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Thursday, August 10, 2023

Book Review - Door to Door, Night by Night Vol. 1 by Cullen Bunn + Giveaway

Door to Door, Night by Night Vol. 1 by Cullen Bunn is about a sales team finding out that monsters exist. In 1987, a group of people from Heritage Mills traveled from town to town selling coupons for photos from a photography studio to support a local fire volunteer station. The sales team are great at their job but they are also a bunch of outcasts that don’t really fit in anywhere else. When they see others who don’t fit in, they try to bring them into their fold.

When traveling to their next location, they see a woman, Max, hitchhiking and decide to let her ride with them. They ask if she would like to join their team. At first, Max thought they were recruiting her for a cult and hesitated. She realizes that she doesn’t really have anything else to do and she needs the money. The team is excited to have Max as she is a misfit just like them.

While they were going door to door, Max spied an abandoned house covered with flyers about missing people that were posted also all over the town. At the end of the day the team goes to a bar to unwind together. Max leaves the bar after spending some time with the group. The team is nervous that she might get lost in the town by herself. However, when they follow her into the abandoned house, they realize there is more behind that door than they bargained for!

They find her in the middle of fighting a monster who is about to hurt her. The team scrambles and tries to get over the shock of an actual monster in their midst. Together, they chase the monster away, but now that that proverbial door has been opened, can the team go back to living their lives as if they never saw what they did?

The graphic novel was beautifully illustrated and had an entertaining storyline. The motley crew of characters reminded me of the show “Supernatural”. The book was packed with action and had a few funny moments. It was interesting and fun seeing the team bond over fighting the monsters and learning to trust each other while getting over the shock that monsters are real! The chapters are short and felt as if they were standalone. The graphic novel ends with a segue to the next book in the series. I hope the artist and author goes into more detail about each of the characters’ pasts in the next graphic novel. If you loved the TV show “Supernatural”, then you might enjoy reading this graphic novel!

**Disclosure - I received a free in copy in exchange for an honest opinion**

About The Book:

Title: DOOR to DOOR, NIGHT by NIGHT Vol. 1 : A World Full of Monsters

Author: Cullen Bunn & Sally Cantirino (Illustrations)

Pub. Date: July 25, 2023

Publisher: Vault Comics

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 128

Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/DOOR-to-DOOR-NIGHT-by-NIGHT-Vol-1

A supernatural horror thriller splattered with dark humor in the vein of Grady Hendrix (My Best Friend’s Exorcism), Stranger Things, Welcome to Night Vale, Supernatural, and the Midnight, Texas series (Charlaine Harris), DOOR TO DOOR, NIGHT BY NIGHT Vol. 1: A World Full of Monsters tells the tale of a traveling sales team who find that once certain doors open, they are impossible to close.

SALES PEOPLE BY DAY. MONSTER HUNTERS BY NIGHT.

It’s 1987, and the Heritage Mills sales team travels from town to town, knocking on doors. They're the best at what they do... which also means they're the worst. They're broken, each and every one of them, haunted by closets so full of skeletons, they’re bursting. When they discover a terrible secret behind one fateful door, it opens their eyes to a world full of real monsters hidden in every small town.

Knock, knock. What’s there? Open the door if you dare…

From all-star creators, writer Cullen Bunn (Harrow County, The Last Book You’ll Ever Read) and artist Sally Cantirino (I Walk With Monsters, Human Remains) comes the story of a motley crew going to battle against supernatural evil throughout the American South.

For fans of the devilishly delicious blend of nostalgic horror and dark humor, small town secrets, moonlight fright, Stranger Things, Welcome to Night Vale, My Best Friend’s Exorcism, IT, Summer of Night, The Pallbearer’s Club, The Autumnal, Proctor Valley Road, Gideon Falls, The Boys, B.P.R.D., and Something Is Killing the Children.

Volume 1 collects issues #1-4 of the smash 12-issue series!

"It's all kinds of demon-hunting, low-life fun!" -- Cavan Scott (Comic writer, screenwriter & New York Times bestselling author. STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC; TITANS UNITED; SHADOW SERVICE; THE WARD; DEAD SEAS).

“Bunn and Cantirino, as a collaborative team, create a unique, beautiful, and terrifying world filled with monsters we could not imagine.” – Gatecrashers

“…this kind of horror storytelling … delivers across the board.” – The Fandom Post

“A beautiful example of the merging of humor and horror.” – Gatecrashers

“…delivers on its promise …This is absolutely worth picking up.” – Comicon.com

“…supernatural horror at its best.” – Capes and Tights

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About Cullen Bunn:

Cullen Bunn is a New York Times bestselling author and prolific writer of horror/supernatural comics series and graphic novels including THE SIXTH GUN, HARROW COUNTY, BONE PARISH, THE DAMNED, THE EMPTY MAN, THE GHOUL NEXT DOOR, BASILISK, SHADOWMAN, and many other titles including The Last Book You'll Ever Read for Vault Comics. He has fought for his life against mountain lions and performed on stage as the World’s Youngest Hypnotist.

About Sally Cantirino:

Sally Cantirino is a comic artist and illustrator currently based in New Jersey. She has been self-publishing comics and zines since she was a teenager. Her recent comics work includes I Walk With Monsters and Human Remains for Vault Comics, “The Final Girls”, “Last Song”, and “We Have To Go Back”. She has also done artwork for World Champ Game Co and bands like La Dispute and Murder By Death.

