Writing about dreams is a tricky thing. Often, writers tend to either go with pretentious symbolism or the sort of pure fantasy which has no resemblance to true dreaming. Few are able to summon up that liminal space, between dreaming and wakefulness, where the dreamer is unsure if he/she/they are awake or dreaming, and where nightmares have the potential to manifest into reality. Writer Michael Conrad and artist Noah Bailey have achieved just that, creating a shifting dream of a book, where one is always struggling to find a foothold and new terrors are always creeping around the corner.
Conrad never hold the reader’s hand and trusts them to find their way through the constantly changing terrain of the story and the many reveals and reversals encountered along the way. The brooding teenage protagonist, Ginn, speaks dialogue that always rings true and never once strays into the snarky, pop-culture infected voice most writers resort to. The dialogue throughout the books feels lived-in while also achieving the dreamy, otherworldly quality one finds in the films of David Lynch or David Cronenberg. Conrad never overwrites and knows when to let the art do the talking. Which brings us to artist Noah Bailey.
Where did this guy come from?! His art appears fully formed and free of the growing pains a lot of young artists struggle through. Bailey’s black and white (with occasional stabs of stunning color) art is reminiscent of horror artists like Al Columbia and Junji Ito and he has a real talent for capturing that oppressive atmosphere filled with creeping dread one finds only in nightmares. There are times, when a character turns towards the reader, that one has the sense of looking into something unworldly, as if something demonic has been summoned directly onto the page and one must turn their eyes to avert being sucked too deeply into the book.
A lot of comics these days read like TV series pitches but Terror Dose is pure comics (that being said, this would make a great show or movie so somebody call these dudes immediately!). These guys clearly love comics and narrative possibilities of the medium. Michael Conrad and Noah Bailey are the coolest band you haven’t heard of and Terror Dose is their first underground hit. Get in before they blow up. Can’t wait to see more comics from these two.
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Captures the frustration and fears of a dream
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 20, 2021Cliente Kindle
dream after reading... if you can
Reviewed in Italy on October 23, 2021