By Ocana & Runberg
Publisher: Cinebook
ISBN: 978184918144
This is a very daring story of lycanthropic creatures thrown headlong into the life of one of the world’s most brilliant scientists, Charles Darwin. It’s the kind of story that’s so bold in its premise that it could quite easily fail to work at all, but Ocana and Runberg manage to steer a successful path through the potential pitfalls to achieve a rather brilliant period horror story.
I’ll tread carefully as I don’t wish to spoil the plot twists of the previous two books, but suffice to say that Darwin’s knowledge of the terrible incidents is far deeper than anyone suspects, and it’s not down to his scientific expertise or analytical brain. His self-doubts and fears, and later his relief, make him a rather impotent character in most of the situations he finds himself in, and it takes some time for him to take control of the situation and challenge the threat head-on. After all, Darwin is not a hero, nor a soldier, nor a man of action, so his deliberations and patience ring true.
The artwork comes into its own in this volume, creating a creeping menace as the story piles on the atmosphere and steadily reveals the nature of the beast. Certainly one of the best horror stories I’ve ever come across in comics.
And if you liked that: You just might enjoy BPRD from Dark Horse
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