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Gideon Falls Vol. 1: The Black Barn Kindle & comiXology

by Jeff Lemire (Author), Andrea Sorrentino (Cover Art, Artist), Dave Stewart (Cover Art, Artist) Format: Kindle Edition
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Picked up for TV by Hivemind after a multi-studio bidding war with long-time producing partners Sean Daniel and Jason Brown, Bad Robot veteran Kathy Lingg, and former Valiant Entertainment CEO & Chief Creative Officer Dinesh Shamdasani. From the bestselling creative team behind Old Man Logan and Green Arrow comes a character-driven meditation on obsession, mental illness, and faith. The legend of the Black Barn—an otherworldly building alleged to have appeared and reappeared throughout history, bringing death and madness in its wake—ensnares and entwines the lives of two very different men. Plus, this collection includes a variant cover gallery from some of comics’ best artists, including CLIFF CHIANG (PAPER GIRLS), JOCK (WYTCHES), SKOTTIE YOUNG (I HATE FAIRYLAND), and more! Collects GIDEON FALLS #1-6
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“Lemire and Sorrentino will go down as one of the greatest comic teams of all time. Gideon Falls cements that. Well, Green Arrow did, but this really REALLY does it.” —Brian Michael Bendis

"A pure vision of terror." —Comic Book Resources

"A dark, brooding piece of evocative horror blessedly short on exposition and long on landscapes, ambiance and feelings." —The Oregonian

"If you were a fan of Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino Green Arrow or Old Man Logan, which were instant classics in the eyes of many, then check out this original story." —IGN

“Sorrentino’s art offers some visually complex layouts that I found to be quite compelling. Overall, I’m really enjoying this story and the mysterious complexities it brings.” —Impulse Gamer

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LIBRARY JOURNAL -- Against his wishes, recovering alcoholic Father Quinn is assigned to lead a church in the small community of Gideon Falls. The previous pastor died, so Quinn is particularly disturbed when that same clergyman appears in his room one night. Chasing the allegedly dead man into a field, Quinn sees an ominous, abandoned-looking structure, which disappears after he finds one of his new parishioners murdered in the field. Meanwhile, in a big city also called Gideon Falls, Norton Sinclair is obsessed with searching through trash, convinced that he is uncovering the remnants of something terrible from his past, a mythical Black Barn. He collects and bottles nails and other specimens from the building, which he hopes to track down. His psychiatrist Dr. Xu is worried that Norton may require institutionalization again, but after she begins to receive her own visions of the Black Barn, she understands that whatever Norton is experiencing is more than psychosis. Together, the various characters are drawn toward whatever sickness lies within the Black Barn.
VERDICT Moody metaphysical horror with echoes of Twin Peaks-style strangeness establishes this mysterious world created by Lemire (Essex County; Roughneck), Sorrentino (Old Man Logan), and Stewart (Hellboy), presented in this first volume of a popular ongoing series. Collects single issues 1-6.


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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07GL6KYHM
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Image (October 17, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 17, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 348170 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 150 pages
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    New York Times Bestselling author Jeff Lemire has built a unique career as both the writer and artist of acclaimed literary graphic novels like Essex County, The Underwater Welder, Sweet Tooth and Trillium and also as one of the most popular writers of mainstream superhero comics with acclaimed runs on such titles as Green Arrow, Animal Man, Justice League and Hawkeye for Marvel and DC Comics.

    Current projects include the original graphic novel ROUGHNECK to be published by Simon and Schuster in 2016, as well as the science fiction series DESCENDER with Dustin Nguyen and A.D. with Scott Snyder.

    In 2008 and in 2013 Jeff won the Schuster Award for Best Canadian Cartoonist. He has also received The Doug Wright Award for Best Emerging Talent and the American Library Association’s prestigious Alex Award, recognizing books for adults with specific teen appeal. He has also been nominated for 8 Eisner awards, 7 Harvey Awards and 8 Shuster Awards.

    In 2010 Essex County became the first graphic novel to be included in the prestigious Canada Reads contest making it to the final five and winning the people’s choice vote as best Canadian novel of the decade.

