Sole nero

Children Of The Black Sun #1-4

by Dario Sicchio, Letizia Cadonici, Francesco Segala

Nel corso degli anni, per ben due volte è sorto un sole nero, i cui raggi hanno fatto cose terribili alla mente delle persone, spingendole a ogni sorta di orrore. Tutte le donne rimaste incinte sotto l’influsso del sole nero hanno partorito dei bambini con capelli bianchi, pelle cinerea, proporzioni anomale e occhi rossi come il fuoco: i Figli del Sole Nero. Brightvale è una piccola cittadina come tante. Qui i Figli del Sole Nero sono trattati con particolare disprezzo, soprattutto nelle giornate che precedono l’anniversario delle due catastrofi, l’ultima delle quali avvenuta 12 anni prima. L’odio dei loro compaesani, terrorizzati da un possibile ritorno di quell’orrore, spingerà questi ragazzini a unirsi e ad affrontare un viaggio allucinato alla scoperta di loro stessi e della loro vera natura. Ma il sole nero sta davvero per tornare?

Genres: Horror, Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Science Fiction

96 pages, Hardcover

First published February 28, 2022

Reviews

[Nando Gigaba]

Twice in recorded history, a black sun arose, ushering in a new era of darkness. Its rays caused horrific horrors to people's minds, leaving a legacy of fear in their wake. The strange recurrence of the prior tragedy still worries society twelve years later. However, there are other effects from such times besides dread. Children conceived during the have are born with white hair, an ashen complexion, and burning red eyes. These children have earned the title Children of the Black Sun.

This series has been on my 'books to read' list since I saw TikTok creator, and comic book lover, Albert's review in early January 2023. I loved this story and the writing by Dario Sicchio, who gained a new fan in me as I'll be seeking more of his works. As a fan of Something is Killing the Children and House of Slaughter, I found Letizia Cadonici's artwork to be amazing but very different from what I have seen on the previously mentioned titles which speak to their versatility. The artwork matches the story effectively, as do his characters and their interactions. I like the coloring, but I'm not a fan of the lettering as I feel it does not match the style of the book.



I'm looking forward to not just picking up issue #5 of Children of the Black Sun but more of Ablaze Publishing's graphic novels and comics.

[Daniele]

fighissimo, finito in una sessione e se in alcuni pezzettini la storia mi perdeva l'arte mi intrappolava. ho il sentore di non essere intelligente abbastanza per capire tutti i sottotesti ma veramente veramente bello. Madonna che belle le tavole

[Glen]

Only three stars. The novel consisted of text, than a dialog-less panel of art. I don't know if the reader I used rendered the text ashrewed (spelling?) with misaligned large text and small text. The story was okay but the graphics were hard to understand.

[Vladimír]

Čierne Slnko sa na oblohe ukázalo dva razy. V oboch prípadoch to znamenalo katastrofu. Dedičstvom týchto udalostí sú deti, ktoré boli v tomto období splodené. Na prvý pohľad vyzerajú normálne a ani vedci nenašli žiadnu výraznejšiu odchýlku, ale predsa je na nich niečo zvláštne.

Chvíľku mi trvalo, kým som si zvykol na kresbu. Má špecifický štýl, ale k téme a atmosfére sa hodí dokonale. Príbeh má pár zaujímavých momentov, ale inak plynie bez väčších zvratov a odbočiek a keď sa už poriadne rozbehne, dostávame sa k otvorenému koncu, ktorého pokračovanie je v nedohľadne. A to je určite škoda.

Zaujímavá jednohubka, ktorá by potrebovala väčší priestor, aby sa naplno rozvinula.

[Chad]

There's some decent horror elements here but it moved so damn slowly. It's kind of a variation on Village of the Damned. Twice in the past this black sun rose and drove everyone crazy. Children conceived on those 2 days were born a little different. Most of the people in this town are slowly going crazy plagued with paranoia of what is wrong with these kids who are albinos and strange. The end was very much, "OK, what the Hell is going on now?" I didn't think the art was all that great.

[Jennifer]

This is promising start to a horror series. The creepiness is well-conveyed in the fine-line scratches of the artwork, sinister dark elf appearance of the Black Sun children, and the dark color palette with orange accents. I'm intrigued by the premise, and I hope that the rest of the story, and the "reveal"/explanations can live up to the tension created in the first book.

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[Erin]

I really tried to like this more but it was so disjointed and hard to follow.

[Bethany]

The artwork is beautiful. The story is a bit confusing - lots of gaps that I suspect will be filled in by future volumes, but I don't feel the need to continue with this series.

[Daniel Pappas]

JUST FOUND MY NEW FAVORITE HORROR COMIC BOOK! Cosmic horror has never been so cool.

[The_J]

Story isn't too bad (a little reused children of the corn into Sci-Fi garb), and the art doesn't help, just ok

[Amara]

4.5 stars

This was incredibly intriguing. A fresh idea, unique art style, and amazing colouring. It's rare a first volume manages to grab me like this.

[Sean Sutherland]

A lot of threads are laid out here, and it lends itself to interpretation. Unclear if it'll stick the landing but wouldn't say no to finishing the story.