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The residents of an isolated rural area discover superhuman - and supernatural - power in their midst in this title collecting the hit 6-issue miniseries.
The power stops at the county line, but inside the afflicted area, something ancient and malevolent stirs as new monsters arise. Can Wyatt, an unlikely hero from the wrong side of the tracks, join forces with Sheriff Morgan and town outcast Amanda to keep the county from imploding or being eaten by mighty Cthulhu?
- Sales Rank: #1081153 in Books
- Published on: 2015-01-27
- Released on: 2015-01-27
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 10.16" h x .22" w x 6.62" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 144 pages
From Publishers Weekly
There is a school of thought that argues that if you put two sets of clichés together, you can get something fun out of it. In the case of this graphic novel, one set belongs to "everybody's turning into Lovecraftian monsters" horror stories, and the other set belongs to "hayseeds are wacky" comedy; putting them together yields a story about a plague of hideous transformations that hits backwoodsy Conover County until a scrappy, skinny blond fellow and an irritable young woman with a big scythe dispatch it. Unfortunately, Williams' story is top-heavy with overwrought narration ("If'n a clan can be said t' be tied to a patch of ground, the Atterhulls' patch is th' one with double-wides an' beer cans") and far too many characters, and never quite finds its plot, pace or tone-is it Grand Guignol horror about the county's sins finding it out? Ghostbusters-style comedy about reluctant champions beating back the supernatural? An adventure story about a by-the-book heroic journey? Fortunately, Staples' artwork is consistently eye-catching; she steps up to the plate with some effectively grotesque zombies and tentacle-beasts, and keeps the story moving even when it doesn't make much sense.
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"Williams writes with an unbound passion, dipping into so many tasty sauces at once that it doesn't bother the reader so much that the overall story itself is crawling along. It's kind of like watching an episode of LOST" --Fangoria
About the Author
Aaron Williams is an accomplished independent comics writer responsible for the acclaimed gamer comic Nodwick and the acclaimed all-ages comic PS 238. Fiona Staples had been pencilling and inking in the indie scene, before her first foray into the superhero genre with Secret History of the Authority.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Lovely art by Fiona Staples
By Matthew T. Carpenter
North 40 is a graphic novel compilation of a self contained series of the same name, published by Wildstorm Productions, an imprint of DC comics. I completely missed these on their original release in 2009-2010. The creative team was writer Aaron Williams, art Fiona Staples and letters Rob Leigh. List price is $17.99 for a 144 page book, but Amazon discounts to $12.99, eligible for free shipping if you order > $25 worth of stuff (may I suggest adding The Courtyard by Alan Moore and Only the End of the World Again by Neil Gaiman as a nice Lovecraftian combination package?). In all respects it is a handsome production.
Welcome to the incredibly tedious town of Lufton. Our story begins with Robert and Dyan, a couple of misfits, reading from a book from the restricted section of the library at Vidette U (of course, not too restricted or we could never kick start the plot, right?). Unfortunately for everyone concerned, even the simple act of reading the text allows a tentacled thing to manifest and spread its influence across the entire county. We then meet some other principle characters: Sherriff Morgan, Wyatt, Amanda, Luanne. Suddenly everyone is overwhelmed by some sort of noxious miasma and about this time absolute mayhem grips the community as everyone awakens from unsettling dreams at 6:33 AM the next morning. Some residents of Conover County have transformed into horrible hybrids of humanity and monstrous things, and busy themselves devouring or dismembering anyone they encounter. Of course any semblance of a plot is just that; what follows is a series of very loosely linked vignettes, where horror piles on top of horror. We more or less follow the adventures of our protagonists. Wyatt, an outsider with a loser for a father escapes several close calls, Amanda meets a witch who puts her on the path of destiny to save the world, Sherriff Morgan proves remarkably resolute and Luanne has some sort of second sight. A big dance is planned at the high school and whoever shows up probably won't like what's on the menu. Dyan periodically shows up trying to induce further carnage while Robert was just a harmless geek and his been exerting his influence to stop Cthulhu's aura from spreading beyond the borders of the county. It turns out all of our new friends have an important part to play, trying to prevent Cthulhu from rising again. The witch and the sheriff know each other from way back, and each chooses a protégé to help out (Amanda and Wyatt). If it sounds a bit confused, it's because it is.
