As many of you know~ I really wanted to support Bluewater's Vincent Price Presents comic when it started a few years ago, as I am a huge fan of the late Mr. Price. It started out ok--with the saving grace being Robinson's artwork on the covers and intro/exits...but it was just "ok". It sells well, but I think thats out of people like me buying it out of "name/brand loyalty" or the occassional great cover (like issue #24 by our own Mike Bennett) more than it being a great comic. Until issue #25 came along. If you dont buy any other issue of this magazine--get this one. If you have felt the book was lacking, I felt the same--but I am telling you this issue rocks!
The storyline by Clay and Susan Griffith is great and introduces us to the character of "The Raven" ~who is a Dr. Strange like Mystic detective/occultist. This issue somewhat quickly sets up the origin story and lays the groundwork for future adventures. There is a Werewolf character in the story whose likeness is patterned after Herbert Lom, and a ghostly apparition the men rivaled for when she lived named Annabelle. Who bears a resemblance to a young Ingrid Pitt to me. Price's character, oddly enough, is named Aubrey Pitt. The book is packed with gorgeous interiors by 34 year old Patricio Carbajal. If you dont recognize his name yet--I guarantee you will in the years to come. His attention to detail is astounding, as is his ability to capture likenesses. Also--notice the nods to various other horror pictures? Pasuzu on the splash page, a chinese devil mask appears in the story, as does the door to hell's room from Peter Cushing's cursed antique shoppe in From Beyond the Grave. The book is a work of art, and I wish they did every issue.
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Sounds awesome! Especially The Raven stuff! I'm going to have to track this issue down!
This series so let me down, everything that Bela Lugosi's Tales from the Grave is, is everything that Vincent Price presents isn't!! Haven't seen #25 but I can say that 1-10 were a huge let down for me so much so that I quit following the series! A few cool covers is about all I've seen out of this title.
Quote from: Creature Features on February 27, 2011, 10:08:09 AM
Sounds awesome! Especially The Raven stuff! I'm going to have to track this issue down!
Me too!
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Quote from: zombiehorror on March 01, 2011, 11:51:11 AM
This series so let me down, everything that Bela Lugosi's Tales from the Grave is, is everything that Vincent Price presents isn't!! Haven't seen #25 but I can say that 1-10 were a huge let down for me so much so that I quit following the series! A few cool covers is about all I've seen out of this title.
My man~ I felt the exact same way. Aside from Joel Robinson's glorious covers and intros/exit bookend pages--the series let me down big time. Not to besmirch any of the previous creators or their efforts--but it really let me down. One expects a certain amount of quality and flair from anything with Vincent Price in the title. I dropped the title. I would peek inside the issue each month--and if I saw sub par artwork, I would put it back.
Issue #25 is a masterpiece. This series finally found a creative team with issue #25~one it desperately needs to keep! Issue #26 had a great cover and good story for the most part--but very out of place for a Vincent Price tale, and the art was a come down from issue #25's outrageous panels! I wrote a letter to Bluewater's president telling him he needs to keep the creative team of issue #25 if he wants to increase sales and fan satisfaction. Write them a letter or an email if you liked issue #25. I recommend this issue wholeheartedly and it left me wanting more from the team that produced it. It really should have been Vincent Price presents #1, imho. 8)