Crypt Of Shadows (2022) #1

by Al Ewing, Danny Lore, Rebecca Roanhorse

The heroes of the Marvel Universe spend most of their time in the bright sun, flying high above it all…but every once in a while, they venture into the darkness that lurks in the hidden corners of the world. There lurk the creatures, the monsters, the vampires…the ones who prey on innocence and goodness. Join us, and some of your favorite heroes, for tales of fangs, claws and silent, stalking swamp creatures to celebrate All Hallows’ Eve!

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels Comics, Fantasy, Horror

44 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 19, 2022

Reviews

[Gianfranco Mancini · Rating 3 out of 5]

Skin Crawl ☆☆☆

Down Came the Rain ☆☆☆1/2

Endless Slaughter in the Infinite Swamp ☆☆☆1/2

[Krystal · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this would have hit harder if I was familiar with all these random obscure character. Still, it was some good Halloween fun.

I liked the way it was tied together by a creepy narrator, and I strangely enjoyed the Wolverine vs Swamp Thing story.

It's dark and eerie and there are some nice friendly monsters to play with. The ending to the Morbius story made me actually laugh out loud. Very cute.

The colours are dark and full of shadows and perfect for these eerie tales.

I would have liked a little more info on these random characters but I guess there's only so much you can do with the page limit, and obviously this is aimed at more cultured comic readers than I.

An enjoyable Halloween entry; nothing spectacular but some fun chills to add to the spooky season.

[Ceejay Cartuneo]

Fun Read for those which love the Marvel Dark Universe of characters. For me Adam Warren's Wolverine-X23 VS. The Man-thing was a stand-out.

[Ludor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun anthology horror series, framing was decent. Not a fan of the final tale, there wasn't a lot of substance there in my opinion (but there's lots of Wolverine in a grass bikini if that's your thing), but 4 out of 5 is pretty good.

[Burton Olivier · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a lot of fun. I like the Victor Strange framing device and I really liked the Wolverine story

[J. Milius · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun homage to the camp horror anthology genre.

[RubiGiráldez RubiGiráldez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Divertimentos golosillos de Halloween Marvelita. Oportunidad de presentar a la postergada hija de Blade, de darle seguimiento al nuevo Hombre Lobo canónico, de confundirnos con esa historieta continuista de varias tramas relacionadas con los Hijos de Medianoche y el Darkhold y Morbius de por medio, de tener un nuevo y siempre confiable Team Up sobrenatural con Elsa Bloodstone y finalmente engorilarse con el enfrentamiento más salvaje y sinsentido del Multiverso Marvelita. De elemento cohesionador hay un juego bastante gracioso con una imagen de reflejo más monstruoso en cada interacción de cierto renegado familiar del Doc Extraño.

La verdad es que no sé por qué Marvel no hace algo más que estos especiales anuales de Halloween y se monta una serie abierta antológica de terror.

[Ollie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I picked up this book because I'm an Adam Warren fan, and luckily, his portion of this book is really book. The rest is just plain bad, with stories involving minor sub (and further sub) superheroes and their boring "spooky' escapades that are predictable, poorly written, and full of eye-rollingly bad dialogue. I was bored from the first page.

Warren's part looks great (although slightly less vibrant than what I'm used to seeing), had an interesting plot, and is a smart little story. He even takes a jab at how ridiculous Marvel stories have become. Sad to see him lumped in with these other sad sacks.

[Marius · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ups and Downs

As it is with most of these collected short stories - there is the good and the bad. Wolverine vs. Man-Thing stood out due to its unique art style body horror elements and obscure plot. I also enjoyed the Bloodline story as it wasn't 100% creepy but also heart warming. I'm also desperately looking for Brielle content so that helped. Werewolf and Moonknight is a potentially great crossover. I really felt the whole idea here and Moonknight's entrance was on point. The rest has been mediocre to me. 3/5

[Garth · Rating 2 out of 5]

2023 - 365 Days of Horror

Day 302: Placeholder for the 2023 edition, which was released nearly a month ago and still isn’t on GR. It would be if we were still allowed to enter books.

2.5⭐️ Books like this are why I’ve given up on the genre of the Big Two. We’ve killed the super hero story with over saturation. This should have been an old fashioned 80 page giant for these stories or limited to two stories for the page count.

[jorge · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of fun little stories centered on supernatural characters of the Marvel Universe such as Swamp Thing, Elsa Bloodstone, Moon Night, Werewolf by Night, Victoria Montesi, and Morbius along with several others. It's nothing extraordinary but if you enjoy reading supernatural Marvel stories, this will be right up your alley! I hope Marvel does a collection of stories like these annually!

[Jameson · Rating 1 out of 5]

Garbage. Even worse than its DC counterpart. Bottom-tier talent (for now) and bottom-tier characters (for good, mostly.)

[Colin Oaten · Rating 3 out of 5]

Anthology featuring some of the denizens of Marvels supernatural side for Halloween 2022. Interesting selection of tales with the brother of Doctor Strange acting as the linking narrator.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Halloween

[V. Arrow · Rating 5 out of 5]

This wasn't as OMGSQUEE delightful as the four-part Marvel Chillers Halloween special, but I still loved it. I loved the array of characters -- Elsa! My boyfriend Man-Thing! Moon Knight! -- and the art styles. Very fun.