tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380665968912689179.post1197597976183724328..comments2024-01-29T23:21:15.584-08:00Comments on Creature Cast: 30 Days of Night by Steve Niles and Ben TemplesmithCreaturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04287192029300591471noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380665968912689179.post-90547335143920499742012-09-27T01:06:18.969-07:002012-09-27T01:06:18.969-07:00the art is horrid.the art is horrid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380665968912689179.post-24683424788974729782012-04-05T12:13:02.654-07:002012-04-05T12:13:02.654-07:00I think the art is sweet. Lots of character.
The ...I think the art is sweet. Lots of character.<br /><br />The story isn't as good as the concept. It's called 30 Days Of Night, but it seems like 10 Minutes Of Night. <br /><br />Niles is very overrated. He has good ideas but does not know what to do with them.Don Dudelsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380665968912689179.post-11441522569531837932012-02-24T19:29:31.903-08:002012-02-24T19:29:31.903-08:00It was pretty cool that the vampires were conflict...It was pretty cool that the vampires were conflicted over the slaughter. Not just from the perspective that Vicente considered it tacky, but also that he pretty much told Malcom he was too dumb to remain in the ranks when he vampire pimp slapped him.Rhonda JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064775522161786772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380665968912689179.post-34586637624070273432012-02-17T18:54:41.456-08:002012-02-17T18:54:41.456-08:00I think for me the best part was definitely when t...I think for me the best part was definitely when the older vampires showed up and laid the royal smack down on the younger ones. Is it terrible of me that, even with the vampires being pure monster, I was more interested in what was going on with them than the pitiful peoples hiding from them? I also loved how shark-like the vampires appeared. For me that really brought up the level of scary a good bit (Sharks on land, oh no!). My biggest issue was just trying to follow the sequence of events, because the artwork did, at times, make that incredibly difficult.Disturbed Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565924780209837326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380665968912689179.post-75000825524953628502012-02-17T17:52:02.811-08:002012-02-17T17:52:02.811-08:00I think the vampires benefit in several ways by ke...I think the vampires benefit in several ways by keeping their identity secret. They can sneak up on unsuspecting victims, but I think there might be a larger theme. It can be extremely difficult to avoid mistakes like these when you are in a different area. By reminding the reader that vampires need to maintain their secret identity, it reminds us that they work to blend into society on some level. When you get right down to it, I think it's pretty terrifying to imagine there could be a vampire living next door or in the seat next to you at a movie theater. For me, that is one of the many reasons I love vampires as a horror monster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380665968912689179.post-55693201531483506062012-02-17T12:24:11.737-08:002012-02-17T12:24:11.737-08:00Love the mention of Vampire the Masquerade. I too ...Love the mention of Vampire the Masquerade. I too really liked that concept that their existence had to be a thing of myth, because otherwise humanity would hunt them down and destroy them. It doesn't matter how invincible you you at night, there will always be a day, and its best of nobody knows about you, so you can be safer during your most vulnerable time.Jeff Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550921435040225126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380665968912689179.post-83430369180081923422012-02-16T22:20:36.799-08:002012-02-16T22:20:36.799-08:00You have said a lot of stuff I support wholehearte...You have said a lot of stuff I support wholeheartedly, sir. From your respect for Marvel cards and thoughts on bullies loving the mutant movies that have been released in the last decade to your comparison of Templesmith's art and the feeling of this story being hollow. <br /><br />In my blog, I compared Templesmith's work to Kiki Smith: Templesmith's jagged underlying sketches seem to become a harsh contour of a gritty reality while the blurring effect seems to represent chaos and gore. Smith tends to focus only on harsh contours to express grotesque realities. Or what I'm really trying to say is that I analyze Templesmith's work as fine art; it falls into my guidelines for fine art and not comic art. I feel like fine art is out of place in a comic, and in comics art needs to help tell the story, not become the center of the story. <br /><br />As for the hollowness of the story, I can't say that's a terrible thing. I just didn't understand what the hype was regarding it. Sometimes a fun vampire yarn is exactly what I'm in the mood for--I just get surprised when