4.5/5Dark and intense story. Wonderful art work.

Every time I turn around, it seems, there's a new Jeff Lemire series. Nothing wrong with that. He seems to be the hot writer of the moment, and, so far, he’s doing a good job of keeping the momentum going.Which brings us to Gideon Falls. There appear to be two main characters. Father Wilfred is newly appointed to the local Catholic Church. It's implied that his predecessor died, or at least disappeared, but we're never told the exact circumstances, and it eventually becomes clear that Wilfred’s

[4.5 Stars]A wonderfully creepy and beautifully drawn new horror comic from Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino that sets up a new series with a lot of potential. We've got two parallel stories, one in a rural setting and the other urban, both unsettling. Sorrentino's a great choice of artist as he's able to add a level grit and grime that really helps sell the weird and horrific Black Barn. The only thing I'm not crazy about is the "I'm schizophrenic, but I actually am the only one who sees the w...

This dual-narrative story introduces a mysterious barn that appears and disappears at random while dragging chaos and death into the lives of certain people along its way. It is interesting at first, building up the suspense as you try to understand the direction it's heading and the story it wants to tell, but once it really gets into the mythology behind the barn and the horror elements that are attached to it, it becomes too zany to be fully appreciated.The artwork fits with the overall tone

A well-written and creatively illustrated first chapter in a new horror mystery series that tells parallel stories about a reclusive mental patient obsessed with a mystery in the city's trash and a troubled Catholic priest assigned to preach in the small town of Gideon Falls. I love the slow, creeping build-up in the Gideon Falls scenes and I wish the city sections matched it. This series definitely shows promise though.

A ritual killer’s doin’ his thang in the small town of Gideon Falls. A Catholic priest is dispatched to replace the previous Father who recently died in strange circumstances. A mental patient with a face mask wanders the city collecting “special” pieces of garbage. Both priest and nutbar have visions of a black barn. *Yawns* Oh, what does it all mean? The creative team behind Old Man Logan, Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino, reunite for their first Image series, Gideon Falls. And it’s not very

(4 of 5 for perfectly disturbing comics horror)Everybody's losing their minds, both in Gideon Falls and around me about Gideon Falls comics. I don't. And I fail to see (except involvement of Lemire, who's THE GUY now) what the fuzz is all about. Yes, Gideon Farts are different, especially for comics fast-food consumers (what are the DC fried comics and McMarvel producing). But sometimes too different. But Gideon falls try hard to be "different". And it feels superficial to me. Well, the story is...

This is Lemire doing strange horror things. The plot is a slow build. I dont mind the occasional slow burn and in this case it works. The plot does eventually work but there are a few questions I have after finishing #6. The characters are your typical washed up country characters. Although I do prefer the Norton/Dr interaction. The worldbuilding is quite unique although why do small country towns always have these horror elements. A good first outing although probably not Lemires best work. At

Jeff Lemire's new horror/thriller/mystical series starts veeeery slow. It's five long and tedious issues of buildup and one final issue that tries to turn everything on its head (and kind of fails by being too ambiguous), it doesn't feel very original or exciting enough to sustain its length, and the characters are all just... meh. Andrea Sorrentino's artwork is absolutely gorgeous though, better than I've ever seen it in other books. It does much more for building the tone and atmosphere of the...

Wow, I wasn’t expecting that. This’ll be giving me nightmares tonight. A really chilling horror.

This was excellent. I liked the artwork very much. Some very unusual page layouts, visually different. Really good story telling. Horror elements that reminded me of Stephen King. Very ominous and creepy. I will definitely look up more works by Sorrentino. Old Man Logan has been on my radar for a while anyway.My chapter reviews are somewhat spoilerish, I give away some minor plot points. You have been warned.Issue #1 - We start off with two storylines. There is Norton, a former mental patient, o...

When Lemire writes a good story it's really hard to not want more.This is telling a story of two very different people trying to solve the same mystery. This Red Barn is a source of evil. Something, or someone, is forcing innocent people to go crazy and murder others. Through this story we focus on a priest coming to a village and trying to fit in after priest goes missing but we soon find out he might not be. Then we have a story of a crazy guy picking up trash and learning the secrets of the r...

Jeff Lemire & Andrea Sorrentino strike gold. Again.What else to say? Gideon Falls is a comic with 2 storylines that are apart from one another, yet connected. It is a noir feeling, dark, supernatural, thriller that fired for me on absolutely all cylinders. Lemire's prose is gritty and mysterious and adds a creepy voice to Sorrentino's experimental feeling artwork. And I don't mean experimental in a bad way. Its just nice to see pages that don't follow the run-of-the-mill panel layouts for a chan...

Kind of a trippy story with a strong horror vibe, and I've got to admit, liked it more than I thought I would. It starts with this crazy dude who pokes around in garbage thinking he's finding clues to some secret of the universe stuff in the trash. His shrink thinks he's nuts.Until she doesn't.When she starts seeing the same weird shit he does, it looks like she may have to reevaluate her patient's illness or check herself into the hospital right alongside him. At the same time, a priest with a

Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino reunite for their new horror comic with very little horror. This is the slowest of slow burns. If visions of old barns scare you, this may be the book for you. The story follows two separate individuals in two different environments. One, a mentally ill man who wonders through a city's garbage looking for splinters and nails. The other, a priest new to a small town who witnesses a murder. Their only connection an old barn that they see visions of. Speaking of th...

Damnation!—literally. Lemire surprises with this dark fantasy horror told through two parallel plots. While characterization is only moderate so far, it’s only because there’s so much going for the plot. Illustrations are sketchy but wonderfully fantastical.

Alright, I’ll end my flood of reviews with this. What’s it about?One guy is the new Catholic preacher in the town of Gideon Falls.The other guy is a guy who is supposedly insane and obsessed with digging through the garbage.They both see eerie visions of a black barn that may be more than just visions.Why it gets 5 stars:The story is very interesting. I don’t want to give too much away but it is so great and strange.The art is fantastic! Sorrentino’s gritty style suits this book perfectly! It so...

I'm not writing a full review for this. I like the concept and some of the characters but I hate the art and I'm not in a hurry to read the rest of the series when there's a ton of other stuff out there I want to read.

We are in Harrow County, Rachel Rising and Outcast territory with Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino and Dave Stewarts's entry into the comics horror world. And like those other series (and many more we could name), we have a fight going for the soul of the town, an epic battle between Heaven and Hell. The central feature that distinguishes this from the others is not great art, because all of the above series are exemplary in that category, but Sorrentino is amazingly inventive with paneling and la...

A slam dunk demonstration of why Jeff Lemire is one of my favorite comic book writers; hell, one of my favorite writers period.Lemire’s 2018 collaboration with illustrators Andrea Sorrentino and Dave Stewart begins with the “Black Barn” story arc, collecting the first six issues of the Image Comics series.Tying together two storylines about mental illness, psychosis, and paranoia with elements of horror and the occult, Lemire and team produce a creepy vibe that maintains a semblance of disquietu...