Jurassic Park: The Devils in the Desert

If you enjoy comics and Michael Crichton books, this is the perfect match. The artists do a good job of creating a thrilling story.

John Byrne ties up a loose thread for the Jurassic Park film series, where these prehistoric creature are invading a small town. This is as close as you can get to a slash film in a comic, but you care for the victim. The cast is entirely new and Byrne's uses a different approach to panel layout. Fun stuff.

I saw there wasn't a review yet for this collection of IDW's recent Jurassic Park: The Devils in the Desert comic book mini-series. This is the second new Jurassic Park comic from IDW, and is a major improvement over the previous comic (Jurassic Park: Redemption, which was tragically flawed). In fact, I would argue The Devils in the Desert is the strongest Jurassic Park comic in the franchise's entire 20-or-so-year history.**NO SPOILERS**Story, Characters and Dialogue:The storyline is subtle, realistic and grounded. It confidently wraps up a loose end from Jurassic Park III, and I was impressed with how well it executed what seemed like an absurd premise. The comic has a new set of characters just for this story, and very quickly we are introduced to their personal dramas, as writer John Byrne establishes from the start these characters have baggage. That makes them engaging for me, and it is a refreshing change from the traditionally two-dimensional characterisations in Jurassic Park. It does get slightly jarring when the comic jacks up the pace and suddenly becomes action-heavy (i.e. polar bear), but it is cinematic and gripping.Artwork and Presentation:Unlike the arty-farty mess that was Jurassic Park: Redemption, this comic is back to traditional-style artwork, full of realistic colour and tones and detail. Nothing ground-breaking, but it just works and allows for clarity of story and action. The splash pages are stunning and poster worthy. In-fact, the presentation overall is gorgeous, with a lush glossy textured cover in jet black, and with the comic itself being presented in black frames.Overall: an absolute must-have for any fan, and a stunning victory for IDW.

Different to other JP comics I have read, however still a good read and worth getting, as there are not that many JP spinoff comics or novels out there surprisingly