    He lives in Toronto with his wife and son.

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    STEVE WANDS is best known as a Harvey Award and Lammy Award nominated comic book letterer with DC Comics, Image, TKO Studios, Random House, and others but he’s also indie author of the Stay Dead series, Feareater, and co-writer of Trail of Blood. When not working he spends time with his family in New Jersey.

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Edith schmidt
5.0 out of 5 stars Quality Horror
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2024
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I found issue #1 at my local comic store for $1 and thought I would give it a shot. I am very glad I did. So glad, in fact, that I had to check out the rest of it in this volume immediately after I finished reading. This is a very compelling story, keeps you on the edge of your seat and itching to turn the page, and is, most importantly for anything horror related, straight nightmare fuel. And I should know, I’ve had chronic night terrors since the age of 4. The dialogue feels natural, the illustrations are wonderfully adept at giving you that mildly queasy feeling you get when you look at something and its Just Not Quite Right, and the pacing, conversely, is very much Just Right. If you enjoy the sensation of growing unease, being anxious for what has yet to come, and the ever-present feeling of certain dread, you’re in good company with this book, as I have been while reading it.
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JL from NH
5.0 out of 5 stars really well written and the artwork is haunting
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2021
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I struggled with this review because while it is easily five star - in the sense that the artwork in so unique and incredibly well done ... and the story is interesting and unique... I just don't yet know if I am going to continue with the series. It's dark and labyrinthian in scope. The magnificent artwork on every page pulls you deep into the storyline. It's got everything I normally like. Maybe it's the timing (late in this never ending pandemic), but I just don't know if I want to stay inside the world created in this admittedly masterful graphic novel. Still giving it my highest rating.
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Lawrence Healy
4.0 out of 5 stars Decent Setup
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2020
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I’ve heard wonderful things about this series. It explores a mythology about an evil presence personified as a black barn. The barn always seems to be there but is always out of sight.

The story creates a strong mystery and explores the realm of believability. The pacing does well in building tension, and the characters are interesting.

The art and paneling is mostly good. As an artistic choice, the inking and shadows are loosely defined and are not solid. The shading looks like vertical hatching giving the art a slightly unsettling appearance. A few panels have a few too many words, but it isn’t common. Also some of the paneling is a little too strange for me.

The story has great build-up, but the impact of the climax is a little blunted by the unusual delivery. It gets a little too strange towards the end. I would have preferred if the author leaned more heavily into horror than strangeness.
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Russ4Tech
5.0 out of 5 stars I'm going to have to read the whole series now...
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2021
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It's not gory, just a little bit spooky, but like the majority of Manga it leaves you wanting more. I got this thinking "oh boy! A horror comic!" It's not ..it's more! Low on shock value, but incredibly interesting in its own way. Imagine X-FILES crossed with a bad joke: "A priest, a cop, and a patient from an insane asylum walk into a barn..." Did I mention that I like it? Yeah I'm definitely going to read the whole shebang.
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Todd Ayer
5.0 out of 5 stars Gideon Falls - The Black Barn Vol 1- A new horror classic
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2023
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This story is a a story of the macabre. Laramie is Poe meets David Lynch with his story of a search for peace amongst the quiet horrors of perpetual chaos the stories characters reside. The dark and violent brush strokes provide the perfect visual companion to this tale of self discovery into darkness. The illustrations help the reader to jump out of the shadows and enter the doors of our imaginations. All for the sole purpose of asking the reader to solve the mystery of the Black Barn piece by piece and nail by nail .
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John Jaeger
5.0 out of 5 stars wow, I don’t know what to say…
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2021
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Though, it’s a page turner and I love the suspense in these chapters and the art is vivid and grim yet alive with well-crafted pacing. Worth the read!
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justin
5.0 out of 5 stars A great start to a series!
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2019
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This story is both haunting and perplexing, with each issue drawing the reader further into the twisted story. As soon as one answer is given, more come about, making it difficult to stop reading at any point.
I look forward to the next volume to see what else this creative team comes up with.
A must read!
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Esteban
3.0 out of 5 stars More confusing than actual horror
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2021
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One of my all-time favorite comic book series is Lemire’s and Sorrentino’s Green Arrow run. When I saw these two were back at it, I had to pick this book up. As a horror fanatic, I was very excited to read this story. Unfortunately for me, this first volume did not live up to my expectations. I found it pretty slow and half of the main characters underdeveloped. I can understand not fully disclosing the plot and the mysteries behind the black barn so soon. However, they could have had better character development in the 140+ pages of this first volume.

