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Mo S.
02-02-2006, 10:23 AM
Newsarama has 25 PAGES of preview for Sight Unseen (Robert Tinnell/Bo Hampton; Image. 152 pages, color) - I liked it well enough to stop reading at about page 10, as I'll add it to the list for the month...

http://www.newsarama.com/ImageComics/Unseen/UNseenPreview.htm

Here's the synopsis from Tinnell:

At the story's beginning we find Frank Byron living with his daughter, Molly, in rural Virginia, near a small Civil War battlefield. Frank previously worked as a scientist for the Dept. of Defense and was blinded in a lab explosion that killed his wife. He and Molly do not have a very healthy relationship, as a result.

At some point in the recent past Frank discovered that his seeing-eye dog could apparently see and hear ghosts. He decided to explore this possibility, and hired a graduate student, Derek, to help him develop technology that enables humans to do the same thing. They are successful.

When the book opens, they are going through a trial period, monitoring and recording Frank's experiences seeing, hearing, and, on occasion, speaking with, the dead.

In another part of their small town, however, a spiritual entity of incredible power and evil has been set loose. Frank, Derek and Molly soon find themselves facing a ghostly enemy that does a hell of a lot more than go bump in the night.

Dave Cote
02-03-2006, 11:51 AM
Looks very cool I reserved my copy!!

Ron Zoso
02-05-2006, 07:47 AM
The preview looks fantastic. Bo Hampton skills have only improved during his time away from comics. Excellent storytelling and use of color, particularly during the sequence in the basement. Chilling stuff.

DWEarhart
07-02-2006, 07:00 PM
Sight Unseen was veyr good. I was pleasently surprised. Robert Tinnell's writing was lively, and collaboratting with Bo Hampton set the stage for a well paced book with some effective storytelling. There were a few pop culture references that chipped my attention, but that's always irked my ire, and it seems to be common in the majority of graphic novels out there, but it's just a small annoyance, nothing heavy to gripe about.

Bo Hampton's art does take precedence over anything else. The panel's allow him to define the mood of the story, and the darker, the better, not because the art suffers, but because the piece is so well done, so creepy, eerie, and damn well frightening.

I never thought I'd get chills from a horror graphic novel, but these two gentleman crafted a tale that proved me wrong. The bitten apple scene stuck with me; even now it's playing out in my mind.

This was a great book, and having it in hardcover is so worth it. It's twenty bucks that was well spent. I don't know if there'll be a softcover, but I'd recommend getting it the first chance you can.