A Nightmare On Elm Street - The Beginning

by Andy Mangels

Issues #1-2

60 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1992

About the author

Andy Mangels is an American science fiction author who has written novels, comics, and magazine articles, and produced DVD collections, mostly focusing on media in popular culture. As an openly-gay man, he has been a longtime advocate for greater visibility of gay and lesbian characters in various media, especially comics, including the coordination and moderation of the annual "Gays in Comics" panel for Comic Con International since it was begun in 1988. He is the founder of an annual "Women of Wonder Day" event, which raises funds for domestic violence shelters and related programs. As of 2011 he has had books on the USA Today "best-selling books" list three times. wikipedia

Reviews

[Omar Gómez · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Beginning #1-2, escritor Andy Mangels, calificación 3/5 estrellas.

Tiene buen arte.

Es mi seegunda lectura, este Comic es la continuación de Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991). El tercer número no fue publicado.

Las protagonistas son Maggie y Tracy, Maggie no actúa su personaje como estuvo escrito en Freddy's Dead.

Freddy's Nightmare la serie tenía un episodio dirigido por Tobe Hooper, con una trama de Freddy en la Corte, siendo liberado y linchado.

En su sitio web de Andy Mangels, tiene el guión sin completar de A Nightmare on Elm Street The Beginning part III, tiene 14 páginas de 26 páginas del guión sin completar. Donde Maggie es llevada por Freddy a dreamland y por una vagina al infierno donde esta una reina demonio con cabeza de pez, los demonios de los sueños y varios humanos en tormento eterno.

En el mundo real Tracy con el libro de recortes camina hacia la planta eléctrica donde trabajaba Freddy, Tracy va con Alice la niña que fue la primer víctima de Freddy y luego aparecen varios niños víctimas de Freddy.

Mientras en el infierno sigue Maggie con Freddy y demonios. Luego hasta las página 25 y 26 tiene a un niño llamado Jeffrey qué es golpeado por su Madre, al niño se le acerca Freddy, Jeffrey enloquece en maldad y comienza un nuevo ciclo.

[Alessandro · Rating 2 out of 5]

Being not finished (issue #3 has never been published), a judgement on the story itself can be just incomplete but, from what is glimpsed through the first two issues, the story could have been interesting enough. The pity of this comic is the way it is drawn, which is miserable indeed, and which makes one guess at how Innovation (the publisher) could have arrived to be the fourth publisher in the US in the early nineties of last century after Marvel, DC and Dark Horse. All in all, this is a forgettable comic book because of its drawings.

[Francesca Giardiello · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mentirei nel dire che ho capito pienamente ciò che ho letto, la storia cerca di approfondire il passato di Freddy mostrando un po' del suo background, ma tutto condensato in 60 pagine circa intorno alla visione senza introspezione da parte di una ragazza che ha costanti flashback.
Narrazione veloce che non riesce mai a raggiungere il giusto climax.

[Kyle · Rating 2 out of 5]

I would be lying in saying that I fully understand what I have read, the story tries to delve into Freddy's past by showing some of his background, but all condensed into about 60 pages around the vision without introspection by a girl who has constant flashbacks. .
Quick narrative that never manages to reach the right climax. (less)

[Donavon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Andy Mangels did his homework here, pulling together contradictory stories of Freddy's origin into a cohesive narrative with characters from any Nightmare film/episodes.

The main story being set after Freddy's Dead movie. I assume if it was finished perhaps it would have Freddy return somehow.

[Rose 'I Have Too Many Books To Read And No More Room' Barrientos · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really wish that we could have gotten the last issue, this was pretty good. I like the combination of both the movies and TV show.

[Shreks Cumdump · Rating 2 out of 5]

great story but why was it cancelled before issue 3 came out. it just ended on a really big Cliffhanger

[John Karyus · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unfinished but had it's moments. For absolute completists only.

[The Smoog · Rating 2 out of 5]

The story could have been kinda interesting, but they only published two of the three planned issues, so I guess we’ll never know. The artwork is pretty bland too. I’d say just skip it.