H.P. Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu (Manga)
Author: Tanabe, Gou
ISBN: 9781506741406
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 21 Jan 2025
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;H.P. LovecraftP#39;s most famous horror story, rendered in chilling detail by modern manga horror master Gou Tanabe!Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;The complete graphic novel in one volume, faithfully reproducing the original Japanese release, featuring a title page in silver ink, eight pages in full color, and eerie metallic copper tones and spot color on the cover.Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;Winner of the 2024 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel!Plt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;H.P. LovecraftP#39;s most famous horror story, rendered in chilling detail by modern horror manga master, Gou Tanabe!Plt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;The complete horror graphic novel in one volume, faithfully reproducing the original Japanese release, featuring a title page in silver ink, 8 pages in full color, and eerie metallic copper tones and spot color on the cover.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;What links together two bands of worshippers, one deep in the Arctic snows, one hidden in the bayous of Louisiana, is more than their shared practice of blood sacrifice.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;It is the inhuman phrase they both chant: Plt;iPgt;PhP#8217;nglui mglwP#8217;nafh Cthulhu RP#8217;lyeh wgahP#8217;nagl fhtagnP#8212;P#8220;In his house at RP#8217;lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming.P#8221; Plt;/iPgt;Now these nightmares will disturb the sanity of Francis Thurston, a young man pursuing an investigation into the cult of Cthulhu that leads to the most forsaken spot in the vast PacificP#8230;and to EarthP#8217;s supreme terror, the risen corpse-city of RP#8217;lyeh.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;First published in 1928, Plt;iPgt;The Call of Cthulhu, Plt;/iPgt;rendered in chilling detail by modern horror manga master Gou Tanabe, is the most famous of all of H.P. LovecraftP#8217;s stories, and was the namesake of the acclaimed role-playing game system set within the Cthulhu Mythos. Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;I love H.P. LovecraftP#8230;It would be great to adapt him as a serialized manga, but I actually saw Gou Tanabe create a great adaption of H.P. LovecraftP#39;s stories. Afterwards, I ended up not doing it because I thought I wouldnP#39;t be as good as GouP#39;s version.P#8221; P#8212;Junji Ito (Plt;iPgt;Uzumaki, Black ParadoxPlt;/iPgt;)Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;One of American Library AssociationP#8217;s 2025 Best Graphic Novels for Adults.Plt;/bPgt;
ISBN: 9781506741406
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 21 Jan 2025
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;H.P. LovecraftP#39;s most famous horror story, rendered in chilling detail by modern manga horror master Gou Tanabe!Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;The complete graphic novel in one volume, faithfully reproducing the original Japanese release, featuring a title page in silver ink, eight pages in full color, and eerie metallic copper tones and spot color on the cover.Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;Winner of the 2024 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel!Plt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;H.P. LovecraftP#39;s most famous horror story, rendered in chilling detail by modern horror manga master, Gou Tanabe!Plt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;The complete horror graphic novel in one volume, faithfully reproducing the original Japanese release, featuring a title page in silver ink, 8 pages in full color, and eerie metallic copper tones and spot color on the cover.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;What links together two bands of worshippers, one deep in the Arctic snows, one hidden in the bayous of Louisiana, is more than their shared practice of blood sacrifice.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;It is the inhuman phrase they both chant: Plt;iPgt;PhP#8217;nglui mglwP#8217;nafh Cthulhu RP#8217;lyeh wgahP#8217;nagl fhtagnP#8212;P#8220;In his house at RP#8217;lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming.P#8221; Plt;/iPgt;Now these nightmares will disturb the sanity of Francis Thurston, a young man pursuing an investigation into the cult of Cthulhu that leads to the most forsaken spot in the vast PacificP#8230;and to EarthP#8217;s supreme terror, the risen corpse-city of RP#8217;lyeh.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;First published in 1928, Plt;iPgt;The Call of Cthulhu, Plt;/iPgt;rendered in chilling detail by modern horror manga master Gou Tanabe, is the most famous of all of H.P. LovecraftP#8217;s stories, and was the namesake of the acclaimed role-playing game system set within the Cthulhu Mythos. Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;I love H.P. LovecraftP#8230;It would be great to adapt him as a serialized manga, but I actually saw Gou Tanabe create a great adaption of H.P. LovecraftP#39;s stories. Afterwards, I ended up not doing it because I thought I wouldnP#39;t be as good as GouP#39;s version.P#8221; P#8212;Junji Ito (Plt;iPgt;Uzumaki, Black ParadoxPlt;/iPgt;)Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;One of American Library AssociationP#8217;s 2025 Best Graphic Novels for Adults.Plt;/bPgt;
