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Abe Sapien, Volume 9: Lost Lives and Other Stories by John Arcudi, Mike Mignola, Scott Allie
theladysiona's review against another edition
5.0
I kinda wish these had been in included in the other volumes because I think they would have been more effective that way, but over all I liked the stories in this volume a lot. Although I do think it's a weird way to finish out the series, if you're reading trades that is, this was a really fun read. I still don't think Abe is my favorite character in the Mignolaverse anymore, but I am really fond of him. I hope he shows up a lot in B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know.
jakekilroy's review
4.0
This was a great collection of Abe Sapien stories—sharp and revealing, from exciting bursts to pensive meditations—and to put it together at the end, when you already know the friends, the villains, and Abe's wrestling and reckoning with who he once was as a man, it just reads full. Abe Sapien, you are abloom. Good things to you in the many paths you walk.
meetyouineveryplace's review
adventurous
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
ldyliberty's review
A good collection of Abe Sapien shorts. 'The Land of the Dead' is a well done straight forward vampire-Mayan god adventure. 'Witchcraft and Demonology' is a creepy character study of a very human monster - Santiago Caruso's art in this fits the story perfectly. 'The Ogopogo' is also a story about humans behaving worse than the 'monsters', although with lower stakes than usual. 'Subconscious' is an odd story with some very pretty art by Mark Nelson. 'Icthyo Sapien' is a look at an early adventure of Langdon Everett Caul, who would one day become Abe Sapien.