I really liked this book but don't expect a very tight plot like Fall of Cthulhu from Boom Studios. Mostly the story is an excuse for some pretty ghoulish goings on, each no more than a page or two. What makes it a really terrific read is the snappy dialogue, which was quite fun, and the outstanding art by Fiona Staples. Everything is amazingly attractive to look at. I can't really choose a favorite panel but the image of Cthulhu and the baby with bulldog ant pincers were both quite effective. Eventually the world is somewhat saved but Dyan and Robert are still in the aether, working at cross purposes, and the door is open for potential sequels. North 40 is entertaining Cthulhu mythos eye candy, just about perfect if you don't tax your brain too much by thinking about it very hard.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Quirky
By P.M.
This was recommended to me by amazon. So I wasn't really looking for it specifically, but I'm glad I found it. It made for an odd read - I kinda tilted my head sideways while reading it, as if looking at it from a different angle would make it make more sense. To no avail. It's a weird story for sure - you're just thrown right into the deep end. But for some reason I love it. I dig the art, and the story somehow got its claws into me. Good read.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
come for Cthulhu, stay for Fiona
By H. Bala
If you're casting about for something out of mainstream in the comic book medium, have a try at Aaron Williams' PS238 I With Liberty and Recess for All, Nodwick Chronicles: Volume 1: A Henchman Collection of Nodwick 1-6, or Full Frontal Nerdity You've Got the Touch. Or maybe even this one, NORTH 40. It's a 6-issued limited series. It's a Wildstorm joint, and since Wildstorm is an imprint of DC Comics, I guess NORTH 40 is within spitting distance of mainstream. But it still has separation from its cape & cowl brethren.
Somewhere along Interstate 40 North lies the backwoods Conover County, site of Aaron Williams' stab at Southern Gothic. In its city of Lufton two students meddles with dark forces beyond their ken. They crack open one of them books and invoke a spell on a whim. That's all it takes for hell to bust open. The residents fall into an odd slumber and wake up to find that most of them have turned into monsters and Conover County mystically sealed off from the outside world.
Not everyone's become a nightmarish creature. Not everyone indulges in brutal depravities. Some remain normal and these have no choice but to hunker down and hope to elude becoming the latest victims. A select few gain incredible abilities. Wyatt Hinkle, dirt farmer's son, develops superhero-type powers. Amanda Walker, young half-breed outcast, becomes a witch's apprentice. She slings a rusty scythe. It's up to her and Wyatt and old-as-dirt Sheriff Morgan to impose law and order on this suddenly demonic wasteland.
It's sort of like H.P. Lovecraft meets The Dukes of Hazzard. If you're into weird, freaky, chaotic goings-on, then this is your cup of newt. All sorts of monstrosities dot this landscape, and I guess this is when I trumpet Fiona Staples' art. Today she's doing big things with Brian K. Vaughan on Saga, Vol. 1. NORTH 40 published in 2009-10 and, back then, Staples' lines were more "indie,' didn't look as polished as it does in SAGA. But she still had that expressive style and that vivid energy. And whenever Williams chooses to escalate the horror, Fiona nails those scenes every time. Her monsters are memorably grotesque. She does justice in interpreting damned souls and zombie uprisings and junkyard robots and a vast primordial evil seeking a foothold into our world. A quote from Aaron Williams in an interview: "It's a real thrill seeing another artist's interpretation of your ideas. She also draws some incredible monsters. There are several that come from a salvage yard in Conover County that I can't wait for everyone to see. She captures the people and setting so well."
NORTH 40 oozes this genuinely creepy vibe and generates the occasional disquieting frisson. The set-up is tantalizing and the ending open-ended enough that a follow-up series seems inevitable. Where the story falls apart a bit is in the lack of character development. There actually are too many people in the cast, and it's confusing in spots trying to keep track of the secondary characters. Williams may have gone overboard with the local jargon. The hick colloquialisms employed in the omniscient narration were making my brain bleed. I wish the folks of Conover County had more of a WTF reaction to what's happened to them. They're so blasé, as if Cthulhu drops in habitually for a jug of moonshine and the latest listen from the Oakridge Boys. I had to work some to get invested in the story. But, mostly, I love the unsettling mood of the story and Fiona's art. I very much want a sequel.
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