{"id":251,"date":"2006-05-14T18:52:34","date_gmt":"2006-05-15T01:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=251"},"modified":"2021-05-30T21:33:42","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T01:33:42","slug":"the-black-forest-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/251","title":{"rendered":"The Black Forest 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Black Forest<\/a> 2<\/em> (2005) Todd Livingston, Robert Tinnell, Neil Vokes<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I read The Black Forest<\/em> in January, and liked it. We’d picked up The Black Forest 2, but I’d somehow forgotten we had it, but when I was putting Hellraiser away, I noticed it and picked it up.<\/p>\n

Although it took me a bit to get back into the story, (It had been several months since I read The Black Forest<\/em>) once I finally remembered it didn’t take too long to get back into the tale. Archie and Jack are back at the Castle, captured by a different scientist who is also attempting to use science to control nature and help the German Kaiser win the war.<\/p>\n

Like The Black Forest<\/em> I liked and enjoyed The Black Forest 2<\/em>. My only complaint is that the story was very<\/em> short–only 48 pages. I’d just gotten into the story and then it was over. <\/p>\n

One of the things I like best about The Black Forest<\/em> is that the art work is entirely in black and white. It makes the gruesome bits a little less gruesome, which I am thankful for, since I’m not particularly fond of gruesome. I think it also makes scenes a little more powerful. I’m not sure whether it’s the color or the drawing, but I think that the eyes of the characters particularly stand out. Especially Ilsa.<\/p>\n

Although the story is brief, I found it enjoyable. The tale moved at a good pace, and everything made sense. In some ways, the shorter format is an advantage, because everything is pared down, and there’s no room for confusing, diverging, story lines. I’m a big fan of short stories, and this follows more closely the short story format, which may be why I like it so well.<\/p>\n

If you haven’t read The Black Forest<\/em>, you probably don’t want to start with The Black Forest 2<\/em>, but you will want to go back and read The Black Forest<\/em>, and then come back and read this.
\nRating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

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