Books: Baltimore,: Or the Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire

I recently read this book and wanted to recommend it to anyone out there who likes "Hellboy," the comic version of "30 Days of Night," and just...comics and good dark stories in general.


Here's the little blurb about it from Amazon:

Lord Henry Baltimore lies wounded in no-man's-land on World War I's western front. As the carrion eaters come to feast, the injured soldier sees an impossibility—the dead eating the dead. But the ravening monstrosity comes to him, further mangles his wounded leg, and claims Lord Henry as his enemy. Lord Henry realizes that a virulent plague that only he now knows about is hiding among the other plagues of the time. The vampire—for that is what the battlefield monster is—destroys his family, but Baltimore maintains steadfast pursuit of it. He summons three friends also experienced with the supernatural to await him at an old inn. They tell one another of their first meetings with Lord Henry, thereby disclosing what the vampire has inflicted on the peer since the incident on the western front. Lord Henry arrives with what is necessary to finally banish the vampiric plague. Even after a fight to near death, some damage cannot be healed. Prolific dark fantasist Golden's popular style is impeccable, and horror comics creator Mignola's copious illustrations confirm the tale's dark atmosphere throughout, from no-man's-land to the old inn to the houses and graveyards where the vampire is encountered. A new classic of vampire literature.

Now this is an "illustrated novel" so there are PICTUAHS to distract people who have trouble getting through the month's "Game Pro" done by Mike Mignola (me likey his his scratchy, hectic ass style.) The creepy black and white block cut rendering of Baltimore and his bad-ass leg inside the book is awesome.

Also check out Christopher Golden's personal site for excerpts about the book:

http://www.christophergolden.com/baltimore/

It's good! (I previously read Golden's "Of Saints & Shadows" series a while ago and I remember liking it then but story wise, I prefer "Baltimore.")