Alan Moore's Neonomicon

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A liteary critique of both the artist and his work which comes off more like school-yard bullying than anything else.

And they will be your guides leading you through a strange case about gruesome ritual murders made by different people, not related between each other, but they seemed to be inspired by the works of H. Maybe some of you remember by review about Providence, if not, it’s relevant to say that the stories collected here, The Courtyard and Neonomicon are linked to Providence, which it serves as prequel AND sequel to the first two mentioned stories. Brears is seen months later writing on sexuality in Lovecraft’s works while taking leave from the FBI. Although I am not a big Alan Moore fan, I was beguiled into giving Neonomicon a try by its fabulous premise - a modern-day, Lovecraftian tale of mystery and madness.It's embarrassingly cliche to pit the young outcasts as evil cultists, and is part of why I found Issue 1 so unlikable. The art doesn't shy away from the subject matter except for when one character is blissfully without her contact lenses (and some of the frames are blurry); this is not for the faint of heart and this is not a case of good winning over evil, where you may feel the violence is justified. Unfortunately, there's a kind of uncanny valley with men writing women, where instead of a badass woman, you get what a man thinks a badass woman would be, if women could be badass. Comic book legend Alan Moore (WATCHMEN, FROM HELL) and brilliant artist Jacen Burrows deliver a chilling tale of Lovecraftian horror! Avatar Press has published numerous Moore projects in recent years, including his seminal guide to graphic storytelling, Writing for Comics .

So although I took it to pay off the tax bill, I’m always going to make sure I try and make it the best possible story I can. The ending itself is even more horrifying, with the Deep One freeing Brears from her captivity after realizing she is pregnant.I love Lovecraft, and most of Alan Moore's work, but this is mediocre at best, childish and revolting at its worst. If I wanted to see Japanese porn, I’d go watch it online rather than go looking for it in an Alan Moore comic! This is supposed to be a horror show through and through, and Moore never downplays or ignores the horror of rape. The way the female agent acted and talked during the horrifying acts she was subjected to was goofy enough to take me totally out of it.

You could have gotten there in ways that were so much more interesting and less predictably, boringly, tropily misogynist. The big story, however shows understanding and respect for Lovecraft and heralds where Moore may take this story next.

There is beauty in the detail and Neonomicon definitely whets the appetite for their masterpiece, Providence. I don’t read many graphic novels –I make up my own pictures in my mind to match the words in non-graphic fiction.