Neonomicon Review

What does it mean to push the envelope?  The envelope is what people are uncomfortable with seeing in a form of art. To push the envelope would be to convey freighting and uncomfortable ideas in a form of art.  In other words it is to show things that would be taboo. Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows do all that and much more.

THE GOOD

The words dark, disturbing, and fucked up do not do this book justice. The book is a journey through a dark and evil world that is nearing a pivotal moment in its history. What happens to these characters and the world they live in is not only extremely shocking it will take you by surprise. It might also make you a little squeamish. If you love horror, Alan Moore’s writing, great art, and H.P Lovecraft stop reading this review and go to your local comic shop and get a copy. For example Moore’s writing is superb whether he is just writing dialog or describing the world they live in, he can shift the mood of the book in a snap and he always knows how to create tension and suspense. Jacen is very detailed in his drawing even when you don’t want him to be (read the book! haha). His art looks more real world then comic book style, which is a good thing because the people he draws have natural proportions not extremely giant muscles and huge boobs. As for the story itself it is broken up into main two parts, the first being The Courtyard which is the prelude and then Neonomicon proper. The story takes place in Red Hook where a government agent is investigating some gruesome murders which seem to be linked to the occult. On his journey to discover the truth he goes undercover and finds out that what he thought was right was wrong and this new revelation changes him and makes him commit the same type of murders which he was investigating, that brings us to the second part where two new government agents take on the case that’s when they find the truth and boy is the truth frightening!

THE BAD

If you’re not familiar with H.P Lovecraft (which I am not) the story might get confusing, you should be able to follow along though. If this story was written by anyone else it would be like reading b-movie garbage, but with the wizard writer Alan Moore is he somehow pulls it off. There are very many shocking moments in the book, which sometimes feel like they’re there just for the sake of being dark and twisted if you are sensitive to any think don’t even bother reading,  just dig a hole and put your head into the sand. Read the first page if you can’t stomach that it only gets more fucked up from there.

SCORE:8/10

If you love horror, Alan Moore’s writing, great art, and Cthullu this is a great read for you. The story has its flawless and is a little hard to comprehend at first if you don’t know H.P love craft. But rest a sure Moore does a good job of guiding you through it and you’ll understand when the time is right. Not a perfect story but a brilliant one worth reading.