Forum’s Favourite Thrill - From Grace vs Night Zero (plus) Rd 1 Heat 54

[Colin YNWA]

So we're well into the second half of the 1st Round and stats fans this week sees us cover 14.2% - 16.3% of the tourney over all... oh gosh... I wish I hadn't typed that... I'm sorry...

When I say Night Zero I mean ALL the Zeros - so Night Zero, Beyond Zero and Below Zero - why, oh why didn't it have a nice easy title like 'The Adventures of Tanner' or 'The Pointy Finger Go Kapow' or similar. At least From Grace was nice and self contained!

Which most rattles your thrill-receptors:

From Grace - more info

Vs.

Night Zero (Beyond + Below) - more info

Just reply in this thread naming your favourite thrill of these two series at the beginning of your post (or use Bold tags so I can spot it easily) and say what you like about these wonderful stories after that.

Match ends early on the morning of Saturday 11th December and the winner gets a place in Round 2 (of 9!!!).

What on Earth is ALL of this?

For those that need 'um and can be bothered to follow 'um there's some simple rules

Any questions, just ask as ever - and have FUN!

[broodblik]

Night Zero (Beyond + Below)

[Huey2]

Night Zero

[abelardsnazz]

I have no knowledge of From Grace so going with Night Zero.

[IndigoPrime]

Night Zero was a series of cliches, but did that filler thing well. It wins for me over the fleeting From Grace.

[Link Prime]

A rare moment of reflection this morning, I have a genuine soft spot for both.

I will have to give the nod to From Grace - a tight little fantasy horror by two nascent comic talents on the cusp of greatness.

[Dark Jimbo]

I don't think From Grace should be punished for being short - it told the story it set out to tell, then bowed out without stretching things any further than they needed to be. Superb art, too - probably Irving's best for Tharg.

[The Mind of Wolfie Smith]

from grace

[rogue69]

From Grace

[paddykafka]

From Grace

[AlexF]

Interesting pattern of votes there! I, too, am torn by this. From Grace was short and nasty, but in a good way. Night Zero, on the other hand, was one of the first stories I remember really liking when I stumbled across in in a big read-through marathon, and always felt needed more love. I want more of both sort of thing in the Prog, but my nostlagia self is winning today, so my vote goes to Night Zero.

[Southstreeter]

From Grace

[Barrington Boots]

I absolutely love Night Zero and Beyond Zero, even though they're objectively not very good. A recent re-read of them showed them up to me as less good than I remember, but still voting for them here.

[Funt Solo]

From Grace

I like the Zero series, but it's choppy storytelling. It's like From Grace is a Banksy, and the Zero series is a bunch of tags next to it.

[Colin YNWA]

It's like From Grace is a Banksy, and the Zero series is a bunch of tags next to it.

Possibly the greatest description of the difference between seres ever! ... which isn't to say I agree in this case specifically.