Again we run into the sad situation of "cool idea but bad presentation". Five Ghosts really tries to channel the '80s with the art style and the format. Sadly, the 80's art style for comics rather sucked. That awful art has managed to transition to the year 2017. It should have stayed in the '80s where it belongs.Basic gist- Fabian Gray is haunted by spirits. He can channels these spirits, somehow tied to his dreams, into doing things. So if he is attacked he channels a samurai spirit and is abl...

No new ideas. No innovative art. No Story. Nothing to see here.

Review can also be found on my blog: https://graphicnovelty2.com/2017/03/1...Five Ghosts is a throw back to the pulp-style comics that were churned out in the 1920’s & 1930’s with a vibe similar to Doc Savage, The Spirit or The Phantom. Treasure hunter Fabian Gray has been possessed by five ghosts/spirits whose abilities he can tap into during his adventures.Indiana Jones is the obvious comparison to Fabian, as he adventures around the world, seducing many women and stealing historical artifacts...

Really good artwork and very good premise for a story.

This was a lucky find when I was browsing my library's graphic novel collection. I am a big ghost story fan, and I like the idea of a hero who has assumed the powers of different spirits. It's not quite what I thought, but it's still pretty good.There's a pretty significant old school vibe to this book. I think the creators were going for a pulp vibe. The adventure and ready mix of supernatural elements. The energy is evident in the artwork. It's raw and somehow visceral. Using a lot of warm sha...

Five Ghosts by Image Comics was a bit of a letdown in story, but not in artwork. Chris Mooneyham's boldly drawn retro style harkens back to the Golden Age pulp comics of the '30's and '40's, and I loved that. The colorist choices are excellent as well, and while capturing that pulp sensibility, it at the same time keeps the vibrant color palette that (in my opinion) sets Image apart from many of today's comic publishers. Almost every page screams action, and the monstrous creatures and villains

For some time now i had a streak of mediocre comics series, so i didnt expect much from this. i was totally surprised!this is a grand supernatural adventure!all world's mythologies have similar roots and archetypes. all of our greatest ideas come from this place its like humanity dream-place. and there live gods and demons. they can be embodied in our plane using dream stones. and this is how fabian got his rather peculiar problem. ...or problems:)i absolutely love the art of this comic, its vis...

A tragic turn of events resulted in a Dreamstone embedding itself in adventurer Fabian Gray's chest. On the plus side, he now can call upon the abilities of the five literary ghosts trapped within the Dreamstone to aid him in his treasure hunting. The comic is written and drawn in a retro pulp fiction style and when Fabian Gray is first introduced, we immediately get to see his ghosts in action, conveniently aiding him in his daring feats. My first real introduction to pulp fiction was A Princes...

Another handsome but completely generic pulp homage... Who cares?

I really admire how the writer, Frank Barbiere, started off as a teacher and now has published stories. This story feels rushed however. I think they should have taken more time with Fabian getting to know each ghost and their powers. The story could've been fleshed out a bit more too. The stakes are high but it's hard to make a connection with the protagonist. I guess since Fabian is flawed the writers don't want to flesh him out because they don't want the readers to hate him, but I think it'd...

An interesting and entertaining story.

3.5 Stars. I loved the concept, loved the art. But a few things I wasn't too crazy about. Full review to come.

The idea's very fun even though you can see the convenience of having such a gift, the story itself is not very original but it was a pleasant and entertaining reading anyhow! A real first book, meaning it was setting up the power more than anything else. Loved the art, and will read the second book!Also, see Scott's review!

2 1/2 Stars.Part Indiana Jones, part Gambit, part James Bond, and all pulp, Five Ghosts: The Haunting of Fabian Gray starts off as a fun throwback to the classic adventure narrative of the 30's and 40's. And then it does a cannonball into an empty pool, which is to say the creators really should have paid more attention as to where this thing was going.Fabian Gray is a charming and handsome master thief who has spent his life acquiring some of the world's finest antiquities, with the help of his...

Picked up this one on some mention from the Omnibus group.I enjoyed the story, as past reviewers did say, it was a bit of an Indiana Jones, very close at times, crossed with a possession story, which was the most interesting part.I will most likely read volume two to find out what happens to our hero.

The atmosphere is bombastic in some areas and action-packed in others, so this is a page-turner that kept me interested. Fabian Grey, a thief who describes himself as a treasure hunter, is a combination between James Bond, Tomb Raider and Indiana Jones that always gets results. He has the abilities of five fictional characters called ghosts due to his Dreamstone, but his control over them is not absolute. (view spoiler)[His personal goal is to help his catatonic sister Sylvia as he feels respons...

Eh.It's not bad but it's not great. It's a wacky premise and I thought the story would have been better served if it had been a bit more detailed with his origin and abilities in the first issue. It's a dorky power set, so the more information you have, the more realistic it might seem.The gist is that this adventurer dude has somehow been given the gifts of these five literary characters. They're never named, but you recognize them.Power of Sherlock Holmes - ACTIVATE!And then he has super-deduc...

The art is great and I love the idea of a comic done as a sort of '20's-'30's serial style. I'm definitely interested to see where it ends up. It reminds me of a cross between Unwritten and Sandman.

Be wary of the word “ORIGINAL” on a graphic novel. It’s usually a great misnomer.Take this volume as an example:Relics hunter and Indiana Jones wannabe – YesVillains – Nazis and Occultists, see above – YeppersAngry African natives right out of King Soloman’s Mines – You betchaGiant spiders courtesy of Harry Potter – Hello!Witty (or what passes for wit in this thing), nerd sidekick – Yes, again. Go to the head of the class.Know-it-all Asian rescuer – Batting 1.000Now, here’s the premise, a guy (h...

I really enjoyed this book! It has a great pulp hero feel to it that reminds me of Doc Savage or the Shadow, both the writing and the art convey this perfectly. Adventurer Fabian Grey is afflicted by five literary "ghosts" due to an accident that lodged shards of an artifact called the Dreamstone in his chest, the same accident that placed his sister into a coma. Now he searches for a way to save her life along with his sister's fiance. Gray is able to call upon the skill and powers of the arche...