The Haunted Mansion #1 (Halloween Comic Fest 2016)

After the death of his adventurous grandfather, a teenage boy longs to have some adventures of his own. So he decides to explore the spooky mansion at the end of town that everyone says is haunted. Turns out the stories were right! This haunted mansion is filled with 999 ghosts, who have been stuck there by a evil pirate. Once he has soul #1,000, the pirate can take over the land of the living. 

Of the hundreds of ghosts unable to get to their final reward is that of the boy's grandfather. So, the lad strikes a deal with the house. If he can defeat the pirate, all of the ghosts, including that of his grandfather can go through to the other side of the afterlife. But should he fail, he'll become the 1,000th ghost the evil spirit needs in order to achieve his master plan.

Part of the Disney Kingdoms imprint from Marvel, I really enjoyed this opening chapter. Based on the Disney attraction, this book seems way more interesting than that awful Eddie Murphy flick from about 15 years ago. The artwork by John Flood artist Jorge Coehlo is just amazing stuff. It really made the Haunted Mansion an inviting place I want to revisit for the rest of the story.

Normally, I get upset if I get a freebie and the book ends with a cliffhanger. But I think my library has this book in their graphic novels section. So I can just head over there sometime soon and snag it and get the rest of the story for free. Still a pet peeve, but one I seem willing to live with. 

Worth Consuming!

Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.