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"Borders on essential reading for fans of Lovecraft and the Cthulhu mythos... It's a deeply unnerving read that grips you while it puts the fear of the Elder gods up you." --Graeme's Fantasy Book Review
"Impossibly vile visuals and scenarios that stay with you long after the pages have stopped turning." --Sci-Fi Now
"Neonomicon is a very well written story and it's one that you will most likely want to read more than once... Jacen Burrows (Crossed) drew Neonomicon and it looks great... It's huge and terrifying and so much more that I can't believe he fit everything on those few panels." --HorrorTalk
"Impossibly vile visuals and scenarios that stay with you long after the pages have stopped turning." --Sci-Fi Now
"Neonomicon is a very well written story and it's one that you will most likely want to read more than once... Jacen Burrows (Crossed) drew Neonomicon and it looks great... It's huge and terrifying and so much more that I can't believe he fit everything on those few panels." --HorrorTalk
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Comic s legend Alan Moore (Watchmen, V for Vendetta) and artist Jacen Burrows deliver a chilling tale of Lovecraftian horror! Brears and Lamper, two FBI agents, investigate ritual murders somehow tied to the final undercover assignment of Aldo Sax the once golden boy of the Bureau! Neonomicon collects Moore's 2010 series including his original story, The Courtyard.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
"Neonomicon" follows up "Alan Moore's The Courtyard" which was a comic book written by Antony Johnston based upon a short story by Moore, and drawn by the incomparable Jacen Burrows. This time Moore takes over writing duties and Burrows returns to once again lend his enormous talent to the art.
Not that you need to purchase "The Courtyard" as it's included and "Neonomicon" picks up the strand where it ended ambiguously on the face of the protagonist who has looked into the strange world beyond this one. It turns out that he went mad and killed a load of people and is safely locked up in a prison for the criminally insane, speaking some kind of incomprehensible language.
The Mulder and Scully combo that follows up his case get taken back to the setting of "The Courtyard" and into a strange underground society based around the work of HP Lovecraft - or is the world Lovecraft described actually real and he was a privileged observer?
"Neonomicon" is the most entertaining Alan Moore book I've read in a while. He's finally come back from his weird Tom Strong trip and now that League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is sunk and his prose novel Jerusalem continues to make no emergence, he's put together this bizarre Lovecraftian story that's pretty damn good.
While some of the dialogue was a bit unrealistic, Moore choosing to shoehorn esoteric references to early twentieth century black magic practitioners and obscure fantasy writers into casual conversation between two federal agents between scenes, it was a minor point that could be overlooked (thought kind of ironic as Moore has one of his characters say that Lovecraft wasn't much of a writer).
Jacen Burrows' artwork continues to be entrancing, he really made the book for me. His designs of Lovecraft's world were flawless and the gallery at the end of the book just shows that someone who isn't publishing his work with Lovecraft's, is missing a trick. His choice to draw the book in four horizontal length panels per page really paid off in the telling and it felt like watching a movie at times.
This is an excellent comic book of fantasy and horror that references the work of one of the best horror writers of all time, hopefully renewing Lovecraft's work for new readers curious to see where Moore drew his inspiration from.
Not that you need to purchase "The Courtyard" as it's included and "Neonomicon" picks up the strand where it ended ambiguously on the face of the protagonist who has looked into the strange world beyond this one. It turns out that he went mad and killed a load of people and is safely locked up in a prison for the criminally insane, speaking some kind of incomprehensible language.
The Mulder and Scully combo that follows up his case get taken back to the setting of "The Courtyard" and into a strange underground society based around the work of HP Lovecraft - or is the world Lovecraft described actually real and he was a privileged observer?
"Neonomicon" is the most entertaining Alan Moore book I've read in a while. He's finally come back from his weird Tom Strong trip and now that League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is sunk and his prose novel Jerusalem continues to make no emergence, he's put together this bizarre Lovecraftian story that's pretty damn good.
While some of the dialogue was a bit unrealistic, Moore choosing to shoehorn esoteric references to early twentieth century black magic practitioners and obscure fantasy writers into casual conversation between two federal agents between scenes, it was a minor point that could be overlooked (thought kind of ironic as Moore has one of his characters say that Lovecraft wasn't much of a writer).
