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The Nice House on the Lake (Single Issues)
The Nice House on the Lake (2021-) #3
Walter’s “rules” for their getaway strongly suggested the residents not leave the property lines of the House…but how far do they go? It’s not like Sam, the Reporter, to leave a question like that unanswered…but what he finds when he walks the perimeter of the lake might turn out to be the story of his lifetime-however much longer it lasts!
28 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 3, 2021
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About the author
James Tynion IV
1,694 books2,095 followersPrior to his first professional work, Tynion was a student of Scott Snyder's at Sarah Lawrence College. A few years later, he worked as for Vertigo as Fables editor Shelly Bond's intern. In late 2011, with DC deciding to give Batman (written by Snyder) a back up feature, Tynion was brought in by request of Snyder to script the back ups he had plotted. Tynion would later do the same with the Batman Annual #1, which was also co-plotted by Snyder. Beginning in September 2012, with DC's 0 issue month for the New 52, Tynion will be writing Talon, with art by Guillem March. In early 2013 it was announced that he'd take over writing duties for Red Hood and the Outlaws in April.
Tynion is also currently one of the writers in a rotating team in the weekly Batman Eternal series.
Tynion is also currently one of the writers in a rotating team in the weekly Batman Eternal series.
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August 23, 2021
That guy Sam is on the brink of a nervous breakdown. He did however find some interesting things on his walk around the grounds.
January 17, 2025
A great mystery
Don’t want to spoil anything, but this is one damn fine story written by the hottest name in comics today.
Don’t want to spoil anything, but this is one damn fine story written by the hottest name in comics today.
August 28, 2021
What would one do in this insane situation? Relax and make the best of it or lose your mind trying to find answers? Great story so far and dope artwork.
January 23, 2022
Seguindo a linha das edições anteriores, de focar em um dos "convidados" de Walter, esta foca em Sam Nguyen, "O REPÓRTER".
Sendo a mais morna das três primeiras, esta edição mostra um flashback de um fato passado, ocorrido entre Sam e o anfitrião.
Em seguida, O REPÓRTER resolve investigar os arredores da casa e descobrir até onde (quais limites) consegue chegar.
Não chega a ser uma edição "filler", mas chega perto se comparada às anteriores ...
Sendo a mais morna das três primeiras, esta edição mostra um flashback de um fato passado, ocorrido entre Sam e o anfitrião.
Em seguida, O REPÓRTER resolve investigar os arredores da casa e descobrir até onde (quais limites) consegue chegar.
Não chega a ser uma edição "filler", mas chega perto se comparada às anteriores ...
July 30, 2022
Someone give Sam a Xanax
August 5, 2021
Not as good as the first two chapters but still intriguing. One of my favourite series right now.
August 15, 2021
I really hope this has a god payoff at the end, all the elements are here and Reg is trapped... so are there more people!?! Also I can’t help but think about the upkeep of the house and all those pools...
September 11, 2021
Definitely the best so far. I wouldn't say we learn much, but we did get a better view of the "world" surrounding the house. Very good!
November 12, 2021
Sam is going crazy. Being isolated and stuck will do different things to people and watching how it effects the group is great.
October 13, 2022
it picked up lessggooo
August 4, 2021
This series shows how truly amazing a comic book can be...and yet it’s so much more! It’s a psychological thriller wrapped in an end-of-the-world scenario that allows its characters to interact in surprising ways. No spoilers. You must read!
August 6, 2021
Really liking this still, though its kind of slowing down temporarily.
Wish there was a tad more action at times.
Wish there was a tad more action at times.
