{"id":10869,"date":"2026-06-02T19:20:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T23:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/?p=10869"},"modified":"2026-06-02T19:20:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T23:20:23","slug":"graphic-novel-review-h-p-lovecrafts-the-call-of-cthulhu-h-p-lovecraft-manga-adaptation-and-art-by-gou-tanabe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/graphic-novel-review-h-p-lovecrafts-the-call-of-cthulhu-h-p-lovecraft-manga-adaptation-and-art-by-gou-tanabe\/","title":{"rendered":"Graphic Novel Review: H.P. Lovecraft’s The Call of Cthulhu (H.P. Lovecraft Manga), adaptation and art by Gou Tanabe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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H. P. Lovecraft’s The Call of Cthulhu (H.P. Lovecraft Manga) <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>adaptation and artwork by Gou Tanabe, translated by Zack Davisson<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dark Horse Comics, 2024<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ISBN-13: 9781506741406<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Available: Paperback, Kindle edition<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Buy:\u00a0 \u00a0Bookshop.org<\/a> | Amazon.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Eisner-nominated mangaka Gou Tanabe adapts H. P. Lovecraft’s <\/span><\/span><\/span>The Call of Cthulhu<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>, first published in 1928. Francis Thurston, the executor of the estate of the late Professer Angell, discovers that the academic was investigating a strange cult that worships an entity known as Cthulhu. Thurston, curious about the papers, journal entries, and strange clay idols, launches his own investigation that unearths something bigger than he could ever dream of\u2014the city of R’lyeh.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The story is told in a series of journal entries and flashbacks to events in the aforementioned entries to construct the mysteries of the cult, mythos, and what happened to anyone who comes across even the mere mention of the Great Old Ones. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Tanabe’s artwork includes such intricate detail. The eye is forced to observe. He renders Lovecraft\u2019s cosmic horror as visceral, beautiful, and maddening at the same time. There are panels where black text is outlined in white, and is overlaid on the artwork, which forces the reader to slow down, take in the words on the page, and then move to the surrounding artwork. Particularly visceral and intricate scenes include cultist activities and the discovery of and journey through R’lyeh. Tanabe’s large scenes, such as an overhead view of a seafaring vessel fighting to avoid being pulled into a whirlpool near R’lyeh, are impressive. Put these on a shelf next to such horror mangaka as Junji Ito and Q Hayashida. <\/span><\/span>Highly recommended.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Reviewed by Lizzy Walker<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

H. P. Lovecraft’s The Call of Cthulhu (H.P. Lovecraft Manga) adaptation and artwork by Gou Tanabe, translated by Zack Davisson Dark Horse Comics, 2024 ISBN-13: 9781506741406 Available: Paperback, Kindle edition Buy:\u00a0 \u00a0Bookshop.org | Amazon.com     Eisner-nominated mangaka Gou Tanabe adapts H. P. Lovecraft’s The Call of Cthulhu, first published in 1928. Francis Thurston, the<\/p>\n

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