The Bone Orchard Mythos: Tenement #2

And then everybody turns away from the horror and just tries to deal with it. Its weird. The fantasy doesnt work without the mundane. Hell is other people on the inside of the tenement, but theres a whole different hell lurking outside. The real challenge for Lemire and Sorrentino moving forward is going to lie in maintaining the same kind of dichotomy between realistic emotional drama inside and the supernatural hell that rests beyond. Read Full Review

Andrea Sorrentino's artwork on nearly every page is a thing of beauty. Whether it's by deconstructing a page or presenting readers with unique angles, he is able to elegantly tell a story even a horror tale. Read Full Review

With a meditative pace, Tenement continues to flesh out its protagonists even as they slide into the uncanny and horrible. Read Full Review

Sorrentino delivers some beautifully dark and hauntingly detailed imagery throughout the issue. Every page of the story has something new and interesting to look at. Read Full Review

Tenement is an otherworldly creepy and eerie experience, with relatable characters dealing with both realistic situations and an extremely paranormal one. The latest issue might not provide any answers to any of the questions so far, but that's to be expected in a horror story. Tenement being part of The Bone Orchard Mythos offers a slow build, setting the stage for what promises to be a tremendous and horrifying journey, drawing readers further into its enigmatic depths. Read Full Review

All in all, the art of this book is nothing to write home about but regardless the story itself is very good and I think if you like horror stories this one would go nice in your collection. Read Full Review

With things finally in an interesting place the next issue seems poised to be its best, but the story is already half over with only two left, and no real sign of where things are going. Read Full Review

DDJamesB

Aug 09, 2023

I liked this one more than the first issue. It felt like a good direction to go and as always, Sorrento kills it.