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So… I was walking around the store when I came across a book that caught my eye… sorta. You see, the cover didn’t really stand out to me. It just had a few folks standing around by an interstate sign. One of the characters was some sort of gothy Suicide Girl, so I kinda dismissed it. It wasn’t until I noticed the lone tentacle, wrapping its way around the female, that I took another look at the cover. And upon closer inspection, I realized that the mountain range in the background wasn’t a mountain, it was a monster. Some sort of Lovecraftian Creature was the entire mountain, so, me being a fan of the Lovecraft Mythos, I took a gander inside. The book’s title?
North 40.

The book begins with two friends opening a package that contains a fiendishly old book that features a raised “alien” skull with tentacles for the cover. They crack open the book and speak some nonsense, as if the were in a trance, and unleash a madness upon the town. Folks start turning into monsters, the ground starts eating people, the dead begin to rise… It’s fun for the whole family. But aside from that, there’s really not a lot else to say about it. It has great art, and the book is loaded with dialogue. It’s literately just a story about a small southern town being decimated by an ancient “evil” and the perils of the survivors, including the two who unleashed the beast in the first place. And that’s just the first issue. The second issue jumps right into the story and follows the surviving characters from the first issue on their new situation. Some characters find themselves imbued with special abilities, and others find themselves in a place where there’s simply no hope. I’d liken it to the Walking Dead, but replace the zombies of that story with Lovecraft nasties. However, that’s a really early observation, which is based solely on the idea of there being a small cast of characters in which we learn a great deal about. And that’s about all the comparison I want to give on this book. It’s not a copy-cat by any means, but you know how it goes. You gotta be able to compare it to something else in order paint a more clear picture… However, that can lead to disastrous results…

So yeah, that’s it. No giant blog from me today. North 40, story by Aaron Williams, cover and art by Fiona Staples… I suppose I should point out that its a limited series. I believe its run will be 6 issues, with plans for an extended run if the book sales well. I think issue 3 will be due around the time of this post, so if you’ve missed out, don’t fret. It’ll probably end up with a trade. But don’t quote me on that. But If you find that you’ve been lacking a monsters in your life, give North 40 a shot. Until next time.

-Fleet

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