Over at the site Comics for Sinners, you can check out my review of The Strain: Book 1, from Dark Horse Comics. Written by David Lapham (Crossed, Ferals, Stray Bullets) and illustrated by Mike Huddleston (Harley Quinn, Batgirl, Friday the 13th: Bad Lands), it collects the complete eleven-issue adaptation of the first novel in the bestselling trilogy by director Guillermo del Toro and writer Chuck Hogan. If you’re one of those folks who wants to get a leg-up on your friends in knowing what’s going to happen on FX’s current television adaptation, but don’t want to have to slog through the bloated (IMO) novel, then this may be the graphic novel for you.
And while you’re visiting C4S, be sure to read my growing list of reviews—so far I’ve covered the relaunch of Vampirella; the debut of the series The Blood Queen, Dejah of Mars, and Doctor Spektor: Master of the Occult; and the latest issue of the all-ages comic Scooby-Doo Team-Up. I’ve sort of settled in as one of C4S’s regular reviewers, and as long as I find stuff to pique my interest I’ll keep boring you with my super-important opinions on graphic novels, mainstream comics, and bad-girl adventures. 😉
