![]() He keeps to a fairly realistic manga style, and has a flair for the creepy bits when they come up. “ Even if I weren't familiar with the story, the fact that a Volume 2 is forthcoming would lead me to conclude that the winds will be subsiding … If the winds subside tomorrow … I fly to the Black Mountains. The final lines, “I am not leaving Antarctica without answers. ![]() ![]() The book ends with the expedition about to turn back due to the weather, despite many mysteries unsolved. Lake’s camp … or what’s left of it anyway. Anyway, this manga covers the story up to the point where the main expedition finds Dr. It's not difficult to find, so go read it if you haven't already. This is one of those classic horror tales that should be familiar to all fans of the genre. ![]() I’m not going to bother summarizing the plot details. ![]() Tanabe’s adaptation flows nicely, and I found myself being less conscious of the fact that I was reading Lovecraftian manga and simply getting into the story.Īs the cover states, this is volume one, so only half of the saga of Miskatonic University's ill-fated Antarctic expedition of 1930 is covered. I had assumed that it was simply that Lovecraft’s prose is too much a part of his identity for his work to translate well into more visual media.īut At the Mountains of Madness is a different beast. The previous volume of his Lovecraft adaptations, The Hound and Other Stories, was fun, but didn't really rise above its novelty value for the most part. Gou Tanabe has upped his game with this book. ![]()
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