April 11, 2022
4/5 stars
This issue was good but the last few pages were the best. I'm very interested in finding out where this goes
This issue was good but the last few pages were the best. I'm very interested in finding out where this goes
February 10, 2026
I swear each of these issues just pulls me in even more, and this issue has a special focus on the reporter, Sam. We open with our guide for this issue, like in the issue before it, surrounded by fire and looking like he has gone through hell. He is currently paddling a boat out into the water with a large protective suit on and a gun in the boat with him, all while talking about his past experiences with Walter. For a time Walter and him were very close, he was the first person Sam came out to as Walter already came out and they weren’t romantically interested in one another. Sam describes Walter as having this way about him where he makes whoever he is talking to feel like the center of the universe, completely interested in everything about them. But then he would move on and that feeling would quickly fade with him. But Sam remembers a time in college when Walter reached back out. Walter had split off from the group and went to a different school, and he called Sam asking for a favor. He’s worried about Norm as Ronnie mentions increasing fights between the two and Walter wants to talk to them but he can’t help if he doesn’t know what is happening and he wants Sam to check in on them for him. We all know Norm as the dead name for the writer, so more than likely that was the start of the writer realizing who they really are. But Sam agrees to reach out even though he hasn’t seen them much, which is just more fuel to the fire as Walter suggests he spend more time with the group. Sam wasn’t a fan of the plan, it felt like he was spying on their friends for Walter, so he called Reg about it. Reg is the character I’ve had the biggest questions about since issue 1, I believe he is known as the painter and what is needed to completely our 12 (as long as we count Walter as well). But from Sam’s description of Reg and the advice he gives, it seems like out of everyone in the group he understands Walter the most. Reg mentioned to Sam that whenever Walter felt out of control in his own life, he would meddle with other people. This would have more than likely been brought on by Walter starting at a new school where he didn’t know anyone after being the center of their friend group. Sam felt this was unfair but then Reg asked about how many friends Sam had made that school year. Perhaps Walter was trying to pull him back into the friend group and needle with his life as well. That just made Sam feel more unsettled, especially as that was the start of the friend group he would have for the rest of his adult life and every once in a while he would see Walter with this look in his eyes like he had done that. “Well…if that wasn’t true then, it sure is now.” Before jumping back into the nice house, we get a transcript of Sam and Walter’s call when Walter tried to convince Sam to come to the house. It was quite successful but the conversation ended with Sam asking if Reg would be coming. Walter mentioned he was working on it, before the conversation came to an end.
It’s now day four, and out of everyone Sam is the only one still searching for answers. He came downstairs to see the pianist and the doctor’s positivity and easy living attitude, Walter seems to want for them, spread across the group like a plague. Sam is fully on the mindset of inventory and going out to get a sense of their space, the pianist thinks that’s a great idea…starting tomorrow, and today they kick back and enjoy some beers, snacks, the lake, and maybe a movie later. The doctor comes in right behind the pianist at every turn to back him up and Sam doesn’t want to hear any of it, and Incan’t say I blame him. He storms out before he has an outburst. It almost seems like he is having a panic attack before he locks eyes with the sculpture providing them a glimpse into the horrors outside, and then the artist, sitting nearby, asks what he sees when he touches it. She is currently sketching the sculpture, and out of everyone it seems like she is taking this a similar way to Sam, as we know she is also desperate for answers. Sam heads out to see how far he can get. We see him interact with the invisible wall, which ripples as he touches it and also stings. He opts to use a stick to touch it instead and reveal its edges, all while Walter seems to be watching him from the shadows. While most of the others are enjoying the lake, except for the accountant and scientist who are in their room and the writer and consultant who I didn’t see an update for, Sam is finding the edges of the barrier and finding more statues around the area. None of the other ones show visions when you touch them and when the acupuncturist gets back to his room he finds Sam preparing to use some of his boots and other survivor gear to get out early the next morning to search more. He wanted to ask the scientist and accountant for advice on determining the shape based on the angle but they won’t open their door. Sam is distancing himself from the acupuncturist, it’s clear they have two different outlooks on the world now and once again I can’t blame Sam, they are in the perfect prison…one designed so they don’t want to leave all while everyone else is dying, there are answers out there that need to be found. Sam promises to shoot off a flare if he needs help and decides to head out on his own while everyone else relaxes. We get some really cool pages of Sam’s sketch book while making notes on the area. He found a sculpture tunnel which cancels out all noise when walking through it, a cave which could make for a good backup shelter, and besides birds he hasn’t seen any other animals. Eventually he comes across a large uphill spiraling staircase surrounded by statues. He gets to the top and finds a harder of the statues, with one giant black multi cubed object in the center. It’s completely different from the rest of the area, like it invaded, and in the middle of the garden is an imprinted map of the lake, also marking the location of the house and the black shape. It seems like this may answer the shape question, as the map forms a giant pentagon around the area. And if you expand further it almost looks like there is a maze beyond it. But this only frustrates Sam, he finally comes to the conclusion that all of this is meaningless. Sam walks up to the black cubed shape and slams on it, demanding to know if Walter is in there. Sam can’t accept living like this, especially when he should be dead like everyone else and when he killed them all like a monster. He figures at this point that all of this is part of it, he knew that they wouldn’t be able to stand being here is there wasn’t something to figure out…so he gave them something to solve, riddles to distract from the cage. Well Sam is done playing, he isn’t going to be a pawn anymore and doesn’t want to solve any stupid puzzles. He fires off the flare gun and walks down to the lake to be picked up. As he leaves, Walter appears outside the cube. He walks over and puts his hand on it as we get a look inside to reveal Reg slamming on it and begging to be found! Walter has a smug smile on his face, did he lock Reg away because he posed the largest risk to figuring Walter out? As Sam is picked up, the acupuncturist takes him in his arms and asks if he found what he was looking for. “I found all I was going to find. Now let’s go home.” I hate that sound of complacency from a character who showed such spirit, he was truly worn down and right when he got to the point when Reg needed him most. Dang.
