Wraith

I’m hosting a giant readalong on Instagram with a friend (#manxcarpooltochristmasland!) of N0S4A/R2 this month, and since it’s a reread for me, I had to snag a copy of Wraith to go with it for something new!We’re only about halfway through the book, so I took some time this week to read through Wraith and really loved it. I always enjoy reading more behind-the-scenes stuff about villains, especially “why they’re this way” types (The Killing Joke is one of my fav comics, let’s not argue if it’s canon). I didn’t know that’s what Wraith would be going into it, and was very pleasantly surprised!A whole new cast of characters is introduced in this, and I really enjoyed them all – or, maybe I just enjoyed the bad things that happened to the bad ones? 😛 Christmasland is amazing and terrifying all at once, and I loved the demented quality the art style lent to the story itself. I really enjoy backstories that make me feel a little bad for the antagonist, and WRAITH managed to do that for me with Manx. Some of the other characters had that same quality – Joe Hill knows how to make me feel conflicting emotions!I would note a bit of a trigger warning for those sensitive to strong language, violence, and mentions of sexual abuse. While these things don’t deter me from enjoying a story, I do understand that they would for some people, so I thought I’d include the mention.Overall, 5 stars from me – I loved this little visual journey to Christmasland, and will likely revisit it again in the future!

I had read a very brief description of this work that simply said "an R rated Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas" and I suppose that is basically true, but its much more.The characters are believable and its really closer to a Peter Pan type story because of the association between the real and the dream world. Or perhapsa bridge between the conscious and subconscious that can be travelled physically round trip. I read along of Joe Hill's works just as I did his Dad's and there is a lot of diversity between the different stories. One related point is the language and level of violence probably should keep this one out of the hands of kids, unlike Locke and Key. But for lovers of horror this, to me, is an example Joe Hill Home Run.

I'm sure you know by now that Joe Hill is the son of the master of terror Stephen King. I think it's great that Joe is not resting on his father's laurels, but chooses to prove himself without dropping names. I've enjoyed all of Hill's work, including his graphic novels. If you have read his excellent horror romp NOS4A2, and you enjoyed it, then stop reading this and order Wraith. Wraith is a fantastic graphic novel that serves as a prequel to the novel. This is one area where Hill has really shown that he is more than just the son of Stephen King. He has chosen to not only publish novels, but to also publish fantastic graphic novels like Wraith and his Locke and Key series. Joe Hill has branched out and created some truly memorable works in horror fiction. With the combination of the artwork in Wraith and the fantastic story, you have a truly delicious book to devour. While it really is a prequel, I do think it's more enjoyable to read the novel NOS4A2 first, then treat yourself to Wraith. If you're not familiar with Hill, just go ahead and order both at the same time and same some on your shipping.

I loved the art work in this just beautiful. The story was just as great as the novel..Nothing like bad ass kids on Christmas day lol I hope the floating balloon guy fines his son. 😎🤗😍

The artwork totally rules from cover to cover and the story is fresh, not rehashed from the book or series. There are some crossovers from there. But it's a somewhat different take on it. I have collected many graphic novels, comic books and manga for years and can say with conviction Wraith won't disappoint.

If you have read NOS4R2 then you need to pick up Wraith. It's just the perfect visual companion to the novel. As that is by far my favorite book that he has written, I knew I had to search out this series. Not wanting to spend a small fortune on the comics, this hardbound edition is a great way to capture all of his suspense filled ride to Christmasland.I was only disappointed that it was not shrink wrapped and that Amazon didn't wrap the book in something to protect the corners of the book. My copy arrived with broken and split ends due to the lack of precautions during shipping. Sad, considering what a lovely edition this is.

The story idea was good but the execution was a little clunky and I was not impressed with the artwork.

This book as an expanded comic book with several short stories that explain how Charlie was abused as a child, how it damaged his soul and spirit and eventually made him corrupt. It provides critical details not presented in the book or AMC TV series. This is an extremely high quality and bound comic series, bound in one book The last part contains outstanding art of Charlie's past all the way up to his Christmasland inscape.

Definitely interesting stuff tells you stuff that isn't in the book or tv show

excelente portada, material, en fin totalmente sorprendido, esta novela gráfica y el libro nos4a2 son mi primer contacto con joe hill y quede enganchado, excelente para saber la historia de origen que no es tan bien explicada en la novela, en definitiva leer este tomo después de haber completado la novela

A prequel to his novel, NOS4A2, Joe Hill has created another fantastic book worthy of any fan of horror or the comic book genre. What is cool about this story is how we, the readers, get to learn more of Charlie Manx's past. Hill is able to build further into this world he has created with all his other books and that is just awesome in my opinion. A person could read this book by its self and enjoy it I think, but l think you should read NOS 4A2 as well.The book itself is a very nice glossed hardcover, with nice glossed pages as well. Mr. Hill and Mr. Wilson were very compatible with one another and helped build upon Hill's previous work. I liked C.P. Wilson III artwork a lot but I will admit I will always be curious what it would have looked like if Gabriel Rodriguez had handled the artwork (he worked with Hill on the Locke and Key series).Overall...great story, great art, great book, great buy

If you are reading this you know about Locke and Key. How great it is. Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez are absolutly fantastic in that series of books. As I like to follow writers I bought this one. The art is fine, but I feel that Hill is best when he plays a longer game. This book is an off shoot of another one of his novels and thus I feel that it lacks the impact that some of his other work has. Perhaps if I read the novel that this is based off of I would be more of a fan, but I haven't and there are so many great writers in the comic medium and in the horror novel medium that I will pass on exploring these characters.

Great book and art work.