ok so on my last review on the first issue of Bloodborne comics i said i wish they would dig deeper to what happened in yharnam and main characters, this issue goes to the time when the infection was spreading in yharnam, and tells the story of a Priest and a Scientist that were working on the reasons and means of the infection. i really enjoyed this issue. only problem is it's not finished yet and half of it has been published by now (#5 and #6) and the next number will be out this month. can't...

A Healing Church priest and a scientist investigate the Ashen Blood curse, but their budding friendship may prove to be both of their downfall as Yharnam tumbles further into darkness.Another prequel story, this volume's more about philosophizing than actual story progression, which is fine if a bit of a shame. The twin viewpoints of Alfredius and Clement give us the different sides of the story, and it's when they meet up and start to work together that everything begins to unravel. Ultimately

A better cohesive story this time around. I feel like I might have actually learned something about the lore behind Bloodborne with this issue. The art was great again!

When you start playing Bloodborne you’re thrown right into the middle of this chaotic mess and left to pick up the pieces as to what happened along the way. This volume focused more on what happened before the Beast Scourge struck and the emotional impact of the game hits harder now because of this volume. This volume started off slow, especially compared to the first one, but man does it pick up the pace. It follows two characters, one is a priest of the Healing Church, and the other is a rogue...

Much of the same complaints I had about the first issue, however much less so. This was a much tighter story, and far more interesting dynamics. Seeing the two halves of it weave together and heighten, and succumb to the madness that is encroaching on Yharnam, and to have that pay off in the end was satisfying. Although the dialogue at times felt forced and inorganic and a little shallow, overall it felt like there was that ever looming horror - which is a defining element of Bloodborne (until

Damning with faint praise, this is the only one of the three Bloodborne graphic novels by Ales Kot that actually makes some kind of sense. It's stupid, pointless, and boring, but it actually has a coherent structure and characters with some kind of definable motivation, which is much more than you can say about the prior and following volumes.

Nature is indifferent.Life and death intertwined forever at dance. — AlfrediusOf the first two arcs I vastly prefer this one. The way the story is told through a mix of interactions between characters and journal entries is enjoyable. It is set entirely in Old Yharnam and primarily follows two characters Alfredius, a doctor and Clement, a priest. This is one take on the origins of the monsters or rather the plague that causes the monsters. I appreciate the difference in the way Alfredius and Cl

I thought the first volume was a bit better at capturing the feeling of Bloodborne, but this is still quite decent. It's much more character focused, which certainly feels odd for the Souls series, but I think it works in the end. It does get a bit bogged down by the whole "science vs. religion" discussion in some parts. I'm not really sure that such a conversation would happen in the world of Bloodborne, at least not in the kinds of terms that were used here, but I could get past it. Otherwise,...

I'm constantly impressed by this "humble" video game adaptation. It's well-written, but perhaps too sprawling and slowburn for a video game. Particularly for someone like myself who hasn't even played the game.Ales, continues to grow as a writer. And Piotr Kowalski never disappoints in his art. I just hope he gets back to finishing the next volume of "SEX" with Joe Casey.

First, this was a much better book than the previous comic in this series. The story was at least more original, rather than following a half-inept hunter through situations similar to the game.If it has a weakness, it's that it doesn't have the time to develop everything it introduces. A healing church member is a major character, the book gives us less insight into that institution than the game does. There is a plague of beasts, most of them are on the cover art and our characters rarely enco...

Alfredius is a doctor who is looking into the plague that is afflicting the city of Yharnam. This puts him at odds with the hunters who instituted a curfew and with the Healing Church ruled by father Galhad who chose to solve the disease with ineffectual blood ministrations. Alfredius uses scientific methods in his investigations, but worries they are not enough. His worries are shared by a monk named Clement who has growing doubts about father Galhad's directives which do nothing to prevent the...

Bloodborne is just amazing and I really love the horrifying concept of it all. Something I learned or realized while reading this is that in the video game, the healing items/the blood you inject is the old blood distributed by... I suppose the healing church... which turns people into monsters, without fail. Thus, from the very beginning, you're helping yourself in the now by further digging your grave in the near future. It also explains how you're able to lose sanity/collect insanity as you d...

I rather enjoyed the first story, this one is heavier and is more focused on lives of the inhabitants of Yarhnam. The art and story of this one is more reminiscent of other Lovecraftian tales and quite more text heavy than the first graphic novel, and just as with the game and the first book, it is beautifully executed to break your heart at the end.

(Zero spoiler review) Read my previous review for additional context.More than my fair share of series of late have seen fit to grant me good, even great stories on their initial outing, granting me an optimism going into the second volume, only to rather cruelly dash my hopes, with the series continually spiralling downwards, into the flames of bad writing and obscurity from whence it came. I must admit, I did have those fears for Bloodborne: The Healing Thirst. The first outing was a better th...

This was a good read, but some parts were confusing.There were two protagonists in this issue, unlike in Volume 1 (which is its own separate story about a Nameless Hunter who escorts Paleblood). The transition between protagonists can be a little bit jarring, especially when done within such a short comic book.The transition between some of the scenes is also confusing. In one instance someone is sitting down. Then in the next few scenes his face becomes bloody, and even though I finished the ga...

Another good story from the world of Bloodborne. Interesting story about healing church and blood ministration. The confrontation between science and the church is nothing new, but it doesn't prevent me from enjoying this comic book in any way.The main characters are interesting. The plot focusing on the source of the curse is addictive.The end could be better. The story as a whole could be a bit longer and deeper.I love the art and colors.Overall I am very happy that I decided to read this comi...

A little too much dialogue and verbal instead of visual story telling for my taste on this one. Art still looks really nice and the characters were pretty good. But I feel like the act 3 reveal is not very clear about what exactly happened and loses a lot of potential power. In addition the handwriting font chosen for the priest is really hard to read.

Today’s post is on Bloodborne volume 5 by by Ales Kot, illustrated by Piotr Kowalski, Brad Simpson. It is 32 pages long and published by Titan Comics. The cover has a hunter turning into a beast on it. The intended reader is a fan of the games and wants more information about the world. There is no foul language, no sex, and mild violence in this volume. The story is told from third person close of monk. There Be Spoilers Ahead.From the back of the book- The city of Yharnam: an ancient, gothic m...

It was really interesting to see the process of Yharnam slowly fall apart and seeing people try to figure out how to stop the plague. We see a priest from the Healing Church and a doctor both trying to understand where this is coming from and why people are turning into beasts and I really like it as we do see their individual beliefs clash and it does make sense in this world as even the game had this debate about the gods in the world of the game.

The second volume in the Bloodborne series of graphic novels is the strongest, in my opinion. Even though the third one focuses on Eileen, whom is a character I really like. This volume is set in the period prior to the Old Yharnam purge. It follows two new characters, a scientist and a priest that join hands to investigate the cause of the ashen blood disease, digging into the healing church's secrets and the dangers of the old blood. Very interesting.