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Title: Tomie 1 and 2 and Flesh Colored Horror
Volume: 1 and 2 of ? for Tomie FCH is a stand alone (2 is the last out, but doesn't end the story)
Publisher: ComicsOne
Price: $9.95
Rated: Unrated, but definatly Mature only
Original release date: I dunno, sometime in 2001
Review date: Oct. 9, 2003
What they say:
Tomie 1: Tomie is the girl you wish you could forget. She's the one you shouldn't have touched, shouldn't have smiled at, shouldn't have made mad. She's oh so lovely-but you just might love her to death.
Tomie 2: The chilling series continues. Tomie's the girl you just can't get rid of, no matter how much you love her, hate her, or try to destroy her. Like an undead nightmare, she keeps coming back-and she might be alive under your carpet, in your basement, or under your bed.
FCH: Is tomie finally gone. Or does her wretched sprit live on in the macabre collection of spine-tingling tales. Enjoy Ito's mix of girls, gore, and social satire. (note: Tomie doesn't appear in any of the stories in this book)
Packaging: I'm gonna be brief. It's nice. It has a dust jacket, but the picture of the dust jacket is horrid for Tomie 1. Tomie 2 isn't much better, but isn't bad. I like FCH's cover.
Artwork and Text: It's nice. Very realistic, tho, and this isn't Ito's fault, the english text looked funny. The artwork was softly blurred (not so you'd notice) but the text was nice and crisp, and it was a little jaring, but didn't distract from the story.
Spoiler free:
What I say: I think Tomie 1's kind of slow, and not really horrific. You could probably skip it, unless you're a completist, or you can find it cheap. I think a few people continue into volume 2, but I wasn't sure (all those japanese names look alike after awhile)
Tomie 2 is much more horrific, and thus, much more recommended, with reservations (see below, in spoiler land) However, if you like horror manga, or Ito, you'll probably like this. And what's with the mole under the eye? Is it some sort of cultural thing?
FCH is stand alone, so if you like Ito, or horror manga, by all means, buy it.
(Here be spoilers)
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What I say:
As I said above, I found Tomie 1 to be kind of slow, and not horrific enough. It's starts out with Tomie's death, but I'm not sure if that's all that important, since Tomie seems to be a force of nature, something eternal, rather then something that has a starting point. Volume 1 also has the most continuity between stories, but towards the end (starting with Revenge) it becomes more a series of vignettes. Anyway, as I said, you could probably skip this volume, but if you find it cheap, get it.
Tomie 2:
This volume's almost completely a series of individual stories, linked only by Tomie. There's many more deaths, and this is really why I didn't like it (but I still recommend it, because what I dislike isn't the same as others, and I realize that it is good). The main problem in volume 2 is that more and more people start to die through no fault of their own. They didn't do anything wrong, they're just either taken over by Tomie, or driven insane by her. Plus, she never gets her comeuppance. The volume ends with her inherting a fortune, and she doesn't have to pay for her crimes. That doesn't sit well with me, and is the main reason why I don't like the volume as much as I thought I would. However, if you're a fan of horror, or of Ito, you'll definatly enjoy this volume.
FCH: I liked this, after some initial disapointment that Tomie wasn't getting her comuppance. I'll do the stories individually, since they're seperate:
Long hair in the attic: Chilling. Wait till you see page 25. Strangely, page 25 affected me more then page 15. (yeah, I know I said there'd be spoilers, but I don't want to ruin it for you Doesn't really end well, tho.
Approval: Not really horrifying, more Edgar Allen Poe then Ito's usual stuff, but not a bad story for around the campfire
Beehive: Hitchcokian, with a dash of Steven King. Tho the bad guy gets it this time, so I'm happy.
Dying Young: nice and suspensefull. But what is with those things on the girl's cheek? Weird. Anyhoo, a moderately happy ending. (how'd that get in there?)
Headless Sculptures: Definatly the most horrific story in this volume. A nice one.
FCH: The title story. More of an outer limits/twilight zone esque story then a horror story. Good tho, and probably my favorite.
FCH is the one book that I highly recommend to anyone, as long as you're not too squimish. The gore's not to bad in this volume (save for Headless Sculptures and Long hair in the Attic). And since it's a stand alone, you don't have any cliffhangers to worry about. If you can find it, I recommend it, highly.
