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Joe Hill's Rain #1
Rain #1
THE FIRST IN CHRIS RYALL & ASHLEY WOOD’S NEW SYZYGY PUBLISHING IMPRINT LINE OF TITLES AT IMAGE COMICS!
On a seemingly normal August day in Boulder, Colorado, the skies are clear, and Honeysuckle Speck couldn’t be happier. She’s finally moving in with her girlfriend Yolanda. But their world is literally torn apart when dark clouds roll in and release a downpour of nails—splinters of bright crystal that shred the skin of anyone not safely under cover. RAIN makes vivid this escalating apocalyptic event, as the deluge of nails spreads across the country and around the world, threatening everything young lovers Honeysuckle and Yolanda hold dear.
So begins a gripping 5-issue presentation of New York Times bestselling author JOE HILL’s acclaimed novella, adapted by rising stars DAVID M. BOOHER (Canto), ZOE THOROGOOD (The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott), and CHRIS O’HALLORAN (Ha-Ha).
On a seemingly normal August day in Boulder, Colorado, the skies are clear, and Honeysuckle Speck couldn’t be happier. She’s finally moving in with her girlfriend Yolanda. But their world is literally torn apart when dark clouds roll in and release a downpour of nails—splinters of bright crystal that shred the skin of anyone not safely under cover. RAIN makes vivid this escalating apocalyptic event, as the deluge of nails spreads across the country and around the world, threatening everything young lovers Honeysuckle and Yolanda hold dear.
So begins a gripping 5-issue presentation of New York Times bestselling author JOE HILL’s acclaimed novella, adapted by rising stars DAVID M. BOOHER (Canto), ZOE THOROGOOD (The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott), and CHRIS O’HALLORAN (Ha-Ha).
30 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 12, 2022
About the author
Joe Hill
490 books30.6k followersJoe Hill's debut, Heart-Shaped Box, won the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel. His second, Horns, was made into a film freakfest starring Daniel Radcliffe. His other novels include NOS4A2, and his #1 New York Times Best-Seller, The Fireman... which was also the winner of a 2016 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Horror Novel.
He writes short stories too. Some of them were gathered together in his prize-winning collection, 20th Century Ghosts.
He won the Eisner Award for Best Writer for his long running comic book series, Locke & Key, co-created with illustrator and art wizard Gabriel Rodriguez.
He lives in New Hampshire with a corgi named McMurtry after a certain beloved writer of cowboy tales. His next book, Strange Weather, a collection of novellas, storms into bookstores in October of 2017.
He writes short stories too. Some of them were gathered together in his prize-winning collection, 20th Century Ghosts.
He won the Eisner Award for Best Writer for his long running comic book series, Locke & Key, co-created with illustrator and art wizard Gabriel Rodriguez.
He lives in New Hampshire with a corgi named McMurtry after a certain beloved writer of cowboy tales. His next book, Strange Weather, a collection of novellas, storms into bookstores in October of 2017.
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February 5, 2022
3/5
Goddammit, I didn't see the story fidging Yolanda in the first issue...well, now I am invested and curious to see where the next issue goes.
Goddammit, I didn't see the story fidging Yolanda in the first issue...well, now I am invested and curious to see where the next issue goes.
January 13, 2022
I loved the art here and rain of nails sounds interesting but the writing was trite and didn't offer much of character insight.
We are introduced to Honeysuckle's girlfriend Yolanda and she waxes on about her but then (dun dun dun) "I use to say I loved no one like Yolsnda Rusted. But that was a lie"
It feels really strange as we are getting these everyday random conversations about clouds alongside this really intense story of her parents disowning her in the thought bubbles. We are told they have this intense relationship but I feel like a montage of moments would have been more affective than cloud talk. And then (we could of had) . . 'Here we are on an the humid day, last of August, she's moving in with me' and then you can do the every day conversation before the 'Velvet Elvis: that was the last thing she said to me '
We also have these collections of people and neighbours that died but with irreverant epithets. "Ex marine, casually homophobic, he would call Yolanda my gal pal, she thought it was funny. He was the first to die.' And I normally love a survey of casualties but this felt strange and kinda rushed.
I think some focus would have helped, establishing Yolanda and establishing Yolanda and Honeysuckle because as it stands we have this set up of 'it was a lie' and then twenty scattered pages later 'it was a lie because I never loved anyone before.' And ummm, I feel like biologically, socially, it's impossible to get to your twenties without loving someone (platonically, familarly, we humans bond. It is central to our existence). Even if her parents weren't great, she probably loved them and she is shown to have good social skills with (approx 10 year old) Templeton. So I doubt she made no friends and I am just not into pedastalling people.
