The issue#1 cover

The most curious thing it came to our knowledge was the psychological study on the characters of “The Suicide Forest” in the blog The Kirby Machine, where we learn that Masami suffered NSSI issues and more aspects of the personalities of the characters in the book.

And some guy said the characters were flat... ha!

El Coleccionista de Tebeos, Javier Mesón, wrote a nice review about the book, praising the storytelling and the atmosphere of the book. Thank you!

El Coleccionista, Javier Mesón.

In the Best Book You Didn’t Read, at Cosmic Comics and Toys, David Lee says nice, nice things about our book: “Torres creates a sense of apprehension throughout the book that makes it hard to put down. Even better, although you know the ghost is coming and you know what is going to happen, the pages still drip with fear and tension.”

A really cool review!

And there are many, many more positive reviews. We’ll try to compile all of them!

Uno no se hará rico con los cómics, pero la verdad es que últimamente están atrayendo mucha atención mediática. Tanto en La Opinión de Málaga, como en El Sur , El País... y hasta La Razón, están prestando atención a lo que se cuece en Málaga.

Y esta vez, nos centraremos en sendas entrevistas a El Torres, a raíz de la publicación de La Huella de Lorca y The Suicide Forest en español.

Primero, la entrevista en La Opinión de Málaga…

El artículo de La Opinión

Y el artículo en Sur. Podéis cliquear sobre las imágenes para leerlos.

El Artículo sobre El Torres, por Marina Martínez

Nancy in Hell it’s not the only digital title from Image Comics and Malaka Studio. The Santeria horror story can be purchased, cheap and nice, at the Image Comics digital shop. Just click here!

Click on the awesome cover by Raul Allen!

And about “Drums” nice reviews are coming!

• In the Burnt Weiners podcast, they liked  Drums #3. Listen from 0:36:44!
• Review by the Comic Book Newbie :“ It really caught my interest like I would not have expected. “

Look! Drums at the frontpage of the digital shop!

]]> http://malakastudio.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=908 0 http://malakastudio.com/blog/?p=904 http://malakastudio.com/blog/?p=904#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:08:26 +0000 Malaka http://malakastudio.com/blog/?p=904 Now you can purchase Nancy in Hell for your digital device!

Our friends at Image Comics set this amazing digital store, where you can have your.

And one of the most downloaded books is our little dear Nancy in Hell!

The 4th book most downloaded?!

Issue #1 is for free! Just click here!

Nancy in Hell TP cover

The best thing about buying in this digital store is that when comics are purchased there, Apple does not get the 30% fee they take when digital comics are through app in the iTunes store. So… that means we earn a little more money thanks to you!

El Torres always dig to appear at Newsarama. And Chris Arrant was kind enough and interested in “Drums” to do an interview. An exhaustive interview about the miniseries, the plot and what would keep at his sleeve. Read it here.

But there is more. Another nice interview at one of the most important horror sites, Bloody Disgusting, where Johnny Trouble does some interesting questions. Read it here.

And in the same site, Kerabastos reviewed the book: “Not to offend anyone who might practice some of these religions, but something about them is just a little creepy which is a significant reason for why Drums, a new series by El Torres, debuts with an effectively frightening first issue.”

Drake Mc Mann, at Comicbooks and Movies says: “If you are a fan of murder mysteries, Voodoo, reanimated corpses, wise old ladies, fortune telling and beheaded chickens then your probably going to enjoy this comic. Oh and murder mysteries (…) Overall I give this book a B grade as it really was an interesting read and the story has plenty of potential.”

Eric Whitman at Daily Blam says some good things about our book and gives us 3’5 stars: “The horror is excellent as well with heightened tension through use of environment (i.e. storms) and mystery. Recently, there has been a renaissance of scares in the medium and this has the potential grab a piece of that.”

Dfstell at Weekly Comic Book Review says nice things about the book: ” If you love, paranormal/supernatural crime stories, dig in. You’ll love it. If that kinda thing just isn’t your cup of tea, you might not enjoy it as much.”

And Geekwholanded at My Comic Network does an extensive review of the book: “In another new release out of Image Comics we have a story that’s different from anything you might have read in quite awhile. It screams out like a typical mystery book but the turns this book takes within the first issue of it take you on a journey that is in parts disturbing and absolutely interesting.”

Edward Kaye at Hypergeek: “El Torres weaves an interesting tale that plays heavily on the mysteries of Latino and West-African religions, and the mythology that surrounds them. The story is creepy, atmospheric, and suspenseful…”

The Comic Book Newbie does a nice short review: “Investigative crime scenes, mysterious religious ceremonies, and a touch of the supernatural make this an interesting read. I’m still on the fence and I want to see where the series goes.”

Jason Wilkins on Broken Frontier makes some interesting points about the book: “That isn’t to say Drums is a bad comic. There’s a lot to like about this moody, atmospheric, supernatural murder mystery. The creative team is top notch and provides the book with a distinctive visual tone. Torres’ pacing is tight and crisp; his dialogue genuine and easy on the ears.”

Ron at Night Flight points the bad things and the good things he finds in this issue: “This is one of those books that is a toss-up to recommend. If you like supernatural stories, or anything else by El Torres, then pick this one up because you’ll probably enjoy it.”

And there is a negative review by Iann Robinson at Crave Online: “See what I’m saying? All of this is interesting idea-wise but it’s laid out like a bad SyFy movie. The characters are all neat and clean cuts of pop culture stereotypes and even the dialog rings of hollow imitation.” We’re sorry you didn’t like our proposal, Iann. Some of your points seems interesting, though, and we’ll think about them.

Anyway, thanks to everyone who took their time to read the book and write a review, even the negative ones. To write and draw a comic book means that you are giving the readers the power to decide.