SYNO

"Top to Bottom"

8 pgs. Appeared first time in Vampirella #33 (1974). Reprinted in Comix International #1 (1975), in Heavy Metal Special: Richard Corben Special (1998) and in Heavy Metal Special: The Best of Richard Corben from Creepy & Eerie! (1998).
Story: Jack Butterworth. Color(prob. colored by overlays)/Art: Richard Corben (no signature in Judas).

DK DK: as "Top til bund" in Stjerne-serien #2 (1979).
FRA FRA: as "Haut en bas" in Vampirella [FRA] #22 (1976) and Nuits blêmes (1979).
GER GER: as "Das Labyrinth" in Vampir-Comic #5 (1974).
SPA SPA: as "El laberinto" in Creepy [SPA] Almanaque 1983 and Famosos "Monsters" del cine #18 (1976).
SWE SWE: as "Upifrån och ner" in Epix #19 (11/85).

Style: Full color. Genre: SF. Time Span: Future. Nudity: None.
Keywords: Cube. Centuries. Game. Alien. Vampi.
Synopsis: Henry finds a cube that distorts time. Cube is a game; always when Henry plays it (he wants to beat the cube), time leaps years, wars appears and he does not grow older at all. Cube is an alien lifeform, who came to Earth to deal with time and history.
Comment: Jack Butterworth's Hellraiser related story is interesting. Corben's color artwork is good, just good. There is one excellent frame (first on last page), dark but effective.

Copyright © 1997 Heart-Attack-Series, Ink!,
Created: August 24, 1997. Modified: January 25, 2010.