The Strain

We live in a burgeoning era of horror television. American Horror Story will begin its fourth season in the fall, and The Walking Dead will start its fifth. Penny Dreadful just finished an excellent debut season, and Netflix’s Hemlock Grove just put up its second season. True Blood, Supernatural, Bates Motel, Sleepy Hollow, Grimm. And of course, the most horrifying show currently on television, Hannibal. Horror is all over our TV screens, but if there’s one person who deserves their shot at it (presuming David Lynch isn’t interested), it’s Guillermo del Toro.

Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s vampire trilogy The Strain has captured the imagination of horror fans since its 2009 release. Adapted as a comic by writer David Lapham (Stray Bullets) and artist Mike Huddleston, Dark Horse has just released the hardcover collection of the first 11 issues comprosing the first part of the trilogy. Working in close collaboration with Del Toro and Hogan, the comic book is not merely an illustrated novel but rather a visualization that captures the spirit and content of the book. This is an adaptation in the true sense of the word, building off the existing material and adjusting it to fit an entirely new medium.

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The Strain: The Fall #1 Written by Dane Lapham Art by Mike Huddleston, Colour by Dan Jackson, Cover by EM Gist Published By Dark Horse If anything defines Guillermo del Toro, it’s enthusiasm and zeal. When he first envisioned The Strain, he saw a television series. When no one was interested, he had to settle …

The Strain Vol. 2 Story: Guillermo Del Toro & Chuck Hogan Script: David Lapham Artist: Mike Huddleston Colours: Dan Jackson Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Having previously reviewed the entire series, my thoughts on The Strain haven’t changed. So I have added parts of my original review for newcomers who are interested in picking this up. …

Issues: 1-11 Story: Guillermo Del Toro & Chuck Hogan Script: David Lapham Artist: Mike Huddleston Colours: Dan Jackson Now that the filth of Twilight is behind us, horror fans can peek out from their enclaves and reclaim the vampire genre from the greasy clutches of angst-ridden tweens. With Veritgo’s American Vampire taking a hiatus this …