Spontaneous
by:
Brett Weldele (author)
Joe Harris (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781934964743 (1934964743)
Publish date: February 22nd 2012
Publisher: Oni Press
Pages no: 144
Edition language: English
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I wanted to love "Spontaneous" a little more than what I did for the intrigue of the story as well as the dark style of the artwork. It feels like an X-Files or Twilight Zone story except that the twist doesn't feel that genuine and it somewhat stumbles forward in its execution towards the end afte...
It was really the premise of Spontaneous that first prompted me to review this. Spontaneous Human Combustion is something that we really don't stop to think about. I was intrigued to see what path author Joe Harris would take. So with an open mind, I dove right in. The story flies by as the pages ...
Spontaneous is a graphic novel in which Melvin, a young man investigates the mysterious death of his father--caused by Spontaneous Human Combustion. Melvin has the uncanny ability to tell when people are "burners" or people likely to be a victim of SHC, and it tends to happen around him. The story s...