At first glance this graphic novel seems to be targeting a very young audience; after all, the characters are drawn very cartoonishly, there is a monster named “Spot”, the dialogue is very basic, and there was an animated feature made based on this book. A closer look, however, reveals that the work is more for middle-grade to young adult readers; the color palette is dark and moody, and some of the themes and phrases are beyond what a grade-school child would be able to comprehend.

Fred van Lente [Comic Book History of Comics, Marvel Zombies] teams up with great artists to weave a bizarre tale that tickles our need for mystery and tickles our funnybone. The art is top notch, and the colors are bright yet dark - a literal representation of the darkly humorous story that it depicts.

Continuing the 4-issue series of stories adapted from H.P. Lovecraft's work, Tales From the Cthulhuverse #2: Dagon modernizes a classic story and adds a sexy twist.

"A cruise ship comes to port - hundreds aboard are dead, but why? Clayton Diggs is a pharmaceuticals salesman who discovers his sister, plagued by a mysterious fear and terrified, has committed herself to an insane asylum. All across the world, moves are being made, hands are dealt, and momentum is shifting, while ordinary people in an ordinary world find themselves drawn by fate to see darkness and despair unlike anything they could ever imagine..."

"And... action!"

It's not only one of the most famous phrases of the last century thanks to Hollywood, it is the central theme of the one-shot "Lori Lovecraft" from Caliber Comics. The story follows a starlet who, in her early years found fame and fortune as a voracious vixen of the big screen on multiple hits of cinematic mayhem.