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Giveaway Details:

2 winners will receive a finished copy of DOOR to DOOR, NIGHT by NIGHT Vol. 1, US Only.

Ends August 15th, midnight EST.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

7/17/2023	Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer	Review/IG Post
7/18/2023	@enjoyingbooksagain	IG Review
7/19/2023	Character Madness and Musings	Interview
7/20/2023	The Book Countess	Review/IG Post
7/21/2023	Fieldstone_lfl	IG Review/LFL Drop Pic
7/22/2023	Tara’s Book Addiction	IG Post

Week Two:

7/23/2023	Sadie's Spotlight	Interview
7/24/2023	A Dream Within A Dream	Excerpt
7/25/2023	Writer of Wrongs	Excerpt
7/26/2023	Locks, Hooks and Books	Review
7/27/2023	Brandi Danielle Davis	Review/IG Post
7/28/2023	#BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee Blog	Excerpt/IG Post
7/29/2023	@by_hckilgour	IG Review

Week Three:

7/30/2023	A Blue Box Full of Books	IG Review/LFL Drop Pic/TikTok Post
7/31/2023	Bookish In Bed	Review/IG Post
8/1/2023	Books With a Chance	Review/IG Post
8/2/2023	Country Mamas With Kids	Review/IG Post
8/3/2023	Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers	Review/IG Post
8/4/2023	OneMoreExclamation	Review/IG Post
8/5/2023	celiamcmahonreads	Review/IG Post

Week Four:

8/6/2023	@bookish_aly_cat	IG Review
8/7/2023	@My.Bookish.Mind	Review/IG Post
8/8/2023	FUONLYKNEW	Review
8/9/2023	Jaime_of_gryffindor	IG Review
8/10/2023	@enthuse_reader	IG Review/TikTok Post
8/11/2023	Two Points of Interest	Review

Saturday, September 24, 2022

Book Review - The Last Book You'll Ever Read: Complete Series by Cullen Bunn + Giveaway

Olivia Kade wrote the book that could bring about the end of the world. She needs someone to protect her who hasn't read the book. Her book, Satyr, is being blamed for the violence and bloodshed all over the world. Olivia's own life is in danger when her readers are attacking her. However, she is still determine to do a book tour for her book.

I thought the graphic novel was gorgeously rendered but, it did have some adult themes. However, I felt that the graphic novel didn't really have much of a story and everything was being repeated several times. I also don't understand why Olivia was so persistent in spreading her book when her life was in danger and so many violent things were happening. The book was a collection of all eight comics but, nothing was answered and I was left with more questions. I felt that this entire book was rather pointless.

**Disclosure - I received a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest opinion**

About The Book:

Title: THE LAST BOOK YOU'LL EVER READ: The Complete Series

Author: Cullen Bunn, Vlad Popov, Leila Leiz (Illustrations), Adrian F. Wassel (Editor), AndWorld Design

Pub. Date: September 20, 2022

Publisher: Vault Comics

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 192

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org

A supernatural horror thriller for readers of Chuck Palahniuk (Lullaby and Haunted: A Novel), Marisha Pessl,(Night Film), and Scarlett Thomas (The End of Mr. Y), The Last Book You’ll Ever Read tells the terrifying story of a woman who knows the horrific truth about the past – and future - of humankind, and, when captured in her book SATYR, it becomes the catalyst for worldwide, mind-numbing violence.

Read this book at your own peril.
Olivia Kade wrote the book that ended the world. Now she needs someone who won't read it.

Civilization is a lie. Hidden deep in our genes is the truth. And it is slowly clawing its way to the surface. Olivia Kade knows the truth, and she has become the prophet of the coming collapse. Her book, SATYR, is an international bestseller, and it is being blamed for acts of senseless violence and bloodshed all over the world. Olivia's own life is in danger from those who have read her work. Determined to conduct a book tour, she hires security professional Connor Wilson to act as her bodyguard. She only has one requirement: he cannot read her work.

John Carpenter’s In the Mouth of Madness meets Chuck Palahniuk’s Lullaby in this terrifyingly dangerous tale of the descent of humankind where reality and fantasy collide.

Collects the entire smash 8-issue series.

Reviews:

"I truly hope this terrific horror comic is in no way prescient or timely." - Patton Oswalt

“…perfectly disturbing and mysterious.” – The Beat

“It’s creepy stuff… you won’t want to miss it.” - Kurt Busiek (Eisner Award and Harvey Award-winning comics writer of Astro City, The Avengers, Thor, Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, and more)

About Cullen Bunn:

About Leila Leiz:

Born and raised in France now living in Italy, Leila Leiz is a self-taught artist who worked for several years at European publishers including Soleil and Sergio Bonelli before fulfilling her lifelong dream of making the leap to American comics. Best known for her work on Paul Jenkins’ ALTERS for AfterShock and Horde with Marguerite Bennet, she has also worked on 451 Media’s NVRLND and was a contributor to AfterShock’s SHOCK anthology. She is working on M.O.M with Emila Clark (from Game of Thrones) and Marguerite Bennet for Image Comics and The Last Book You’ll Ever Read with Cullen Bunn for Vault Comics.

Leila has a HUGE Instagram following: 77,200 followers (!) and 9.2K Facebook followers