God, look at this gorgeous art!

I feel like I put more into reading this book than it gave back to me, and I‘m slightly dissatisfied with the ending. That said, the parts that were done well were good enough I‘ll probably pick this back up later to revisit them, and the mystery was gripping.

Ridiculously fun over-the-top gothic adventure, though I could have lived without the cat scene.

This book lives in my mind rent-free. Especially the blue ribbon.

I loved this even better the second time around. On to Heavenly Tyrant!

It‘s interesting how it‘s the husband with misgivings about the house this time, instead of the wife.

NEVER underestimate a teenage girl

Already impressed by the poetic grittiness of Rosson‘s prose.

I had high expectations for this book and Sharpson exceeded every one of them!

Well I‘m hooked.

This was a treat! I was looking forward to the gothic story, but blown away by Gonzalez‘s craft.

This is one of my favorite books so far this year!

One of my favorite bits

How am I supposed to read this book when I keep getting distracted looking up the songs they‘re talking about? 😭

I always forget how much I love American Vampire until I pick up an issue or a collection and get completely absorbed.

Tried to get my hands on this for years as a teen. Guess I‘ll finally see what all the fuss is about with the reprint!

I‘ve known about The King in Yellow and it‘s impact, but “SLICK BLACK BONES AND SOFT BLACK STARS“ makes me actually want to read it.

Also, these stories are all so different and so good I can‘t compare them, much less pick a favorite. Definitely going to check out the Hexslinger books, though.

I love how Crook handled the deep dark woods in the last panel!

Skipping Jungle Tales for now since it‘s prequel short stories.

Just got to get through this one to get to my Tarzan the Terrible reread!

Tarzan and Jane are in their early(?) forties in this book. Jane is perfectly willing to shoot at invaders, but now she‘s escaped one kidnapper and has been kidnapped by an ape.

Tarzan thinks she smells vaguely familiar but apparently his amnesia comes with ape ADHD and he keeps getting distracted. You can tell it was originally published as a serial from the chaotic plot and constant cliffhangers, but this one definitely hits the absurd.

On the one hand it feels like being shouted at by a very upbeat infomercial. On the other, it gives a lot of good information and contradicts all the annoying amateurs doing unsolicited Kibbe typing.

How can I resist a cheesy amnesia plot?

This was like pulling teeth to read. There‘s a ton of interest artistic decisions but none of them contribute to the plot - which has been rewritten, rather than adapted.

Jerrold Hogle‘s “gothic matrix” suggests four key qualities of gothic texts: an antiquated space, a hidden secret from the past, a physical or psychological haunting, and an oscillation between earthly reality and the supernatural.