Another Alan Moore book I hear you say? Can’t you review anything else?
Well, I could, but then I’d miss out on another masterful piece of Lovecraftian madness that just begs to be read. I do read other authors than Alan Moore (look at some of my other posts like Marshall Law or Planetary), but what can I say? I’m a huge Lovecraft fan, and so is Moore – therefore, I will read more of Moore…
NECRONOMICON is of course, named after the dreaded tome featured in much of Lovecraft’s own writing, and this book takes much inspiration from these tails, but takes an entirely different spin on things. The story seems simple – two FBI agents investigate a series of grisly occult murders – but that is misleading, as Moore and Christensen take us down a path that which although it seems familiar by association, ends in an outcome which truly suprises us, yet remains faithfull to the spirit of the Cthulhu Mythos. As the body count starts to rise, we’re thrown a series of twists and turns that may confuse those unfamiliar Lovecraft’s work,but true fans however, will delight in the misdirected references, clever plot points and the overall feel that the two writers have worked hard to create.
Praise too for artist Jacen Burrows – not many people can pull off Mythos work, but Jacen does a superb job. Starfish shaped entrails anyone?
All in all, this is a must have for Lovecraftian scholars. It won’t be for everyone’s taste, and like much of Moore’s work, it’s PG18 – but it’s a cracking read.
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