And Yolanda isn't even a person here. I don't think we get a solid fact about her, other than a pet unicorn as a child and then she is brutally killed and it is fridging! I know it's one issue and her death is the setup of tragedy, but we could of got a reason to why she's the emotional pathos.
It's two stars for the art.
We are introduced to Honeysuckle's girlfriend Yolanda and she waxes on about her but then (dun dun dun) "I use to say I loved no one like Yolsnda Rusted. But that was a lie"
It feels really strange as we are getting these everyday random conversations about clouds alongside this really intense story of her parents disowning her in the thought bubbles. We are told they have this intense relationship but I feel like a montage of moments would have been more affective than cloud talk. And then (we could of had) . . 'Here we are on an the humid day, last of August, she's moving in with me' and then you can do the every day conversation before the 'Velvet Elvis: that was the last thing she said to me '
We also have these collections of people and neighbours that died but with irreverant epithets. "Ex marine, casually homophobic, he would call Yolanda my gal pal, she thought it was funny. He was the first to die.' And I normally love a survey of casualties but this felt strange and kinda rushed.
I think some focus would have helped, establishing Yolanda and establishing Yolanda and Honeysuckle because as it stands we have this set up of 'it was a lie' and then twenty scattered pages later 'it was a lie because I never loved anyone before.' And ummm, I feel like biologically, socially, it's impossible to get to your twenties without loving someone (platonically, familarly, we humans bond. It is central to our existence). Even if her parents weren't great, she probably loved them and she is shown to have good social skills with (approx 10 year old) Templeton. So I doubt she made no friends and I am just not into pedastalling people.
And Yolanda isn't even a person here. I don't think we get a solid fact about her, other than a pet unicorn as a child and then she is brutally killed and it is fridging! I know it's one issue and her death is the setup of tragedy, but we could of got a reason to why she's the emotional pathos.
It's two stars for the art.
January 23, 2022
I really liked the first installment of what I’m hoping will be a long running series. I know other people didn’t think there was enough in the story, but I don’t mind that so much. I wouldn’t want complete character development in the first issue, or there is no reason to keep reading. I’m excited to see how the rest of this unfolds. I love Joe Hill’s writing, and the art was so beautiful.
February 18, 2022
کمیک تازهای از نویسنده مجموعه Locke and key
جالب بود شروعش، نمیدونم چرا از پسر کینگ انتظار یه کمیک آروم و ملایم رو داشتم.
عوضش شیش هزار نفرو کشت تا حواسم باشه دیگه از اشتباها نکنم.🚶
سری کوتاهیه، پنج شمارهس و تا الان دوتاش اومده، نمیدونم بگم چیز خاص یا تازهای داشته تا اینجا. ببینیم تو سهتای بعدی چه میشه
جالب بود شروعش، نمیدونم چرا از پسر کینگ انتظار یه کمیک آروم و ملایم رو داشتم.
عوضش شیش هزار نفرو کشت تا حواسم باشه دیگه از اشتباها نکنم.🚶
سری کوتاهیه، پنج شمارهس و تا الان دوتاش اومده، نمیدونم بگم چیز خاص یا تازهای داشته تا اینجا. ببینیم تو سهتای بعدی چه میشه
January 14, 2022
Sudah pernah membaca versi novella Rain - Joe Hill, kisah pendek yang berkesan bahkan masih teringat sampai sekarang. Versi novel grafis : Honeyscukle terlalu cantik dan imut bila dibandingkan deskripsi Joe Hill.
Want to Read
August 11, 2022I love Joe Hill but I haven't read many of his novella works.
I'm excited to read this one
A huge thank you to the author and publisher for providing an e-ARC via Edelweiss. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.
I'm excited to read this one
A huge thank you to the author and publisher for providing an e-ARC via Edelweiss. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.
February 9, 2022
Da fuq
August 18, 2023
i'm... curious
September 12, 2023
Joe Hill + Zoe Thorogood ❤
January 13, 2022
Oh wow, so I went into this without context. I was expecting something of a love story....I guess I'm not completely wrong but wow. Definitely will be picking up the next issue.
December 13, 2023
first of all if you think this is a gay adventure romance at the end of the world then you’re wrong. i feel like i was adjacent gay baited by the cover and premise. like. honeysuckle is gay and there is a relationship but her girlfriend dies within the first few pages. from there, it just went down hill. nothing gay happens and i really am not into stories of characters going on a journey especially not ones where random kids tag along. it just felt predictable to me. i knew the guy she set out to see wouldn’t be alive. so then she’s gotta make the same day and a half trek back. the characters felt somewhat flat, i could see some having complexities but that marc dude was forgettable and the ursula lady as a villain came out of nowhere. i really enjoyed the art and premise of the world ending with crystal needles raining from the sky whenever it’s supposed to rain water. i think that this just isn’t what i wanted or expected but someone else might really like it!!
