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13-06-06
CTHULHU TALES #1

ôïõ Ãéþñãïõ ×áôæçêùóôÞ

Writers: Various

Artists: Various

Boom! Studios

Ç áíáâßùóç ôùí comic ôñüìïõ, êáëÜ êñáôåß êáé ðñïóðÜèåéåò óáí ôçí ðáñïýóá óõëëïãÞ short stories, áîßæïõí ðñïóï÷Þò. ¼ôáí ìÜëéóôá åßíáé åìðíåõóìÝíåò áðü ôïí ðñùôïìÜóôïñá ôïõ êïóìéêïý ôñüìïõ, Howard Philips Lovecraft (1890-1937), áãíïþíôáò ôá trends ôùí êáéñþí ìáò ðïõ åðéâÜëïõí zombies, ôï åíäéáöÝñïí ìïõ áõîÜíåôáé.

Áêüìá êáé áí äåí Ý÷åôå äéáâÜóåé Lovecraft, óßãïõñá êÜðïõ èá Ý÷åôå áêïýóåé ôï üíïìá ôïõ. Óôçí ðåñßðôùóç ðïõ äåí Ý÷åôå êÜðïéá åðáöÞ ìå ôï Ýñãï ôïõ (êáêþò, åðáíïñèþóôå ôï óõíôïìüôåñï, åóåßò ÷Üíåôå), èá óáò ðåñéãñÜøù ôá âáóéêÜ, ìå ëßãá ëüãéá.

Ï Lovecraft, Ý÷åé ðåñÜóåé óôçí éóôïñßá ôçò ëïãïôå÷íßáò ôïõ öáíôáóôéêïý, ùò ï äçìéïõñãüò ôçò ìõèïëïãßáò Cthulhu. Óýìöùíá ìå áõôÞ, ï ðëáíÞôçò ìáò ðñéí áðü ÷éëéÜäåò ÷ñüíéá, Þôáí ï ôüðïò êáôïéêßáò ìéáò Üëëçò -åîüñéóôçò ðëÝïí- öõëÞò, ìå éäéáßôåñåò ó÷Ýóåéò ìå ôçí ìáãåßá. ¼ðùò åßíáé êáôáíïçôü, áõôÞ ç êáôÜóôáóç ôïõò äõóáñåóôåß êáé èÝëïõí íá åðéóôñÝøïõí ãéá íá áíáêôÞóïõí áõôü ðïõ ðéóôåýïõí üôé ôïõò áíÞêåé. Óå üëá áõôÜ Ýäéíå ìéá äüóç áëçèïöÜíåéáò, áíáöÝñïíôáò ìÝóá óôéò éóôïñßåò ôïõ ùò ðçãÝò âéâëßá äéêÞò ôïõ åðéíüçóçò, ìå ôï ðïéï ãíùóôü áðü áõôÜ, ôï ðåñßöçìï Necronomicon. Ïé óõíå÷åßò áíáöïñÝò óå áõôü, åß÷áí ùò áðïôÝëåóìá, íá øáñþóïõí ïé ëßãïé óôçí åðï÷Þ ôïõ, ðïëëïß ðåñéóóüôåñïé ìå ôï ðÝñáóìá ôïõ ÷ñüíïõ êáé ìåôÜ ôïí èÜíáôï ôïõ- áíáãíþóôåò ôïõ êáé íá ôï áíáæçôïýí, ùò õðáñêôü âéâëßï!

Ðþò üìùò ìðïñåß íá ìåôáöåñèåß ï éäéáßôåñïò ôñüðïò ãñáöÞò ôïõ (ðåñéãñáöÝò ôéò ðåñéóóüôåñåò öïñÝò óôï ðñþôï ðñüóùðï êáé ÷ùñßò äéáëüãïõò) êáé ç áôìüóöáéñá ðïõ áíáäýåôáé áðü ôá âéâëßá ôïõ, óå Ýíá Üëëï ìÝóï, óáí ôá comics; ÊÜðïéïé áðü ôïõò óõããñáöåßò, áêïëïõèïýí ðéóôÜ ôïí äñüìï ðïõ ÷Üñáîå ï Lovecraft, åíþ êÜðïéïé Üëëïé ðñïôéìïýí Üëëá, ðéï áéñåôéêÜ ìïíïðÜôéá. Ôï ðþò ôá êáôÜöåñáí áõôïß êáé ïé ó÷åäéáóôÝò, èá ôï äïýìå óôçí óõíÝ÷åéá.