Hope this is helpfull. If not, I did my best. I'll get better, promise
Title: Tomie 1 and 2 and Flesh Colored Horror
Volume: 1 and 2 of ? for Tomie FCH is a stand alone (2 is the last out, but doesn't end the story)
Publisher: ComicsOne
Price: $9.95
Rated: Unrated, but definatly Mature only
Original release date: I dunno, sometime in 2001
Review date: Oct. 9, 2003
What they say:
Tomie 1: Tomie is the girl you wish you could forget. She's the one you shouldn't have touched, shouldn't have smiled at, shouldn't have made mad. She's oh so lovely-but you just might love her to death.
Tomie 2: The chilling series continues. Tomie's the girl you just can't get rid of, no matter how much you love her, hate her, or try to destroy her. Like an undead nightmare, she keeps coming back-and she might be alive under your carpet, in your basement, or under your bed.
FCH: Is tomie finally gone. Or does her wretched sprit live on in the macabre collection of spine-tingling tales. Enjoy Ito's mix of girls, gore, and social satire. (note: Tomie doesn't appear in any of the stories in this book)
Packaging: I'm gonna be brief. It's nice. It has a dust jacket, but the picture of the dust jacket is horrid for Tomie 1. Tomie 2 isn't much better, but isn't bad. I like FCH's cover.
Artwork and Text: It's nice. Very realistic, tho, and this isn't Ito's fault, the english text looked funny. The artwork was softly blurred (not so you'd notice) but the text was nice and crisp, and it was a little jaring, but didn't distract from the story.
Spoiler free:
What I say: I think Tomie 1's kind of slow, and not really horrific. You could probably skip it, unless you're a completist, or you can find it cheap. I think a few people continue into volume 2, but I wasn't sure (all those japanese names look alike after awhile)
Tomie 2 is much more horrific, and thus, much more recommended, with reservations (see below, in spoiler land) However, if you like horror manga, or Ito, you'll probably like this. And what's with the mole under the eye? Is it some sort of cultural thing?
FCH is stand alone, so if you like Ito, or horror manga, by all means, buy it.
(Here be spoilers)
S
p
o
i
l
e
r
s
What I say:
As I said above, I found Tomie 1 to be kind of slow, and not horrific enough. It's starts out with Tomie's death, but I'm not sure if that's all that important, since Tomie seems to be a force of nature, something eternal, rather then something that has a starting point. Volume 1 also has the most continuity between stories, but towards the end (starting with Revenge) it becomes more a series of vignettes. Anyway, as I said, you could probably skip this volume, but if you find it cheap, get it.
Tomie 2:
This volume's almost completely a series of individual stories, linked only by Tomie. There's many more deaths, and this is really why I didn't like it (but I still recommend it, because what I dislike isn't the same as others, and I realize that it is good). The main problem in volume 2 is that more and more people start to die through no fault of their own. They didn't do anything wrong, they're just either taken over by Tomie, or driven insane by her. Plus, she never gets her comeuppance. The volume ends with her inherting a fortune, and she doesn't have to pay for her crimes. That doesn't sit well with me, and is the main reason why I don't like the volume as much as I thought I would. However, if you're a fan of horror, or of Ito, you'll definatly enjoy this volume.
FCH: I liked this, after some initial disapointment that Tomie wasn't getting her comuppance. I'll do the stories individually, since they're seperate:
Long hair in the attic: Chilling. Wait till you see page 25. Strangely, page 25 affected me more then page 15. (yeah, I know I said there'd be spoilers, but I don't want to ruin it for you Doesn't really end well, tho.
Approval: Not really horrifying, more Edgar Allen Poe then Ito's usual stuff, but not a bad story for around the campfire
Beehive: Hitchcokian, with a dash of Steven King. Tho the bad guy gets it this time, so I'm happy.
Dying Young: nice and suspensefull. But what is with those things on the girl's cheek? Weird. Anyhoo, a moderately happy ending. (how'd that get in there?)
Headless Sculptures: Definatly the most horrific story in this volume. A nice one.
FCH: The title story. More of an outer limits/twilight zone esque story then a horror story. Good tho, and probably my favorite.
FCH is the one book that I highly recommend to anyone, as long as you're not too squimish. The gore's not to bad in this volume (save for Headless Sculptures and Long hair in the Attic). And since it's a stand alone, you don't have any cliffhangers to worry about. If you can find it, I recommend it, highly.
Hope this is helpfull. If not, I did my best. I'll get better, promise
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