As numerous enemies emerge, the denizens of Arcane Acre must split up to combat the darkness that is leaking into their world from beyond the walls of reality. Among these evils stirs an object so haunting that the creature within is what nightmares are made of.
While we may have wantonly wished to see what this anticipatory issue held due to an enticing title, the story concentrates too much upon the surrounding factors of the narrative and fails to singularly concentrate upon the main antagonist, bringing too much attention to the Faceless Woman and allowing the Haunted to fall into the background as a controlled terror, essentially ignoring what could have been an intimidating horror and instead casting it as a threatening minion who can do nothing by itself. With normally fascinating illustrations and enticing colors that lure the audience within the sorrows of Arcane Acre, sadly this issue is also burdened by an overwhelming usage of inky goodness, causing everything within the pages to be influenced by the blackness of tone, and though this might have worked against a more vibrant palette, due to the lingering nature set by prior issues with an obscuring veil of darker colors, it is this combination of visual factors that creates a muddy Read Full Review
GRIMM FAIRY TALES (VOL. 2) #70 gives you plenty of bang for your buck with witches, Lovecraftian monsters, black voids of insanity, and a growing threat to life as we know it. That said, the story increasingly lacks focus, particularly with the villains, and the art quality falls short. Read Full Review
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