Comments on: Review: House Of Mystery #1

By: Disco Stu

Disco Stu — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:44:05 +0000

I think its unfair to compare the storytelling device to Sandman. I mean, the book is technically a spinoff of that series anyway, so there’s very likely a lot of homage at work. Not to mention that the Sandman wasn’t the first to use that device by far. You may as well compare both works to Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and be done with it.

By: Salieri

Salieri — Sat, 24 May 2008 15:15:45 +0000

1) I have seen at least three comic book stories more horrifyng than the Hungry Sally Story, all on the same website. No, I’m not telling you which.

2) The one flaw in this is…Cain got abel back in “The Wake” by complaining to Daniel, the King of Dreams. Why doesn’t he just do the same about his House, or even ask for a new one?

By: Cory

Cory — Fri, 23 May 2008 21:43:43 +0000

I’m in for 12 issues to see where it goes.

However, you’re right, it is far too similar to Sandman: World’s End. Willingham tried to use the very same device previously for one of his obscure miniseries.

Another thing this feels too similar to in tone are the Thessaly Witch for Hire miniseries Bill Willingham wrote. I didn’t like those miniseries at all. The element of “Tongue in Cheek” was way too overpowering. He made the supernatural aspects of Thessaly’s world very quotidian, but too much soo.

Anyway, we’ll see where this goes.

By: ATP

ATP — Fri, 23 May 2008 20:39:05 +0000

I read this and am willing to continue checking it out.

I loved Sally’s story. Yes, it was disturbing, but when you want food, you tend to get very creative :)

By: Rodrigo

Rodrigo — Fri, 23 May 2008 20:15:39 +0000

I’ve been catching “Dead of Night” off and on, which is Marvel’s relaunching of Man-Thing it seems. Apparently the big two are trying to jump back into the creepy horror genre.