Born as a mistake of a powerful vampire known as the master and raised in. As the newly allied gus and creem, two rival gang leaders whove formed a tenuous allegiance in order to combat the vampire menace, debate their next move, our tale turns to an old man with a secre. Based on the strain trilogy by guillermo del toro and chuck hogan, this horrifying first chapter confronts a mysterious outbreak of diabolical proportions and puts an original twist on the vampire genre. The strain, written by guillermo del toro and chuck hogan, involves the fall of new york city to a virus that turns its hosts into vampires. The strain v3 the night eternal 004 2014 read comic. What intrigued me, rather, were the differences in translation from visual medium to the next. This means may contain spoilers that is if the show decides to directly mirror the books, which isnt always the case. This first of the adaptation of the strain trilogy of books is a great comic, deftly written with some nice art. The strain trilogy began in 2009 with the title novel. The virus is brought to new york by way of the seventh master, one of the original seven vampire.
The scene provides an appropriately cinematic curtainraiser for the strain, a modernday vampire yarn cowritten by the mexican film director guillermo del toro with author chuck hogan. It can no longer be denied new york city is rapidly falling to an evil epidemic, and no one is coming to its rescue. David lapham is an american comic book writer, artist, and cartoonist. Strongly written, thought provoking, and strikingly illustrated, this is a must read for all. The flash season 3 comic con panel part 1 grant gustin, candice patton. This fall dark horse comics invites you to go back to the beginnings of a. The strain from director guillermo del toro hellboy, pans labyrinth, pacific rim and novelist chuck hogan prince of thieves come the comics inspired by their series of vampire horror novels, the strain trilogy, and the hit fx series the strain. And like a lot of bestselling books, the strain is getting a comic book series while its a little disjointed for a comic book series, the solid art and brilliantly horrifying vampires make it a riveting experience. It is the first installment in the strain trilogy, and was followed by the fall 2010 and the night eternal 2011.
The strain is based on a vampiric novel series cowritten by guillermo del toro and chuck hogan. Fangs aint what they used to be fiction the guardian. Mike huddleston is a comic book artist and penciller who has worked on hellboy, grendel, and the strain. The series has been adapted into a comic book series by dark horse comics and into a tv series on fx. If you only watch the fx series on television its probably a good idea to browse carefully as this wiki covers the books, comics and the tv show. It is the final novel in the strain trilogy beginning with the strain and continuing with the fall. While i was pleasantly surprised by both vampire novels in this oversaturated market directed at tweens, and while i am a passionate fan of guillermo del toro, the passage offers a profundity, a romance that i generally do not anticipate when reading horror novels.
The strain v3 the night eternal 004 2014 read the strain v3 the night eternal 004 2014 view comic online. The novel series contains three books that form a trilogy. I hated the original strain novel on which this graphic noveland the recently launched fx television seriesis based on. The strain comics and cartoons the cartoonist group. The strain the fall viewcomic reading comics online. Ben hyland who played ephs son zach in season 1 has been replaced by max charles. Two years have passed since the vampires, led by the master, used atomic weapons to create a. Born as a mistake of a powerful vampire known as the master and raised in the. The strain returns to dark horse with mister quinlan. The vampires strain of disease infects people instantly. Now the first season of the strain has completed and its second season on the way, we can look make some kind of judgment regarding the show as a whole.
David lapham is an american comic book writer, artist, and cartoonist, best known for his work on the independent comic book. The strain is a vampire horror media franchise created by guillermo del toro and chuck hogan del toro first envisioned the story line as a television series, but was unable to find a buyer for the series. Ephraim goodweather begins to selfdestruct as battle lines are drawn. Atlantis rises 3 dynamite 2012 fn 1st printing, lucio parrillo cover. It goes on sale on december 14th and in so doing begins a two year trek which will have me along to the end. Game of thrones may be dominating the tv talk this sunday, but theres another series based on a string of books promising fans of both something different is on the horizon. This issue sheds light on the past of the mysterious and badass bloodsucker slayer who is bent on destroying the masters strain and ending his reign. Ephraim goodweather and his team of expert biologicalthreat first responders. The strain is a 2009 vampire novel from filmmaker guillermo del toro and novelist chuck hogan. The night eternal del toro, guillermo, hogan, chuck, lapham, david, huddleston, mike, jackson, dan on. The strain comics are so close to the show that its eerie. These are available to license for books, magazines, merchandise, newsletters, presentations and websites. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server.
The strain comics and cartoons collected from thirtyfive of the best cartoonists. After a plane lands in ny, it appears that everyone on board somehow died but there are no wounds and no toxins in the air. Written by acclaimed director guillermo del toro pacific rim, pans labyrinth, hellboy and chuck hogan more the latter than the. An agent then suggested turning the story into a series of books with writer chuck hogan a television adaptation premiered on fx in 2014, concluding in 2017 after 46 episodes. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. The strain is a graphic retelling of guillermo del toros novel of the same name which has a very crazy, but interesting take on vampires. The fall volume 3 tpb unable to kill the masterthe powerful vampire behind the epidemic infesting new york citydr. More, we might as well compare and contrast it with the trilogy of novels upon which the series is based. As ephraim goodweather descends further into madness, dissecting an injured vampire and.
The night eternal is a 2011 vampire horror novel by guillermo del toro and chuck hogan. Its a magnificent book, and i simply cannot wait for the sequel. Back in 2011, dark horse comics began a comic book adaptation of the first book, also entitled the strain, with script adaptation by david lapham and art by mike huddleston the central character of the strain is dr. Guillermo del toro is one of the most influential filmmakers working today. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the authors imagination and are not to be construed as real.
A vampiric abomination seeks to destroy the monster that sired him. I enjoyed the strain s premiere on fx, and like a lot of folks, felt compelled to pick up the comic on which its based. Born in mexico, del toro has helmed some of the greatest horror films of all time time, such as the devils backbone, pans labyrinth, and hellboy. Click on any image to see links to licensing and related cartoons. The strain comic when a boeing 777 lands at jfk international airport and goes dark on the runway, the center for disease control, fearing a terrorist attack, calls in dr.
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