Tales From William F. Nolan's Dark Universe #3by Leesa HanaganReviews may contain information that could be considered 'spoilers'. Readers should proceed at their own risk. Publisher
Credits Grade: 6 The first story, "The Giant Man," with art by Sergio Medina, is about a woman who encounters a giant man throughout her day. Unfortunately, whenever she gets someone to come see him, the man is nowhere to be found. At first she's creeped out by the guy, but realizes she's titillated by what it could all mean and ohmigod maybe he likes her, and finds her normally boring day exciting as she looks forward to seeing him again. It reads like a horror fairy tale, with sort of a moral of staying away from those that are too different from us.Medina's art lent itself well to the happy yet creepy vibe of the story. Some panels, the woman looks worried; in others, she's elated. The Giant Man always looks smooth, charming, handsome, and yeah ... he's creepy for it! In "Major Prevue," with art by Mike Dorman, we have a middle-aged man unsatisfied with his life. His wife encourages him to see a psychic. Despite his skepticism, he does just that, and she gives him the token fortune: beware of dark and stormy, it'll signal the end of your life! He's annoyed and leaves. As the reader might expect, it starts to storm and he realizes he's low on gas. He finds himself at a gas station in an unfamiliar town where a creepy station attendant tells him there's a special movie prevue that he should check out while he's here. Our guy is still skeptical, but he makes his way to the fancy, but empty, movie theater. Dorman's art is great again -- he puts a lot of detail into his work, and I like taking the time to look at what all he puts in the panels. I didn't like this issue as much as I liked the others, but that's how it goes with short stories. I expect I'll end up liking the collection overall and plan to review the rest of the series. Written: May 5, 2013
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