It’s now day four, and out of everyone Sam is the only one still searching for answers. He came downstairs to see the pianist and the doctor’s positivity and easy living attitude, Walter seems to want for them, spread across the group like a plague. Sam is fully on the mindset of inventory and going out to get a sense of their space, the pianist thinks that’s a great idea…starting tomorrow, and today they kick back and enjoy some beers, snacks, the lake, and maybe a movie later. The doctor comes in right behind the pianist at every turn to back him up and Sam doesn’t want to hear any of it, and Incan’t say I blame him. He storms out before he has an outburst. It almost seems like he is having a panic attack before he locks eyes with the sculpture providing them a glimpse into the horrors outside, and then the artist, sitting nearby, asks what he sees when he touches it. She is currently sketching the sculpture, and out of everyone it seems like she is taking this a similar way to Sam, as we know she is also desperate for answers. Sam heads out to see how far he can get. We see him interact with the invisible wall, which ripples as he touches it and also stings. He opts to use a stick to touch it instead and reveal its edges, all while Walter seems to be watching him from the shadows. While most of the others are enjoying the lake, except for the accountant and scientist who are in their room and the writer and consultant who I didn’t see an update for, Sam is finding the edges of the barrier and finding more statues around the area. None of the other ones show visions when you touch them and when the acupuncturist gets back to his room he finds Sam preparing to use some of his boots and other survivor gear to get out early the next morning to search more. He wanted to ask the scientist and accountant for advice on determining the shape based on the angle but they won’t open their door. Sam is distancing himself from the acupuncturist, it’s clear they have two different outlooks on the world now and once again I can’t blame Sam, they are in the perfect prison…one designed so they don’t want to leave all while everyone else is dying, there are answers out there that need to be found. Sam promises to shoot off a flare if he needs help and decides to head out on his own while everyone else relaxes. We get some really cool pages of Sam’s sketch book while making notes on the area. He found a sculpture tunnel which cancels out all noise when walking through it, a cave which could make for a good backup shelter, and besides birds he hasn’t seen any other animals. Eventually he comes across a large uphill spiraling staircase surrounded by statues. He gets to the top and finds a harder of the statues, with one giant black multi cubed object in the center. It’s completely different from the rest of the area, like it invaded, and in the middle of the garden is an imprinted map of the lake, also marking the location of the house and the black shape. It seems like this may answer the shape question, as the map forms a giant pentagon around the area. And if you expand further it almost looks like there is a maze beyond it. But this only frustrates Sam, he finally comes to the conclusion that all of this is meaningless. Sam walks up to the black cubed shape and slams on it, demanding to know if Walter is in there. Sam can’t accept living like this, especially when he should be dead like everyone else and when he killed them all like a monster. He figures at this point that all of this is part of it, he knew that they wouldn’t be able to stand being here is there wasn’t something to figure out…so he gave them something to solve, riddles to distract from the cage. Well Sam is done playing, he isn’t going to be a pawn anymore and doesn’t want to solve any stupid puzzles. He fires off the flare gun and walks down to the lake to be picked up. As he leaves, Walter appears outside the cube. He walks over and puts his hand on it as we get a look inside to reveal Reg slamming on it and begging to be found! Walter has a smug smile on his face, did he lock Reg away because he posed the largest risk to figuring Walter out? As Sam is picked up, the acupuncturist takes him in his arms and asks if he found what he was looking for. “I found all I was going to find. Now let’s go home.” I hate that sound of complacency from a character who showed such spirit, he was truly worn down and right when he got to the point when Reg needed him most. Dang.