The Beach
Writer: Michael Alan Nelson
Art & Color: Andrew Ritchie
Letters: Marshall Dillon

Äõíáôü îåêßíçìá, ìå êëáóóéêÞ èåìáôïëïãßá Cthulhu. ¸íáò Üíèñùðïò áêïýåé ôï êÜëåóìá ôïí Áñ÷áßùí Èåþí, êáôáëÞãïíôáò óôçí ðáñáöñïóýíç. Ï Andrew Ritchie êáôáöÝñíåé íá åíï÷ëÞóåé ìå ôï áðüêïóìï êáé åöéáëôéêü ýöïò ôïõ. ÉäáíéêÞ éóôïñßá ãéá áñ÷Þ, äéáâÜæåôáé ãñÞãïñá êáé ìå Ýâáëå óôï êëßìá.

Love's Craft
Writer: Johanna Stokes
Artist: Filip Sablik
Children’s Art: Ellia Heroux
Colors: Sunder Raj
Letters: Marshall Dillon

Ðïëý ùñáßï êáé áðëü ôï ëïãïðáßãíéï ôïõ ôßôëïõ. Ç èåìáôïëïãßá åßíáé áíÜëïãç ìå áõôÞ ôçò ðñþôçò, ìå ôçí äéáöïñÜ üôé ðñùôáãùíéóôåß ãõíáßêá êáé ç äéÜèåóç åßíáé ðéï ðïéçôéêÞ. ÊáëÞ óõíÝ÷åéá, áëëÜ äåí ãßíåôáé êÜðïéá õðÝñâáóç.

Witch Hunter
Writer: Andrew Cosby
Artist: Lee Carter
Colors: Rans of Imaginary Friends
Letters: Marshal Dillon

Óôç ðñþôç éóôïñßá ìå äéáëüãïõò, âëÝðïõìå ôçí áíáæÞôçóç åíüò Üíôñá, ãéá ôçí èåñáðåßá åíüò êïíôéíïý ôïõ ðñïóþðïõ. Ìå ôï ü÷é-êáé-ôüóï áíáðÜíôå÷ï öéíÜëå, áöÞíåôáé Üíåôá áíïé÷ôÞ ç ðñïïðôéêÞ, ãéá ðåñáéôÝñù áîéïðïßçóç, óå Ýíá mini series ßóùò. Äõíáôü óçìåßï ôï åðéôçäåõìÝíá âñþìéêï êáé öèáñìÝíï ó÷Ýäéï, ìå ôá âáñéÜ êáé áóÞêùôá ìåëÜíéá ôïõ.

Quality Time
Writer: John Rogers
Artist: Andy Kuhn
Colors: Pam Rambo
Letters: Marshall Dillon

¸íáò workaholic ðáôÝñáò, ðñïóðáèåß íá äþóåé óôïí ãéï ôïõ ôçí ðñïóï÷Þ ðïõ ôïõ áîßæåé, ðáñáêïëïõèþíôáò ôçí ó÷ïëéêÞ ðáñÜóôáóç ðïõ ðñùôáãùíéóôåß. Ç êáôÜëçîç åííïåßôáé üôé èá åßíáé ç ÷åéñüôåñç äõíáôÞ- áíèïëïãßá ôñüìïõ, remember?. Ç äéáöèïñÜ ôçò áèùüôçôáò (ìçí ôï ðÜñåôå óôñáâÜ áõôü, Þ êáé íá ôï ðÜñåôå, I don't care) êáé ç åóùôåñéêÞ óáðßëá ôïõ èåóìïý ôçò ïéêïãÝíåéáò, åßíáé êÜôé ðïõ ðÜíôá ìå áããßæåé, áëëÜ ìéá éóôïñßá 8 óåëßäùí äåí ðéóôåýù üôé åßíáé áñêåôÞ-÷ñåéÜæåôáé ìéá ðéï áñãÞ êáé ìåèïäéêÞ áíÜðôõîç. Ôá ôÝëïò åßíáé áðïôåëåóìáôéêüôáôá êïëáóìÝíï ðÜíôùò.

