Veil

Passions run high when a beautiful woman wanders out of an abandoned subway tunnel. With no memory of who she is or how she got there, Veil must figure out who to trust and what she is—an object of desire or a force to be reckoned with—as her past is revealed.

Not every horror story has to be filled completely with death and destruction and dread.  Granted, this book certainly has its share of that, but it still manages to be more.  It takes a special kind of creative team to come up with something like Veil, and I’m pretty glad that they did.

When a beautiful, and at first quite naked, woman suddenly appears in the middle of the city, a complete stranger offers an unexpected kindness in helping her.  With no idea who, or even what she is, things escalate quickly as the dark secrets within are discovered.  Veil realizes that she is not even human, and inherently an entity of evil.  The question is, will she be able to escape her fate or rise above it and decide for herself?

This mystery horror is filled with a unique style of art that mirrors the dark and often deadly story.  Although there are areas of expected gore and the previously mentioned nudity, they aren’t abused and fit the setting just right.  I’m not sure I’ve ever seen an art style quite like that which Toni Fejzula uses, but it’s great for this kind of story and I really dig it.

Underneath all the horror, Veil’s story is actually quite touching oddly enough.  There were a few parts of the story I glazed over a bit, but otherwise this is a really well done book.  I actually found myself reading it again just to let it sink in more.  Obviously enough, that in itself is my recommendation to grab this when it comes out.

For more on Veil or other Dark Horse titles, check out Dark Horse Comics.

Geek-o-Rama received a copy of this book for the purpose of this review. All thoughts, comments and opinions are those of the individual reviewer.