![]() ![]() Second, the artwork, which, to my mind, recalls Hergé’s Tintinseries, contributes greatly to a sense of narrative motion, which is vitally important in an adaptation of a long and complex story like this one. The story thus moves along at a fairly brisk pace, something that cannot be said of the novella, love it though I do. That’s harder than it sounds…Ĭulbard deftly pares the story down to its essentials, in terms of action, dialog, and exposition. ![]() ![]() In 124 pages, Culbard succeeds in re-telling one of Lovecraft’s best tales in a fashion that’s both engaging and true to its source. So in November, I was very intrigued to read James Maliszewski’s review of a recent comic adaptation by I.N.J. It was originally serialized in the February, March, and April 1936 issues of Astounding Stories I was first exposed to it through the brilliant audio adaption from Dark Adventure Radio Theatre, which I listened to during a snowy commute through lonely back highways in Illinois in the winter of 2010. “At the Mountains of Madness” is one of my favorite Lovecraft tales. ![]()
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