I also believe they emphasized strangeness too much. It’s filled with strange panels and not much dialogue, adding to an already confusing story ark. I’m going to keep reading just because Lemire is my favorite author and I have faith that this series will pick up the pace. If vol 2 has not convinced yet though, I’m giving up on.

The positive side for me was the story ark with the Father Fred. I think it has a lot of potential. Norton I could care less about right now.
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ANDRE MELO MENDES
5.0 out of 5 stars Vale a pena
Reviewed in Brazil on December 6, 2022
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É uma ótima narrativa, pequena que é tão cara.
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Mr. R.
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous
Reviewed in Canada on August 18, 2022
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So, I’m a big graphics novel fan, and for me you need exceptional artistry and writing to really wow a reader. I’ve enjoyed the whole classic Sandman series, the more recent Saga, and the sadly unfinished Injection series.
Gideon Falls hits the mark on everything for me. The artwork is exceptional, and the writing and character development is superior. It’s a blend of sci-fi, the supernatural, and horror thrown in for good measure. Very, very good.
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Mauricio
5.0 out of 5 stars Gran gran historia y mucho mejor arte
Reviewed in Mexico on September 12, 2021
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Voy en el volumen 3 al momento de escribir esta reseña. Y es una historia que me tiene hipnotizado junto con el arte de Andrea Sorrentino que es un “woooow” para mi. Recomiendo que compren por lo menos los volúmenes 1, 2 y 3 al mismo tiempo, por que se leen muy rápido.
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Frozenfrz67
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow
Reviewed in Italy on August 13, 2023
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Racconto avvincente e ancora più affascinante in lingua originale
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Dune21
5.0 out of 5 stars Une des meilleures séries des dix dernières années en format US (édition Image Comics)
Reviewed in France on September 12, 2021
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Je commente ici l'édition américaine de Image Comics en format paperback, qui est en anglais. Sur le produit lui-même, tout d'abord, l'édition est au format américain, donc légèrement plus petite que l'édition française, elle est bien imprimée, avec des niveaux de noir très bien rendus (important pour cette édition).

Quant à la série, elle est tout simplement indispensable. Largement récompensée aux Etats-Unis, elle est malheureusement passée un peu inaperçue en France. Nouvelle collaboration entre Jeff Lemire et Andrea Sorrentino (qui ont fait entre autres l'excellente série Arrow chez DC Comics), ici sans doute au sommet de leur art et de leur collaboration.

L'histoire est d'une fluidité et d'une complexité rares, et bénéficient d'un travail de découpage et de mise en images de toute beauté. Certaines des planches en double page de Sorrentino (sa marque de fabrique) sont désormais célèbres, et bénéficient d'un making of dans le dernier volume de la série, comme la double page du quatrième chapitre.

L'histoire elle-même est à la limite du roman noir rural américain (genre que les spécialiste américains appellent 'rural noir') et de l'horreur, avec une présentation graphique assez hallucinante d'un univers multidimensionnel.

Titre phare de Image Comics, qui mérite sans doute une lecture attentive pour profiter de toutes les finesses graphiques, et largement une des meilleures séries des dix dernières années, à posséder absolument.

L'édition française, chez Urban Comics, un peu plus chère (environ 18€), bénéficie d'un format légèrement plus grand et d'une impression de belle qualité. Pour ceux qui lisent couramment l'anglais, toutefois, cette édition à moins de 10€ est une aubaine.
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