Cthulhu Calls
Writer: Casey Gray
Art & Letters: Mark Badger

Ðïéïò åßðå üôé äåí ÷ùñÜåé êáé ÷éïýìïñ óå áõôÞ ôçí áíèïëïãßá; Ïé Üôõðïé êáíüíåò ãéá ôï break-up åíüò æåõãáñéïý, ÷ñçóéìïðïéïýíôáé ãéá ôïí äéùãìü åíüò åðßìïíïõ ôÝñáôïò, áíÞìðïñï íá äå÷ôåß ôçí áðüññéøç áðü áõôüí ðïõ ôï êÜëåóå óå áõôÞ ôçí äéÜóôáóç! ÁðïëáõóôéêÜ Üíáñ÷ç éóôïñßá ìå Ýîõðíï öéíÜëå, êÜíåé ôçí äéáöïñÜ áêüìá êáé óôï ó÷Ýäéï, ìå ôïí Badger, íá ìïõ öÝñíåé óôï íïõ ëßãï ôïí Kyle Baker.

The Oddly Amorous Phineas Flynn And The TroublesomeTrouble He Got Himself In
Writer: Keith Giffen
Artist: Ben Roman
Colors: Pam Rambo
Letters: Marshall Dillon

Ôï ôåëåéùôéêü ÷ôýðçìá ôï ðñïóöÝñåé ï Keith Giffen, äåß÷íïíôáò ìéá ðëåõñÜ, ðïõ äåí ãíþñéæá üôé åß÷å, áõôÞ ôïõ ðïéçôÞ! Ôï ðïßçìá ôïõ -ìå ôéò áðëÝò ìåí, ëåéôïõñãéêÝò äå ñßìåò- ðñáãìáôåýåôáé ôïí áíïìïëüãçôï Ýñùôá ôïõ áðåëðéóìÝíïõ êáé óõìâéâáóìÝíïõ Phineas Flynn, ìå ôçí Lorelei Lee. Ï Phineas èá öôÜóåé óôá Üêñá ãéá íá ôçí êáôáêôÞóåé, ÷ùñßò íá ãíùñßæåé ðïõ èá ôïí ïäçãÞóïõí ïé ðñÜîåéò ôïõ. Ðïëý åíôõðùóéáêüò êáé ï Roman, åðéëÝãåé 3 panel áíÜ óåëßäá ìå ôïõò ÷áñáêôÞñåò íá åßíáé êáñéêáôïýñåò, åíþ ç Rambo (ìçí ãåëÜôå) ÷ñùìáôßæåôáé ìå ìïõíôÝò áðï÷ñþóåéò ôïõ ìðåæ êáé ôïõ êáöÝ. Ôï óõíïëéêü áðïôÝëåóìá ìïõ èýìéóå ðáëéÜ, áóðñüìáõñÞ ôáéíßá êáé åßíáé åíôõðùóéáêü êáé îå÷ùñéóôü, áíåâÜæïíôáò ôçí ðïéüôçôá.

Óõíïøßæïíôáò: ÐáñÜ ôçí áõîïìåßùóç ôçò ðïéüôçôáò, ç ðáñïýóá óõëëïãÞ åßíáé ü÷é áðëÜ éêáíïðïéçôéêÞ, áëëÜ ðñáãìáôéêÜ êáëÞ, ÷ùñßò êáìßá éóôïñßá íá áããßæåé ôçí ìåôñéüôçôá! ºóùò üôé êáëýôåñï Ý÷ù äéáâÜóåé áðü ôçí óõãêåêñéìÝíç åêäïôéêÞ åôáéñßá êáé åëðßæù íá õðÜñîåé êáé äåýôåñç, áíÜëïãç óõíÝ÷åéá.





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