The Nice House on the Lake #7
| Writer | James Tynion IV |
| Artist | Alvaro Martinez Bueno |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
One of the most critically acclaimed and bestselling horror titles of 2021 returns for its shocking second act-and now is the perfect time to enter the house! The 10 hardy survivors gathered in the house by their mutual friend Walter thought they'd finally cracked the code on his plans...and now everything they thought they knew has literally changed. Can they free themselves from their patterns? Or are they all just determined to build a prison of their very own? Grab the first collected volume and get caught up on the most surprising series in comics!
CRITIC REVIEWS Back to Top
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Geek Dad - Ray Goldfield
Mar 01, 2022A lot has changed since The Nice House on the Lake went on an extended hiatus"including the writer leaving DC for Substack. But it's no surprise that DC couldn't wait to have it back, as it continues to be the best horror story to hit comics in years. Read Full Review
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DC Comics News - Steve J. Ray
Mar 01, 2022The Nice House On The Lake is pure, deep, psychological horror at its absolute finest. Read Full Review
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BGCP - Michael Lennox
Mar 01, 2022This really needed a couple of pages of "previously on Blossom…" style pages to fill in the gaps since issue #6. It was hard enough to keep up with the various protagonists (who change every issue) as well as the dense and labyrinthine twists and shocks that the story has already provided. It is not the issue pick up randomly but if you're brave pick up the collected version of issues 1#6 or beg your LCBS to find the back issues. It's still a great story that leaves a stress headache after you read but that's what a great book does, challenge the reader and keep them focussed! Read Full Review
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Graphic Policy - Ricardo Denis
Mar 02, 2022The Nice House on the Lake #7 is further confirmation we're seeing the makings of a classic horror comic as it develops. What's surprising is how much of the story is still in the process of revealing itself. Less meticulous creators would've probably given most or the entire mystery away by now. Tynion and Martnez Bueno are still in the secret keeping business and it's making the looming finale feel like a massive event ready to change the very definition of horror. Read Full Review
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9.6
The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally
Mar 01, 2022Alvaro Martinez Bueno delivers some beautiful imagery throughout the issue. The story has some dark and disturbing elements to it and the art does a brilliant job of bringing that darkness to vivid life on the page. Read Full Review
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9.5
GWW - Joseph Gilmore
Feb 28, 2022TLDR talks more than just the newest comics being released? Go check out our interview on Geeks WorldWide Radio's TLDR podcast, where Joseph Gilmore and Nick Friar talk with Si Spurrier about his latest book Step By Bloody Step, as well as some of his other great books! " available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Read Full Review
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ComicBook.com - Chase Magnett
Mar 02, 2022The Nice House On the Lake returns this week and it's a very welcome second act given the massive twists delivered by the end of issue #6. Read Full Review
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8.0
AIPT - Colin Moon
Mar 01, 2022Smoke screening the reader with a peaceful, communal life with our survivors, Nice House #7 inserts a horror at the heart of identity and exploits a common fear within it. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS Back to Top
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Holy crap, this is horrifying.
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I'm normally long winded in my reviews but here ill keep it short and sweet. Nice house is finally back and it didn't miss a beat. Its perfect. Go read it and fall in love like the rest of us. This is a classic unfolding before our eyes.
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9.5
Quickly review the previous six issues before reading the latest one. While going through the storyline, I keep feeling the amazing narratives and artwork. Too many characters in this series (well 12 is kind of many for me), so I had to go back to issue 1 to see who is who. Some characters' appearances look quite similar, making me misunderstand the ending of issue 6. The first half of issue 7 explains it quite well. Five issues left, so when will the 'hungry games' scene begin?
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Glad this is back
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Tynion and Martinez Bueno hit the ground running after a brief break, bringing us another issue fantastic issue full of subtle psychological horror. The issue almost delights in making the reader feel uneasy, as it splices Norah's inner turmoil between glimpses of Walter hanging out in the Nice House as if all is well. It's all still so VERY OMINOUS and the parts with Norah are among the bleakest we've seen so far. They really cut to the core of the horror element in the book for me and made me so happy that this title is back, as it was one of my favorite books of 2021.
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8.0
I'll probably have to re read the previous issues. I should have but, I enjoyed the return overall, it just felt confusing at times due to the amount of characters to keep track of.
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On the one hand, each issue I love the concepts. On the other hand, keeping track of who is who, what gender they are, and what their sexuality is keeps me from fully understanding what I'm reading. I think the art makes it confusing along with so many of them seemingly LGBTQ+. It's a lot to keep track of and I'm not doing that great. (That is not meant to imply in any way that the LGBTQ+ concepts shouldn't be part of this, but simply that I get lost.)
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Yeah so... this comic is kind of shit. Like, on the surface level, it's competently produced. The art is... good enough, and the writing at least makes sense. But holy shit, these characters are such boring assholes. They're postcard people. This may just be me outing myself and the lot I hang with, but these don't feel like real people to me so much as polished, perfect little versions of the friends Tynion has, or the friends he wishes he had. And you know, if that's the case, there is nothing wrong with writing your friends into your stories. That's not the point. The point is that they don't feel real to me. They all have a very similar, very safe yet slightly quirky voice that I find extremely fake and boring. It's way too neat and pre more
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