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Title: Clive Barker's Tapping the Vein by Clive Barker ISBN: 0-9710249-3-6 Publisher: Checker Book Publishing Group Pub. Date: 15 September, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (4 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Falls flat frequently !
Comment: Originally I was attracted to this title after playing the PC game CLIVE BARKER'S UNDYING. Highly atmospheric in its conversion from text to interactive graphics, the game left most players with a chill, a tingle - that would haunt and could not be shaken off easily. The graphic novel, however, left me with a bland, dull taste - and with an unquenched thirst of the paranormal. The artwork was apt, the ideas provided were original, the premises were even commendable. However, somewhere along the path of story development and conversion, the psychotic-horror tinge misses its mark. There is no cherishable after sensation to savour. Also sometimes, one needs to grope for the ideas for the 'read between the lines'. 'Pig Blood Rules', `Midnight Meat Train' - were the only well-rounded stories I remember with warmth.
Rating: 5
Summary: Awesome concept, brilliant artistry!!!
Comment: This is one of the coolest things I've ever come by. The psychotic stories of Clive Barker transferred to the graphic novel format. Some of the very best Barker tales are chosen for this collection. The artwork completely captures every aspect of the disturbing yet poetic brilliance of Barker's stories. Bravo! A little spendy, but worth every penny. Trust me! As a die-hard Barker fan, I can say that any admirer, passive or devoted, will love this collection.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great idea pulled off with excellence
Comment: The stories from Clive Barker's The Books of Blood are ideal for a graphic novel adaptation because of their visual intensity and visceral power. Here Barker and various artists have made a series of comic books in the tradition of EC comics but with stories more powerful and with more depth than the old comics ever achieved. Although I like Stephen King's comic homage, Creepshow, Tapping the Vein is a much better buy and contains adaptations of some of the most original short stories I've ever read. The combination of great artwork and great storytelling make In The Hills, The Cities the best. And the great artwork for Pig Blood Blues adds much to this lesser Clive Barker story. One dissapointment is that I didn't care much for the artwork for The Skins of the Fathers, my favorite of the stories chosen for this collection. Still fan's of Barker's The Books of Blood will love this collection. I'm eager to see more adaptations like this, especially for his stories, The Last Illusion and Rawhead Rex.
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Title: Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Collected Best by Clive Barker ISBN: 0971024928 Publisher: Checker Book Publishing Group Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Primal from the Cradle to the Grave by Clive Barker, Erik Saltzgaber, D.G. Chichester, John Van Fleet ISBN: 1878574302 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 01 September, 1992 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Books of Blood: Volumes One to Three by Clive Barker ISBN: 0425165582 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title:Clive Barker's Salome & The Forbidden ASIN: 6305186413 Publisher: Image Entertainment 2 Pub. Date: 14 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $13.49 |
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Title: The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker ISBN: 0061002828 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 November, 1991 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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