Bullet Review:Can't help but be reminded of Vampire Chronicles and more recently, Justin Cronin's "The passage" trilogy. It's decent - just wish that Nora was more than the coworker that Ephraim occasionally has sex with :/And must EVERY post-apocalyptic story have to have some dumb bit with an estranged son and a divorced wife?!?

The Strain Volume 1 is a graphic novel that combines the genres of traditional vampire literature and ancient folklore in order to deliver a modern day tale of horror and nonstop action.This is an adaptation of the first novel in the Strain Trilogy by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan, or maybe not exactly so, as the authors point out in their introduction."This is not an illustrated version of our novels. This is a graphic retelling: a visual translation and a definitive one. As such, we asked...

These are the grossest looking vampires I have seen in a while, but they are of course based on a concept by Guillermo del Toro, so there you go. This take on the vampire myth begins as all the old folklore begins - in a spooky village in Romania. The story jumps around in time taking us to the early 1930's, Nazi Germany and into the present day in New York city, which is where the real meat of the story takes place - a plane lands at one of the country's busiest airports and not one person gets...

I watched the TV version first, which I thought was pretty good. For someone looking for a fix between The Walking Dead seasons, this is better than most options, though I couldn't help wanting to yell at the screen for how people waited around for the vampires to eat them. The comic is almost identical to what we saw on TV, if a bit shorter. The story's strongest element is the father scientist who struggles with his duty to career with his duty as father. I really empathized with that, though

A CDC doctor is called to help investigate a landed airplane at JFK, there has been no contact with the plane since landing and it is up to Ephraim Goodweather and his team to respond to what is thought to be a biological terrorist attack. What they find on board may be the end of mankind.I really enjoyed the story with this one, especially the folklore, the origins of the virus and how Abraham came to do battle with the vamps. The volume does a great job in setting up relevant back story and ch...

I haven't read the novels or seen the TV series but now I want to.

I liked it. If your watching the show it's the same. Nothing new but still good.

Not sure if it's because the story is better suited to the medium of comics, or if it's just that David Lapham is a better writer than Chuck Hogan (probably a little from Column A and a little from Column B), but I really liked this adaptation of Hogan and Guillermo Del Toro's hugely disappointing novel. Of course, the first book is by far the strongest of the trilogy, and this adaptation only covers the first half of that installment (which begins much stronger than it ends), so maybe I just ha...

Also available on the WondrousBooks blog. *** 3.5 stars *** This comic book was definitely a pleasant and unexpected surprise! I've been hearing about the show for years, ever since it started. But it came out at a point when I didn't want to watch anything new, so I was cautious.I'm so glad that I have the book a chance. It was really nice, interesting, well illustrated, and with so much potential.The story itself is nothing too astonishing, in terms of mythology. As in, it doesn't come u

Vampire stories just don't get old. Not with Guillermo Del Toro anyway. "The Strain" is a graphic novel adaptaion of a "Not-So-Bram-Stoker's-Dracula" vampire story. Things started to look really interesting since the very first pages, with this ominous illustration of Sardu; The Original Vampire:I haven't watched the series and I guess I won't like it as much as the comics, specially with art like this.

Brilliant adaptation of the novel

I've been interested in the strain since the TV show came out (I have to thank Samwise Gamgee for it, as he was the reason I started watching it). I have since bought the book and started collecting the issues for the current Strain series. I wanted to do things properly and save the current issues for after I read the older ones. And I finally got volume 1!I really liked the TV show until about halfway through. There was a lot of what felt like filling, Samwise Gamgee died and then I still watc...

I used to work with a patron at the library who loved the TV show The Strain. I never understood her obsession with it; however, when I saw that this was available on Hoopla I thought I would give it a try considering it's the spooky season. WTF....This was not what I was expecting. I mean I've read vampire stories, but not like this. I think that it's hard to continue to re-create a well known paranormal entity; however, The Strain does an excellent job recreating "our traditional" vampire lore...

Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & Dirty: This horror filled encounter is more than just the biological attack, it’s far more dark and dangerous they believe. Opening Sentence: Once upon a time… there was a giant. The Review: I applaud this recent trend of re-imagining a popular novel and expressing it through the graphic novel format. It not only offers a visual representation of beloved characters for established fans, but also provides an easy and convenient look into a book that som...

Not the best vampires I've ever seen, I'd love to know where you would keep a 6 foot long tongue.

4 StarsGraphic novels are like reminders of great stories. The strain trilogy was pretty good; with the first book being great. Having this take on the Vampire lore, with un-sparkly monsters and humans that are just as evil and cruel. I also love graphic novels, because they tell the same story succinctly and give you great visuals most of the time. This is just another in a long line of good graphic novels to check out. As far as the story; well, if you read the books then you know what to expe...

Very nice mostly following the book but what I didn't like was that the vampires were shown from the very first issue, in the book there was suspense for their looks here no but rest is fine and dandy. Worth every bit reading just like the book.I have always loved comics, and I hope that I will always love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics or Diamond Comics or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on the international and classic comics and Graphic n...

Great pencil work as well as color scheme.As a huge fan of the TV series, I personally vote the mystery surrounding the plane as one of the best openings to a story ever. The Strain has an interesting take on the vampire genre (million times better than Twilight).The vampire design however, reminded me a lot of the 'reapers' from the Blade 2 movie (with their long tongue thingy).Can't wait to get my hands on Volume 2.

I was unable to finish the netgalley copy I received, but I loved the part I read. What a great adaptation of the original into graphic novel form. It brought a whole new element to the brand and I can't wait to buy a copy and finish it. How rare is it for something to work so beautifully in all forms of media?

This is the unusual story which has been told many times of a virus being released into a country and two people struggle to be believed and solve the virus before it spreads. The art work in this graphic novel is good although the art work between chapters is exceptional and really make the book. There are parts of the story that are a little unbelievable none more so than the speed that the main character accepts the explanation for what is going on. The story flows well and keeps the reader e...