HAUNTED MANSION COMIC: MY REVIEW

[swarlock]

I didn't know where to put this so here goes:

HAUNTED MANSION: THE COMIC - A REVIEW
Publisher: Slave Labor Graphics

I love the attraction at Disney World a lot. To me it is the perfect depiction of what a Haunted House should be. Borrowing elements from Edgar Allen Poe and The House On Haunted Hill, this place has delighted thousands who have come to see it, ride it and be thrilled by it.

So now there is a comic book about it. This is an anthology series which tells in 32 pages about the 999 ghosts who inhabit this retirement home for the non-living. I'm glad the people at Slave Labor actually took this route instead of using the movie. After all these stories are about the spirits, not about Eddie Murphy's adventures in the moldering sanctum HM fans have come to love.

From very creepy to downright funny, the first issue set the premise up with ease. The various art styles make this black and white comic book a must have.

My favorites in this first issue included ROOM FOR A THOUSAND which finds The Ghost Host showing a new ghostly tenant around, BLUEPRINTS OF MURDER deals with the architects of the mansion and how they became the first two residents. But the best one had to be WHILE THE FIFI IS AWAY - A tale of a ghost poodle who complains about being dead among the other pets in the pet cemetery in the mansion.

There are a couple of more stories in this issue that I won't reveal to you. You'll just have to buy the comic and find out for yourselves. But trust me when I say it will be worth it.

Rating: Grade A

[Mustanley]

The ride also has the Best soundtrack at disney world. I even love standing in line for it to read all the tombstones and see all the details.