Jacen Burrows' artwork continues to be entrancing, he really made the book for me. His designs of Lovecraft's world were flawless and the gallery at the end of the book just shows that someone who isn't publishing his work with Lovecraft's, is missing a trick. His choice to draw the book in four horizontal length panels per page really paid off in the telling and it felt like watching a movie at times.
This is an excellent comic book of fantasy and horror that references the work of one of the best horror writers of all time, hopefully renewing Lovecraft's work for new readers curious to see where Moore drew his inspiration from.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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This consists of the Courtyard (previously published as a graphic novel) and the four issues of Neonomicon series.
Probably best not to read the blurb on the back cover as it does give away the plot of the Courtyard.
This is definitely an adult comic and bits of it were disturbing. I thought at times maybe it was slightly too explicit.
To get the most out of it you might need some knowledge of H.P. Lovecraft. That will likely explain why the book is so explicit in certain areas.
This isn't Moore's best work but I still enjoyed it. The plot is much less straightforward than it seems at first and as usual it is impressive how it all ties together.
The artwork does a very good job. Maybe the faces could do with a bit more variety but I thought that Jacen Burrows did a very credible job, especially with some of the more unearthly characters.
Probably best not to read the blurb on the back cover as it does give away the plot of the Courtyard.
This is definitely an adult comic and bits of it were disturbing. I thought at times maybe it was slightly too explicit.
To get the most out of it you might need some knowledge of H.P. Lovecraft. That will likely explain why the book is so explicit in certain areas.
This isn't Moore's best work but I still enjoyed it. The plot is much less straightforward than it seems at first and as usual it is impressive how it all ties together.
The artwork does a very good job. Maybe the faces could do with a bit more variety but I thought that Jacen Burrows did a very credible job, especially with some of the more unearthly characters.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was severely disappointed. Moore continues his exploration of sexuality and poorly takes a sledgehammer to its defined gender walls.
It results ultimately in Free Willy (In every sense) meets Rosemary Lovecraft's Baby.
Poor - anyway you try to stack it up.
It results ultimately in Free Willy (In every sense) meets Rosemary Lovecraft's Baby.
Poor - anyway you try to stack it up.
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Easily the best lovecraft inspired comic to date.
Having been a fan of Lovecraft's work for some time, I have often hoped to see a comic or film that properly captures the feel and mind-bending twists that Lovecraft often achieves... Read more
Published 26 days ago by James
One for Thee Old Ones...
Referencing the work of Howard Philips Lovecraft - the Original Cosmic Nihilist - Alan Moore explodes the barely suppressed Racism, Xenophobia, Misogyny, and borderline Emotional... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Dm Taylor
Entertaining but not excelent
As a fan of both Moore and Lovecraft I has not unreasonably) high expectations for this comic. However, whilst it is an entertaining romp through an 'x-files meets the mythos'... Read more
Published 1 month ago by booky
Not Alan Moore's greatest work
Let me start by saying I am a big fan of Alan Moore's work and thus bought this because he had written it. Read more
Published 1 month ago by J Thorns
Alan Moore's Neonomicon (Avatar)
This was what I expect of Mr Moore's work, brilliant story and great graphic's. You can never go wrong with any of his stories. Read more
Published 3 months ago by evillorddracula
Disturbing, Unique and Magnificent
This collects two stories-"The courtyard" and "Neonomicon" in one book, and is an adult horror graphic novel, based on the work of HP Lovecraft and some other associated wierd... Read more
Published 4 months ago by M P Hall
Absolutely gripping
Alan Moore's Neonomicon (including the Courtyard) is a stunning and explicit piece of work that, to my mind, is one of his best. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Ross Kitson
Cliched and problematic
This is a deeply disappointing and cliche-ridden piece of work. Undercover men on mean streets who take street drugs and become filled with nameless horror and slaughter - it's not... Read more
Published 5 months ago by SugarSkullFish
Explicit exploration of H.P. Lovecraft's world
I love the eldritch writings of H.P. Lovecraft & also love the imaginative redefining of established genres by Alan Moore. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Sam Woodward
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