The Bone Orchard

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It's a mystery, first and foremost, but with all the other hard questions about sex work, abuse, mental rape, and body horror -- AS AN INSTITUTION -- I wouldn't say this is a light tale. Indeed, it is handled very well and with poise and even a little charm. Because, let's face it, sometimes the only weapon anyone might have in a bad situation is charm. I think the main issue that this show may have going forward is the overwhelming amount of mythology surrounding the story. If the show doesn't get swallowed up in trying to be the next mixture of Westworld and Game of Thrones, than I think it will do just fine. Plus, it doesn't hurt to have one of the most well-respected showrunners in the business, Bryan Fuller, steering the ship for you. I'll have a more proper review next week hopefully, as this was more of a reaction than anything else. I really loved the atmosphere of this book. Especially the beginning, when first meeting Charm and "The Lady" and their creations of Pain, Justice, Desire, Shame and Pride, it weirdly reminded me of a Tim Burton movie. The atmosphere was just very gaunt and grey and the inclusion of the necromancy and creation of the boneghosts, it weirdly reminded me of The Nightmare Before Christmas and Sally. Considering I love Tim Burton and TNBC, that's a big compliment from me!! Finished a couple of days ago and well enough satisfied. I have two more on my shelves and I'll get to them eventually. The mystery here is pretty boilerplate stuff, but the Maine atmosphere and locations counts for a lot.

Charm is a witch, and she is alone. The last of a line of conquered necromantic workers, now confined within the yard of regrown bone trees at Orchard House, and the secrets of their marrow. A high-stakes, high-tension yarn in which you keep wishing everything would turn out fine for the deeply flawed, deeply sympathetic hero.” — Kirkus

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Wow. Slow-moving, intricate, and somber, The Bone Orchard stops just short of magnificence. The initial setup and political intrigue are reminiscent of Katherine Addison's The Goblin Emperor, but the story is more like something Sharon Shinn would write if she were less optimistic about the impact of profound trauma on the human psyche. Perhaps if the characters themselves were distinctive enough to detract from the ambiguous worldbuilding, I would have had a better time with this. But the characters all seemed to blend together into nebulous groups of protagonists, antagonists, and the ambiguous side characters that could swing either way. Mike - who is now a hunting/fishing guide - has a lot of time on his hands which he uses to hang out, visit people, and talk talk talk a lot. To me it seemed like many scenes were extraneous to the story and slowed down the action too much. Tenement is the next story in The Bone Orchard Mythos and the longest so far at 10 issues. This one sees a death, more sinister than natural, in a residential building that will bring the seven residents together and bind them in dark secrets.

Jimmy's going to Harvard Law after his deployment," James Sr. pronounced, as if his son's admission was a foregone conclusion, which it was probably was.As a prospective military policeman, he viewed me as a colleague of sorts, a fellow officer only a little older than himself—and potentially a friend. It was a time in my life when I wasn't making friends, and so I was willing to put in the effort, although I had my doubts about the Gammons. When Lemire and Sorrentino were originally discussing possible stories to act as the reader's introduction to The Bone Orchard Mythos, Tenement was their first choice before later settling on The Passageway. [3] It was the first story that Lemire began working on and meant to be a centerpiece for all the stories to date, connecting threads from previous stories while expanding the larger mythology. [38] Tenement issues Let's just say that romances and happily-ever-afters do not feature prominently in thie story, and I liked it the better for it.

a b Rea, Hank. "Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino's Latest 'Tenement' Expands The Bone Orchard Mythos Horror Universe". Lotus Land Comics . Retrieved March 1, 2023. Correct. The Bone Orchard Mythosis a number of horror stories that occupy the same world and share the same mythology. However, don’t expect something too similar to superhero universes like Marvelor DC. The comics won’t explicitly crossover with one another and won’t build to some larger comic book event. Another stellar installment in one of my favorite mystery series: Maine settings and characters, natural lore, abundant infomative tidbits, life lessons and humor! Not to mention excellent suspenseful plotting,compelling themes and fine writing. Mike Bowditch is a credibly flawed but appealing game warden protagonist. The characters and relationships are particularly nuanced and morally ambiguous in The Bone Orchard - between Charm and the emperor and their decades-long...association, between Charm and her own boneghosts whom she pimps out to the volatile / pedophiliac / otherwise gross princes on the logic that a) she can't turn down a prince; and b) better they hurt a boneghost, who can be fixed by spending some time in a tank of empathy fluid, than an actual human, between Charm and her own, largely repressed, traumatic past. Horror is known for its robust franchises. If an idea has legs and enough people enjoy it, then it’s possible to have sequels that approach the double digits. Take a look at how many A Nightmare on Elm Street or Paranormal Activity movies there are to see what I mean. What’s less likely, though, is for horror to approach things from the perspective of a shared mythology. An approach that Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino are going for with The Bone Orchard Mythos.Gardner, James (17 August 2022). "Bone Orchard Mythos: The Passageway". No Flying, No Tights . Retrieved January 18, 2023. Johnston, Rich (14 December 2021). "Full Gold Free Comic Book Day 2022 Solicits – Including Dog Man". Bleeding Cool . Retrieved April 13, 2022.