Lovecraft comic news...

Here's a round-up of the latest Lovecraft related comic news and reviews...

Fangoria.com reviews issues 1-4 of Aaron Williams and Fiona Staples North 40 (Wildstorm) here...

About the comic: Somewhere in Midwestern America was a place called Conover County. When the old book was opened, and the runes therein used in haste and ignorance, a place of farms, simple folk, and small-town dreams became a den of monsters and nightmare. North 40 is the story of those who survived and came to confront an even greater evil on the horizon – one that wouldn't just consume their flesh, but their souls as well. Heroes arise with power to bring against the dark: Wyatt, an unwilling protector of his former tormentors; Amanda, an apprentice to forgotten arts; and Sheriff Morgan, whose bonds with Conover County go back farther than even he can remember...

North 40 writer Aaron Williams and artist Fiona Staples are interviewed by the USA Today here...

"I think the best description I've ever heard of North 40 is that it's like My Name Is Earl as if written by H. P. Lovecraft."

- Aaron Williams


Next up is an artist spotlight on Adam Byrne, cover artist/producer for The Strange Adventures of H.P. Lovecraft. Check out the Los Angles Times Entertainment blog for a look at the evolution of one of Adam's Lovecraft covers...


And last but not least, fangoria.com reviews issues 2-4 of Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash: The Nightmare Warriors (Wildstorm) here...

"Thrown in the middle of it all is Ashley Williams, aka The Chosen One to battle the Necronomicon. And after successfully defeating the two monster machines in the first comic book series, poor old Ash finds himself back at square one after Jason Voorhees finds out where he lives, and takes care of his girlfriend."

- Mike Fish


(Thanks to www.fangoria.com, www.usatoday.com and latimesblogs.latimes.com)