such a series starts getting nominated for awards and being turned into a big-budget Hollywood film.R. D. DeMosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02546143361312014124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380665968912689179.post-7322927225462192172012-02-15T04:29:50.863-08:002012-02-15T04:29:50.863-08:00I was put off a little by the artwork at first as ...I was put off a little by the artwork at first as well. However, it grew on me as the comic went on. I had the same issue though, where there were panels that I couldn’t really tell what was going on, and I spent too much time trying to figure it out, and that pulled me out of the story at times. I want to touch a point you mentioned, about the Masquerade. I think we’re on the same wavelength here. I loved how the older vamp came in and beat the snot out of the younger one for fucking up, and cited that it took centuries for the vamps to hide themselves from human’s minds. I eat that kind of stuff up, and I wish there had been more of that. I think the only way vamps could survive in our world, was to be in hiding. I don’t know if you’ve seen the new Underworld movie, but it touches on a version of what could happen if we knew of their existence. We would wipe them out, or try to. As cheesy as those movies can be, I think the theme is neat, and love the world they set up.C. R. Langillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00871362471219209440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380665968912689179.post-46720580697010837902012-02-14T13:52:02.735-08:002012-02-14T13:52:02.735-08:00Creature,
This story (and the artwork) were new f...Creature,<br /><br />This story (and the artwork) were new for me too. I even bought the film so I could watch and compare. It wasn't as good as the graphic novel, but I enjoyed it. I didn't mind the artwork at all. I believe it did the story justice. The worst for me was trying to decipher the text 'cause it's too damn small and my 49-year-old eyes needed a mag-glass to pick out the lines.<br /><br />Jennifer, interesting point about whiny vampires (Interview with a Vampire and Lost Boys comes to mind). I enjoyed the struggle between the 'youthful' vamps and the 'older/more experienced' feeders. Even among vampires there's idiots who are impulsive and don't think things out, and those old-timers who cling to the way things are done. In the end, we think things change, but the life puzzle is always the same...Cynthia Tara Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722841897910529350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380665968912689179.post-6963848240358830872012-02-14T13:48:43.813-08:002012-02-14T13:48:43.813-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cynthia Tara Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722841897910529350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380665968912689179.post-45271878495799986922012-02-14T09:19:50.068-08:002012-02-14T09:19:50.068-08:00Oh, believe me, I know what they used to be (in fo...Oh, believe me, I know what they used to be (in folklore and in film) before the 70s ruined everything. I've been researching them since childhood, seriously. :) My point was more along the lines that many people have either forgotten what they're supposed to be thanks to Rice, Meyer, et al, or are too young to have ever experienced it in the first place.<br /><br />David Mack's art is so stunning, he really should be insanely famous.Jennifer Loringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140138618841118386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380665968912689179.post-14448370256896600662012-02-13T09:46:41.498-08:002012-02-13T09:46:41.498-08:00Vampires as predatory monsters isn't anything ...Vampires as predatory monsters isn't anything new. It was their default mode before we...ahem...defanged them. I should have probably mentioned that in my post. Hell, I should do something about the weird dichotomy of extremes between broody bitch vampires and laughing sociopath vampires. <br /><br />David Mack is one of the most talented dudes and a big sweetheart. He needs a bigger career. I have a print of his on my way. I got the Kabuki dragon tattoo on my back, but the artist was shitty and my later add-ons were worse.Creaturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04287192029300591471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380665968912689179.post-22844749851745787502012-02-13T08:10:49.230-08:002012-02-13T08:10:49.230-08:00What 30 Days of Night really did was prove that va...What 30 Days of Night really did was prove that vampires don't have to be a bunch of whiny-asses eternally mourning the loss of their humanity. Hell, these vampires LOVE feeding and killing, as they should--they're the ultimate apex predators.<br /><br />As an aside, I met David Mack at the Pittsburgh Comicon a number of years ago. Such a nice guy. Signed two of my Kabuki books and a print. I need to see your tat!Jennifer Loringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140138618841118386noreply@blogger.com