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Boom Studios has recently made quite a name for themselves in the field of Lovecraftian comics. The still ongoing Fall of Cthulhu is easily the best single story arc series in HPL comics, Necronomicon was a 4 issue series well worth finding for collectors and Cthulhu Tales is a respectable series of self contained stories. Nyarlathotep carries fascination for most Lovecraftians (in fact, I think Fall of Cthulhu: Nemesis is supposed to be about his origins). This book represents something of a new direction for Boom. It consists of the text of HPL's prose poem, Nyarlathotep, lavishly illstrated by Chuck BB. I must admit I am unfamiliar with Chuck BB's other work. Nyarlathotep is a very nice cloth bound hardcover with an intriguing painting on the slipcover. Page count is 32 but the text and illustrations run from 5-27. List price is $14.99 but Amazon discounts to $11.69. I did not compare the text of Nyarlathotep with any of Joshi's definitive editions.

While I have found the prose poem mesmerizing for many years, the reason to by this book is for the illustrations and production values. If you like the image on the slipcover, you will certainly enjoy the rest of the book. Counting the cover illustration, there are 11 full page, full color illustrations, each representing some passage from the text. While I may have wished for different passages to be illuminated I was very impressed with Chuck BB's skill. The muted color palate enhanced the peculiar mood conveyed by the text. Sample this if you can before you buy, but I certainly was impressed and will be dipping again into its pages periodically. I hope Boom Studios will give us more illustrated versions of HPL's originals.


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HP Lovecraft Nyarlathotep HP Lovecraft Chuck BB 9781934506653 Books Reviews

Because of the nature of his writing, H.P. Lovecraft is notoriously difficult to adapt to comics. Illustrator Chuck BB hit on a good solution by doing an illustrated version of one of Lovecraft's short tales, "Nyarlathotep."

One of the cornerstone prose poems of Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, "Nyarlathotep" introduces the prophet of Azathoth, the insane and powerful God who sits at the end of the world. Nyarlathotep comes out of ancient Egypt (accounting for the -hotep part of his name), charismatic and commanding he holds public spectacles and speeches like a magician, but his prophecies begin to drive people mad. All through the poem, Nyarlathotep only hints at the horrors he discloses at these gatherings, until the last few pages tell the awful truth of his words. Nyarlathotep eventually showed up in other Lovecraft writings, as a major character in ""The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath" and mentioned by name is several other tales.

Short and disjointed, the poem "Nyarlathotep" is not one of Lovecraft's greatest works. It was later re-worked for his long-form poem "The Fungi From Yuggoth." The poem and the name come from a dream Lovecraft had (and obviously based on Nikola Tesla), which accounts for its loose and flowing narrative. Somehow, this made it even a better candidate for adaptation to a work like this, where the expectations are not so high and the images so firmly set. The illustrator was allowed more interpretive leeway.

BB's illustrations are very graphical, with hard lines and colors incorporating design elements. He does a nice job with the mood of the work, focusing more on a psychological interpretation rather than outward horror. If I had to make a comparison to something, it would be like a comic book version of Edvard Munch's "The Scream."

Boom Studios did a great job with this release, and I love the idea of combining Lovecraft's original words with illustration. If there is a downside to "Nyarlathotep," it is that you don't get much bang for your buck. Lovecraft's poem was only 1,150 words long. I did a comparison, and the text is all there, but it still makes for a short book.
Boom Studios has recently made quite a name for themselves in the field of Lovecraftian comics. The still ongoing Fall of Cthulhu is easily the best single story arc series in HPL comics, Necronomicon was a 4 issue series well worth finding for collectors and Cthulhu Tales is a respectable series of self contained stories. Nyarlathotep carries fascination for most Lovecraftians (in fact, I think Fall of Cthulhu Nemesis is supposed to be about his origins). This book represents something of a new direction for Boom. It consists of the text of HPL's prose poem, Nyarlathotep, lavishly illstrated by Chuck BB. I must admit I am unfamiliar with Chuck BB's other work. Nyarlathotep is a very nice cloth bound hardcover with an intriguing painting on the slipcover. Page count is 32 but the text and illustrations run from 5-27. List price is $14.99 but discounts to $11.69. I did not compare the text of Nyarlathotep with any of Joshi's definitive editions.

While I have found the prose poem mesmerizing for many years, the reason to by this book is for the illustrations and production values. If you like the image on the slipcover, you will certainly enjoy the rest of the book. Counting the cover illustration, there are 11 full page, full color illustrations, each representing some passage from the text. While I may have wished for different passages to be illuminated I was very impressed with Chuck BB's skill. The muted color palate enhanced the peculiar mood conveyed by the text. Sample this if you can before you buy, but I certainly was impressed and will be dipping again into its pages periodically. I hope Boom Studios will give us more illustrated versions of HPL's originals.