I've been reading the Haunted Mansion comic book by SLG Publishing, and it's really great! Each issue is full of stories by different artists based on the classic Disney attraction. I just finished the third issue, and I've definitely been impressed by all the great ideas they've come up with inspired by various details of the ride. There have been stories about the graveyard caretaker, his dog, the ballroom ghosts, and a long continuing tale about Master Gracey that even ties in with Pirates of the Caribbean! I missed the second issue at my local shop, so I just ordered the second and third issues from their website, and the service was great (I also got their new Tron comic book, which is starting off nicely)! All of these Haunted Mansion tales make me wish that the recent changes to the Disneyland attraction didn't make the story so clear (since now we know about Constance the bride and all her murdered husbands) - I think the fact that it was open to interpretation was a nice mystery that made stories like these possible. I'm sure I will enjoy meeting Constance on my next Disneyland trip, but I'll still be remembering all the other alternate story possibilities, too.
5.24.2006
Haunted Mansion stories
I've been reading the Haunted Mansion comic book by SLG Publishing, and it's really great! Each issue is full of stories by different artists based on the classic Disney attraction. I just finished the third issue, and I've definitely been impressed by all the great ideas they've come up with inspired by various details of the ride. There have been stories about the graveyard caretaker, his dog, the ballroom ghosts, and a long continuing tale about Master Gracey that even ties in with Pirates of the Caribbean! I missed the second issue at my local shop, so I just ordered the second and third issues from their website, and the service was great (I also got their new Tron comic book, which is starting off nicely)! All of these Haunted Mansion tales make me wish that the recent changes to the Disneyland attraction didn't make the story so clear (since now we know about Constance the bride and all her murdered husbands) - I think the fact that it was open to interpretation was a nice mystery that made stories like these possible. I'm sure I will enjoy meeting Constance on my next Disneyland trip, but I'll still be remembering all the other alternate story possibilities, too.
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