Zenescope Entertainment 2017
Written by Ralph Tedesco
Illustrated by Umberto Giampa
Coloured by Robby Bevard
Lettered by Fabio Amelia
The power of invisibility has long held appeal for man. To disappear and do whatever you want unseen by another person’s eyes...could any man turn that down?
Volume three is off to a fine start with the classic story of the Invisible Man. I like the idea behind what happened here a young man with a few issues signs up for one of those clinical study trial. We see them advertised on television all the time in good health you could be compensated for you time and travel. It’s a good way for this start we don’t know anything about what the doc was doing there or what Tom was subjected to so it has that gap where you can fill in the blanks using your imagination.
I also really like the way that Ralph has this unfold. It’s got that well you do this to me and let’s recap how we got here. Keres being the receptionist was fine for me because she appears but doesn’t take up unnecessary space in the story. Also Ralph does a very nice job bringing us the story of Tom. He’s kind of a loser and while he fully intended to do this study and change his pattern of behaviour as many addicts know that’s easier said than done.
We do get a really good look at him and his problems before the change in him occurs. Once the change does occur so does his personality and that’s something that worries even a man like Tom. it’s a good solid story as we see him spiral out of control once his invisibility comes into play. It’s also a great look at someone who started something with the best of intentions succumb to his own inner demons.
The interiors here are fantastic. Umberto and Robby do some amazing work here and the facial expressions and look of the characters are remarkably strong. The use of page layouts through angles, perspective and those all important backgrounds do a superb job bringing us into this story. Also when Tom goes through his transformation that imagery is really very well shown to us. The creativity and imagination in what we see makes this so much fun to see.
Ralph does an exceptional job showing us Tom’s life and his downward spiral into being a more and more dangerous individual once his invisibility took hold. The situations Tom finds himself in and the amount of greed and revenge he takes upon himself are demonstrated to their full effect. His way of showing the reader these events are very well done. Ralph’s imagination here to show us these adventures he goes on and how he avoids detection and capture are exciting and very much make this the story it is.
A well told story from start to finish with a great premise and execution. This is how you start off the latest volume of Tales of Terror with aplomb!