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January 22, 2022
Weather Advisory Alert! Get indoors or DIE!
And they are not pulling punches with this first issue of Joe Hill's new Rain. I vaguely knew the premise going in, but was left exposed like many of the characters to the surprising brutality that pierces like a knife.
Hats off to the team at Syzygy for this adaptation, and kudos to Zoe Thorogood on the comic realism that is striking and with well executed shot paneling. This is good storytelling, albeit a bit tropey characterization, and yet not only leaves you thinking, but clealry tells you, "What now?" And you feel it!
The mystery continues... and I eagerly await.
And they are not pulling punches with this first issue of Joe Hill's new Rain. I vaguely knew the premise going in, but was left exposed like many of the characters to the surprising brutality that pierces like a knife.
Hats off to the team at Syzygy for this adaptation, and kudos to Zoe Thorogood on the comic realism that is striking and with well executed shot paneling. This is good storytelling, albeit a bit tropey characterization, and yet not only leaves you thinking, but clealry tells you, "What now?" And you feel it!
The mystery continues... and I eagerly await.
June 5, 2022
It’s a beautiful sunny August day in Boulder, Colorado. Honeysuckle is waiting for her girlfriend Yolanda, they’re about to move in together! Yolanda is late as per usual and Honeysuckle is hoping she makes it in time before it starts to rain, Yolanda makes it but unfortunately it starts to rain. Which is a real bummer when you’re moving but this isn’t just your normal kind of rain, it’s raining nails.
Let me start by saying the cover is beautiful! The characters Yolanda and Honeysuckle are so cute,which makes me sad seeing as how the first issue ended. This is a really interesting story so far and I’m excited to see where it goes!
Let me start by saying the cover is beautiful! The characters Yolanda and Honeysuckle are so cute,which makes me sad seeing as how the first issue ended. This is a really interesting story so far and I’m excited to see where it goes!
January 31, 2025
Very much digging the LGBT horror vibe. I actually didn't realise this was a horror story going in so was a bit sad when a certain character I wanted to get to know was brutally savaged, but hey ho, I'm not actually sure where this is going and that's good - obviously it's condensed from a more wordy short story which I'm now intrigued enough to read (maybe when I'm done with all 5 issues of this, or maybe sooner if I see it cheap) so characterisation can feel a little slim, but it's still fairly neatly done to given the 20 page or so David Booher has got to work with.
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October 20, 2025Visually this book is stunning, Zoe Thorogood is incredibly talented. If nothing else, I recommend reading this for the art. On that note, the story left something to be desired. The bury your gays trope can work if done correctly but I feel like there wasn’t enough exposition to make me care about Yolanda. Still it was an enjoyable read and I’ll definitely seek out the rest of the volumes to see how it ends.
January 15, 2022
Storyline wise, this feels like a classic "trauma so bizarre and impossible to comprehend that we're going to throw fantasy into it", without bringing much new or interesting to it.
Same goes with the Tragic Gay Backstory™ with a shameless dead lesbian syndrome ending. With a heavy dose of "this child's disability is an important plot point!"
So, yes, this feels like reading overused stereotypes without much substance behind them.
Nice art though!
Same goes with the Tragic Gay Backstory™ with a shameless dead lesbian syndrome ending. With a heavy dose of "this child's disability is an important plot point!"
So, yes, this feels like reading overused stereotypes without much substance behind them.
Nice art though!
March 31, 2022
Graphic novel of one of my favorite short stories by Joe Hill! The lengths to which Honeysuckle Speck goes to show her love for her recently deceased girlfriend, her family, and her newly found friends is admirable. I really enjoyed this.
October 12, 2024
One of the things missing from comic books is character development, but this story does not seem to have that problem. Just when I started to wonder why I needed to know so much about this young relationship it was ripped apart, and I’m very interested to read issue #2!
January 13, 2022
Wow I’m not sure what I was expecting from this but that was brutal and super intriguing
January 23, 2022
Intresting set up excited to see wear it goes! I highly recommend it to dystopian lovers
February 5, 2022
Interesting start, not really sure what the story is yet but I do want to find out
February 28, 2022
part 1
February 28, 2022
General interest in it so far. Let's see what happens!
March 2, 2022
oh jesus fuck, that was sudden and gross. and gay.
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March 5, 2022
Very weird and interesting. Love a dystopian world.
March 10, 2022
A sapphic romance with the near immediate death of one of the gay characters? Yikes
BUT the illustrations are absolutely beautiful and the plot kinda interesting so I’m gonna read the next one
BUT the illustrations are absolutely beautiful and the plot kinda interesting so I’m gonna read the next one
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March 23, 2022
Heavy so be careful, but very good story.
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May 25, 2022
Great reading !!! Great starting point. I really recommend it !!!!
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