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August 28, 2021
Well that was sinister. The pace slows down here, like that moment where people think they're finding control in chaos, except they aren't? So the tension builds up instead. I generally enjoy how this series lets the art speak for itself, but there are a few panels where I think additional context could help.
December 30, 2021
The story is this: a group of people are being called by Walter, a friend they all have in common, to spend a week at this beautiful house on the lake, a place that you wouldn't even believe it's real. Some of them know each other from college, others from high school, they've all met before and have some history. Once they get there, the world outside starts to change, and inside that nice house on the lake things are about to get really, REALLY crazy...
And don't you just love when stories throw a bone at you, but you turn around and there's a new riddle? This is the kind of story that plays with your emotions just like that. You think you know something and then, boom, surprise! The story keeps getting so better with every book, and weird. The tension is always there and the narration just flows, that's why it's so easy to devour every single edition of this amazing story.
And don't you just love when stories throw a bone at you, but you turn around and there's a new riddle? This is the kind of story that plays with your emotions just like that. You think you know something and then, boom, surprise! The story keeps getting so better with every book, and weird. The tension is always there and the narration just flows, that's why it's so easy to devour every single edition of this amazing story.
July 23, 2022
This series just keeps getting more and more compelling as the house splits into different factions: a few people retreat into their grief, a few try to just 'have a nice time for a bit,' and Sam starts trying to figure out what's going on. Tynion is writing a horror story perfectly suited to the comic book medium, driven by character interactions and a dread of what isn't seen as much as what is shown -- though only possible with the unparalleled talent of Bueno delivering so much visceral emotion and expressiveness to the page. When the horrors do show up, they're terrifying, like Walter's mangled and displaced body creeping around.
August 15, 2021
Okay we’re back focused on the strange lore, less big brother shenanigans, less superficial or cliche interpersonal drama (there’s plenty of time for that to develop later, or more interestingly), and more 👏weird 👏 shit 👏!! And menace. Hard to speak to any specifics because of spoilers, but this is going well, and I’m eagerly awaiting the next issue.
September 2, 2024
Um. Whoa. Bought this comic (and ten others in this series) and finished them all in one sitting. Artistry - on point. Storytelling - sic. This series is fantastic.
How do you think the world is going to end? Thirteen people, thirteen humans, find out the answer and try to rebel against the alien force pulling the strings. I can't wait to find out how this story, this world, ends.
How do you think the world is going to end? Thirteen people, thirteen humans, find out the answer and try to rebel against the alien force pulling the strings. I can't wait to find out how this story, this world, ends.
March 12, 2024
The group at the idyllic lake are trying to have some fun while another wants to know the answers of why they are there. No animals around, hundreds of metal sculptures, who made them, what are they for? Too many answers, the feeling of dread creeping higher and higher.
August 17, 2021
Not the best one in this comic book series, but it still has me excited for the next issue.
August 19, 2021
Lots of tension and mystery.
August 22, 2021
The series continues to impress.
December 22, 2021
so good
Wonderful episodic storytelling. James Tynion’s writing brought me back to comics this new story keeps me there. I can’t wait to read more.
Wonderful episodic storytelling. James Tynion’s writing brought me back to comics this new story keeps me there. I can’t wait to read more.
January 19, 2022
Book Three
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March 19, 2022Pure io guarderei i film Disney se intorno a me il mondo bruciasse
November 1, 2022
It's relatable hearing the suggestion of watching a Disney movie.
March 14, 2024
The group of remaining survivors has to decide whether to embrace their situation or continue to try to fight their fate.
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