und grafischer Erzählstil sich großartig ergänzen. Die Darstellung mit den Mitteln des Comics ist perfekt, so ließe sich die Geschichte weder als Text noch als Film erzählen (was meine Anforderung an ein herausragendes Comic ist: das es die Mittel des Mediums Comic nutzt und nicht nur eine bebilderte Erzählung ist).
Auch die langsame Entwicklung der Story, die Zeit, die sich Lemire nimmt, gefallen mir gut. Allerdings kann es etwas unbefriedigend sein, wenn eine solche Story sich immer nur in der Heft-Taktung von 30 Seiten weiter entwickeln kann. Heft #3 hat ein wenig was von einem Intermezzo.
Auch die langsame Entwicklung der Story, die Zeit, die sich Lemire nimmt, gefallen mir gut. Allerdings kann es etwas unbefriedigend sein, wenn eine solche Story sich immer nur in der Heft-Taktung von 30 Seiten weiter entwickeln kann. Heft #3 hat ein wenig was von einem Intermezzo.
September 24, 2018
Gideon Falls is shaping up to be my personal best comics in the horror genre. Issue number three reminded me of the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind where the "enlightened" people start to show up one by one, set in the mood and darkness of Kirkman's other comics, Outcast.
Jeff Lemire handles this series with utmost care, balancing pace and story progression with mystery and the unknown. Each characters being introduced felt important, a diverse and flawed cast that are far from being one-dimensional.
Jeff Lemire handles this series with utmost care, balancing pace and story progression with mystery and the unknown. Each characters being introduced felt important, a diverse and flawed cast that are far from being one-dimensional.
May 18, 2018
Whoa. It's taken a Kirkman-like turn!
May 16, 2018
They really are keeping allot of the plot air tight! The reveal Will really make or break this series
February 14, 2020
The third graphic novel in the series. Here is a brief description of the series from the website Monkeys Fighting Robots
"The lives of a reclusive young man obsessed with a conspiracy in the city’s trash, and a washed-up Catholic priest arriving in a small town full of dark secrets, become intertwined around the mysterious legend of The Black Barn, an otherworldly building that is alleged to have appeared in both the city and the small town, throughout history, bringing death and madness in its wake. Rural mystery and urban horror collide in this character-driven meditation on obsession, mental illness, and faith.
In this issue, Norton gets closer to the secrets of the Black Barn as Fred discovers a grisly new crime in Gideon Falls."
What I liked: This is the comic dream team of Jeff Lemire Andrea Sorrentino & Dave Stewart. The story involves time travel and parallel universes which is captivating.
What I didn't like: I am pretty confused at this point, possibly because I borrowed these from my local library and read the three volumes several months apart.
I give this book a 4 out of 5 star rating.
"The lives of a reclusive young man obsessed with a conspiracy in the city’s trash, and a washed-up Catholic priest arriving in a small town full of dark secrets, become intertwined around the mysterious legend of The Black Barn, an otherworldly building that is alleged to have appeared in both the city and the small town, throughout history, bringing death and madness in its wake. Rural mystery and urban horror collide in this character-driven meditation on obsession, mental illness, and faith.
In this issue, Norton gets closer to the secrets of the Black Barn as Fred discovers a grisly new crime in Gideon Falls."
What I liked: This is the comic dream team of Jeff Lemire Andrea Sorrentino & Dave Stewart. The story involves time travel and parallel universes which is captivating.
What I didn't like: I am pretty confused at this point, possibly because I borrowed these from my local library and read the three volumes several months apart.
I give this book a 4 out of 5 star rating.
April 18, 2020
Deliriously creepy. I am currently reading Nailbiter as well as this. And Gideon Falls makes for a nice contrast in grim seriousness. I'm convinced Jeff Lemire can do no wrong.
I do find it interesting that this series was my first exposure to him. I was unaware that he was and is a comic artists himself with a prolific lineup of books under his belt.
Coming back to Gideon Falls after a brief prelude into Black Hammer and Sweet Tooth territory, I now know that the man works oddly well (and dare I say better) with artists other than himself. The personality of Lemire is masked away and in its place is his frank grim writing.
I actually find Gideon Falls to be more talky than his other works. (That I have read anyway). I am usually opposed to dense writing in comics. But Lemire is kind of a miracle in this regard. Even when he overwrites, it never feels like too much.
Again, he can't really do anything wrong. This issue is no exception. I feel like by now you are either on board or you aren't.
For me, I'm not so much here for the answers as I am for the mood. And Gideon Falls issue 3 has lots and lots of mood to be found within its panels.
I do find it interesting that this series was my first exposure to him. I was unaware that he was and is a comic artists himself with a prolific lineup of books under his belt.
Coming back to Gideon Falls after a brief prelude into Black Hammer and Sweet Tooth territory, I now know that the man works oddly well (and dare I say better) with artists other than himself. The personality of Lemire is masked away and in its place is his frank grim writing.
I actually find Gideon Falls to be more talky than his other works. (That I have read anyway). I am usually opposed to dense writing in comics. But Lemire is kind of a miracle in this regard. Even when he overwrites, it never feels like too much.
Again, he can't really do anything wrong. This issue is no exception. I feel like by now you are either on board or you aren't.
For me, I'm not so much here for the answers as I am for the mood. And Gideon Falls issue 3 has lots and lots of mood to be found within its panels.
May 23, 2018
I love the art. The black cross hatching adds a static like horror edge to it and I can picture this as a movie even though that sort of static only happens in movies as a side effect of film deterioration. I really hope if they make a movie or tv show out of this that they find a way to intentionally add that element.
May 16, 2018
What more can I say about Lemire and Sorrentino at this point?
With volume 3, the mystery deepens further as these characters slowly draw closer to the truth, and closer to the evil that lurks just beyond the fringes of reality. This series is amazing.
With volume 3, the mystery deepens further as these characters slowly draw closer to the truth, and closer to the evil that lurks just beyond the fringes of reality. This series is amazing.
May 28, 2018
I want #4 immediately!
June 30, 2018
This series is just getting stronger and stronger. The art is phenomenal
July 30, 2018
The way we learn about the characters Sinclair is an intersting character.
October 23, 2018
The pieces of the puzzle start coming together. The more this story makes sense the more questions are left unanswered. The main mysteries of the black barn are still to be revealed.
October 31, 2018
Very enjoyable, but not quite at the same level as the previous two. I would have liked to have seen more story progress in this one. That said, this is just a great series.
November 10, 2019
Svagare än de två första delarna.
March 31, 2020
Incredible art work, terrifying twists and a brilliant, creative, fast-paced story! Impossible to put down.
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