CRYPT OF SHADOWS #1 pays homage to classic horror comics, giving us three stories in the classic vein, but with a modern veneer. It's a super-fun throwback comic for genre fans, but even if you're not a horror buff, there's plenty to enjoy. Read Full Review

A return to horror anthology feels like a good move for Marvel. The initial issue lurks around in the potential of such a series with a clever, little plot structure featuring stories that are breezy, little narrative chills. The traditional action that glides around on the page of most comics is nice and everything, but its nice to see some of the inky darkness return to Marvels pages. Read Full Review

Given that this issue, in particular, didn't feature any otherworldly creatures, fans of '50s horror comics might be left disappointed with the series' camp factor, but Crypt of Shadows has the potential to go down countless dark and disturbing paths to satiate the most devout of horror fans. Read Full Review

Buy for a set of chilling, mind-bending tales from a creative team at the top of their game. Read Full Review

Crypt of Shadows is a fun and interesting book and I certainly hope Marvel will consider making this a regular, on-going series. Read Full Review

If you like horror comics then you will definitely dig Crypt of Shadows #1. Ewing writes a delectable horror tale. The art is a little bit of hit and miss and I do wish it was broken up into three separate stories though. All in all, I had a good time reading the issue and hope Marvel does a few more of these. There is also a good essay in the back about Marvels history with horror comics. If you want to learn more about horror comics, in general, I suggest picking upThe Horror! The Horror!: Comic Books the Government Didn't Want You to Read. Read Full Review

I was amazed that this was THAT good but it was! It was definitely written in a throw-back style with love from classic horror and twists. Makes me yearn for Marvel to do this title again...and again...and again...

Leave it to Al Ewing to make an obsolete genre fascinating. This is a classic weirdie anthology - except the usually-unrelated stories are all one story, united with darkly ironic twists. The art is simple stuff that allows you to concentrate on the script, and that yarn definitely rewards the attention.

THE GOOD:

-I thought this issue had a really nice nostalgic feel to it. Ewing did a good job of capturing that.

-The anthology format was good. It definitely a nice way to make it feel like you were getting more bang for your buck.

-I thought the twist at the end was very good. Definitely didn't see that coming.

-"A Moment of Madness" was the only one that actually scared me. The end of that story was legitimately disturbing.

-All the artists did a good job of making the issue feel atmospheric and creepy.

-I think Al Ewing is the new comic book master of horror. This wasn't anywhere near the caliber of the Immortal Hulk, but it proves he knows the genre very well.

-Ultimately, I had a fun time with this issue.

THE BAD:

-I don't feel like this was long enough. It felt like the stories needed more pages than they got.

-"Grave Danger" was my least favorite of the stories. It didn't feel like anything special. more

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myconius - Jan 26, 2019

WOW! what's this all about???? :O

Psycamorean - Jan 26, 2019

Marvel is doing one-shots to celebrate their 80th anniversary. This one is celebrating all the horror comics Marvel has published through the decades.

ohhaimark - Jan 26, 2019

Yeah, this was a fun issue. I think Al Ewing is killing it with the horror over at Immortal Hulk. This wasn't as good as that, but still a good read.

Psycamorean - Jan 26, 2019

This has more of a campy feel to it. And I think that was intentional. Since that's more in line with the horror anthologies. If you follow Ewing, you'll see his style change dramatically depending on what you're reading. Like Rocket was a heist movie in comic form and Infinity Wars: Iron Hammer was written like a 60s Marvel comic.

ohhaimark - Jan 26, 2019

Cool! The only other Ewing comic I read was his Ultimates, which was a very good cosmic-level series IMO. I do love 60s Marvel comics, so I know I'm going to read Iron Hammer now.

myconius - Jan 26, 2019

i just picked up some comics of short Horror Stories by Eric Powell. the art looks pretty awesome in them. http://www.thegoon.com/spook-house.html

ohhaimark - Jan 26, 2019

You're right! I've never seen this before, but it looks worth reading!

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This was a fun little throwback to horror anthologies.

Al Ewing is awesome, but this didn't stick the landing. I really dug the first two-thirds, but I didn't love the ending. Art was decent though, and it was a decent effort overall.

Here is a link to my video review for a full story breakdown: https://youtu.be/TI-nku3gfnY

This was okay, it was not as spoopy as I hoped it would be.