Tuesday 3 April 2012

Lovecraft revisited?

Last night, I read Alan Moore's "Neonomicon", one of the most hotly debated, discussed, criticised and admired books of recent times: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Alan-Moores-Neonomicon-Avatar-Moore/dp/1592911307/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1333516837&sr=1-1
These are my thoughts concerning this book: -
  • Quality of drawing: Superb, and one of the best that I have recently seen in works by Alan Moore.
  • Story: The first part ("The Courtyard") was better, while the second part was the bleakest & darkest piece that has originated from Moore's Pen (except "From Hell", but there truth was darker than fiction).
  • Concept: Many authors have tried to re-interpret H.P.Lovecraft and his mythos, according to their own perceptions, and Moore makes his own contribution. But in the 2nd half, the sexual stuff becomes mind-numbingly big (no pun intended), and dwarves everything else. The concept of re-inventing language to provide it with a dimensional depth was good, but it was overshadowed by the scenes of rape & bestiality. Too explicit, according to my opinion.
Summing up: Better than the recent deplorable efforts in the 'League of Extraordinary Gentlemen' series, but too dark to be appreciated properly.

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