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    Nolando
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  • The Strain - The Fall #5



    Released by: Dark Horse Comics
    Released on: November 20, 2013


    This story falls in roughly the middle of the second book in The Strain series written by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan. Manhattan has fallen to The Master and his undead minions so the survivors begin making plans beyond just pure survival.

    Eph writes a note to his son Zack who's being escorted out of the city - and to presumed safety- by his old co-worker and sort-of flame, Nora. Eph plans to assassinate one Eldritch Palmer, head of the multinational Stoneheart Foundation on his own, unsupported and unknown by the rest of his team. Meanwhile, Professor Setrakian sets out on his plan to acquire the Occido Lumen, an ancient document that may reveal the true location of The Master's original body - and if that can be found then his evil plan can be stopped.



    Setrakian gets to make some notes on this document and, later, confers with Fet, the exterminator who's very capable now dispatching vampires. Much of the truth of what that old book holds gets explained here. Across town, though, the train out of the city that's carrying Zack and Nora is suddenly attacked by the vampires, led by none other than Zack's recently-turned mother. Grabbing her senile mother and Zack, Nora must flee into the subway tunnels and hope to survive. Back at Setrakian's, some savvy gangbangers show up, eager to learn more about this outbreak from the old man and to lend their support to the fight. Finally, a single astronaut stranded aboard the ISS looks down upon a burning world and is terrified of what she truly sees.



    The writer of this comic, David Lapham, does a good job of translating the source material's gripping narrative and many different characters and simultaneous action sequences. The artwork by Mike Huddleston is reminiscent of Mignola's, haunting, moody and plenty of shadows and serves the narrative quite well here. Briskly-paced and full of interesting turns, this well-balanced adaptation is very true to the original books and is a great read on its own.
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