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ROD SERLING (creator) has won the most Emmy awards for dramatic writing in the history of television. He wrote over seventyfive episodes of the Twilight Zone series. for which he won three of his Emmys. He was also the show’s creator, host, and narrator.
MARK KNEECE (adapter) has written stories for numerous comics, including Batman: Legends of the Dark. In 1993, he came to Savannah College of Art and Design and helped found the Ssequential Art and Animation Department, where he teaches comics writing. REBEKAH ISAACS (illustrator, The After Hours) is also the illustrator of The Wright Brothers, which she completed while studying at the Savannah College of Art and Design, where she received her BFA in Sequential Art. She currently lives in Dahlonega, Georgia.网友对The Twilight Zone: The After Hours的评论
Albeit a little predictable, the story has a touch of heart added to a rather surreal circumstance. Illustration work is alright, but the real reason to pick this up is the the story by far. No gore, no body counts, I'm comfortable enough to share this story with young adults as well.
Part of a series of graphic novels from Walker Books for Young Readers, THE AFTER HOURS is an adaptation of an episode of THE TWILIGHT ZONE by the same name. A young woman named Marsha White enters a department store searching for a specific gift for her mother: a gold thimble. However, as she goes about searching for the gift, a growing sense of terror begins to fill her. The mannequins seem to be watching her and she suspects they don't want her to leave the store.
Like the original tv episode, the graphic novel does a good job of capturing the invading sense of dread and terror that Marsha feels. Those store mannequins just look so creepy. I liked the illustrations in the story. They are similar to the illustrations in other books in the series. They are kind of cartoony, but not too much so. They do an excellent job of capturing the mood and atmosphere of the tale. The text is written in a font a little larger than most graphic novels and comics and the panels are easy to follow. The book includes introductory and concluding essays as well as a page that gives many details about the original episode, including cast, crew, and trivia.
Overall, THE AFTER HOURS is a good graphic novel adaptation of a classic episode of THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
I didn't watch "Twilight Zone" growing up, but I do remember seeing a few episodes on VHS at one point. It was a chilling show, taking fantastic situations and making them seem all too believable, and it did a fantastic job of using bizarre situations to make timely statements about our world and society. But when I saw graphic novel adaptations of certain episodes on our library shelves, I was a little skeptical. Would the comic companies make adaptations of anything they could get their hands on? And could the classic episodes really translate well to a comic book?
The answer is yes. "The After Hours" is just as eerie and fascinating as a classic Twilight Zone episode, and manages to be both creative and unsettling.
A young woman named Marsha White enters a department store intending to buy a gift for her mother -- a gold thimble. As she searches the department store for said item, she finds herself becoming increasingly unsettled by the rude manager, an oddly helpful elevator operator, and the blank stares of the store mannequins that seem to be watching her every move. When she encounters a matronly saleswoman who seems to know Marsha far better than Marsha knows her -- or herself -- she faints, and awakens to find herself trapped in the store after closing. Searching for an escape, she ends up discovering a shocking truth about the store, the saleswoman who helped her... and herself.
The art style in this book is serviceable, clean and detailed without crossing over into uncanny valley. Characters do tend to suffer from same-face syndrome, but they do emote well without being over-the-top or resorting to cliché anime tricks. I do think this book could have been a lot more effective in black and white, like the best "Twilight Zone" episodes, but the colors are kept simple and realistic without being overly bright and colorful.
The story and pacing are quite good as well. As Marsha wanders the store, the art panels and dialogue do a great job of building suspense and the feeling that something eerie is going on. It's unsettling and even a little frightening without resorting to shock tactics or jump scares, and the final revelation is wonderfully creative but also well set-up, so it doesn't come as an out-of-nowhere twist ending. Marsha is a fairly bland heroine... but even that is made to serve the story's purpose. And that is all I'll say on that note, so as not to spoil things...
If this graphic novel is based on an actual episode, I rather want to see it now. If it's an original story set in the Twilight Zone "universe," then I hope the show sees a revival and this graphic novel is adapted for the screen. It's a chilling and effective tale that's creative and refreshing.
A young woman shopping in a department store for a gift for her mum is directed to a lift that takes her up to the top floor, an eerily deserted floor where only one attendant works and sells only one gift - the exact gift she was looking for! When she takes it back down she realises it's completely broken rather than new. When she complains she's told that there is no top floor where it is totally deserted. She faints and when she comes to it is night time in the store and she's all alone with the store mannequins... or is she?
Mark Kneece does a great job of building up the tension and terror of the situation for the reader until the somewhat unnerving reveal at the end. It's a great read with some really excellent moments of horror.
Marsha White is shopping for a gift - a gold thimble for her mother. She is taken to the 18th-floor of Brimble's department store, and is waited on by an extremely odd saleswoman. The woman clearly knows Marsha, but she cannot place her. Things go from bad to worse after Marsha discovers that the thimble has been damaged. After registering a complaint, Marsha falls asleep and is awakened to find herself trapped inside the department store.
The rest can only be described as a "Twilight Zone" experience.
Just as in WALKING DISTANCE, this graphic novel offers clean lines and bold coloring. Story panels are very easy to follow, and text bubbles are large and clear.
Another great addition to Rod Sterling's THE TWILIGHT ZONE graphic novel series!
Reviewed by: LadyJay
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