REVIEW: Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan's The Strain is easily one of my favorite books of all-time, and had it not been for that book I probably wouldn't be back into reading as much as I am now. I always wanted to read vampire fiction when I was a teenager but I couldn't ever find something that appealed to me as a boy, or as a younger reader. I'm not a fan of fancy language, nor romances, so it's hard to find something like that in the vampire genre. I read the book merely based off the fact that it was co-written by my favorite film director of all-time, who has had one of the best vampire films made in Blade II. I find that The Strain furthers his vampire lore on its own new world, and it was part of the reason I especially liked it. The book is written much in the form a film would unravel and that was a big reason as well that I really liked it. But considering I love the actual book, of course my opinion will be a little biased. I'm not all that impressed by the art in this book, and I don't find the illustration of the vampire's stingers anywhere near what I saw in my imagination when reading the book. It's a very cartoonish way to illustrate something I saw as very dark and serious, but it works all the same I suppose because it is a comic. The story is just about the same, and I can't see that the adapting authors have taken any liberties with the story, which is always a plus. I'd definitely recommend this to horror fans, and considering this is a graphic representation of the book, it can be quite graphic. This graphic novel is definitely for adults, vampire fans, and fans of the book alike.
WRITING : ( 7 / 10 )
ARTWORK : ( 5 / 10 )
STORY : ( 8 / 10 )
COVERS : ( 9 / 10 )
AWESOME : ( 8 / 10 )
FINAL RATING : ( 8 / 10 )
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