A fun enough mash-up. Didn't knock my socks off but worth a read for fans of either series. ( )

Not bad for a comic or graphic novel.

it was well drawn and atmospheric. If you like graphic novels this one works. if you can get it for under six or seven bucks it's certainly worth it. ( )

Yeah, I'm a massive X-Files fan.

This book contained everything that I loved about [b:30 Days of Night|831829|30 Days of Night, Vol. 1|Steve Niles|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178747918s/831829.jpg|280664] and everything that made The X-Files a great series. The pace was quick, the mythos intact, and the two stories meshed together incredibly well.

The town of Wainwright, Alaska has suffered a series of unexplained murders... enter Mulder and Scully, as well as another pair of normal FBI agents. The proper agents dislike the X-Files team, naturally, and there is a rivalry there that's well expected.

Mulder thinks vampires immediately, but is rather hesitant to tell Scully of his suspicions, knowing she won't like it. The other team thinks it's a serial killer they've been tracking... Really, the book leaves it open for both of them to be right.

Like previous installments, the vampire mythos is built upon further. Like previous X-Files episodes, the story is in-depth, genuinely creepy, and full of Spooky Mulder doing what he does best: being a snarky beast.

I'd highly recommend this book. While it lacks the stylized artwork that made [b:30 Days of Night|831829|30 Days of Night, Vol. 1|Steve Niles|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178747918s/831829.jpg|280664] both novel and great, this is a worthy follow-up. [a:Adam Jones|236993|Adam Jones|http://www.goodreads.com/assets/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg] of Tool and original [b:30 Days of Night|831829|30 Days of Night, Vol. 1|Steve Niles|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178747918s/831829.jpg|280664] writer [a:Steve Niles|58947|Steve Niles|http://www.goodreads.com/assets/nophoto/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg] told the story extremely well.

With this volume read, I've only one more left in this series...

Well, it's been a really fun ride. ( )

Don't MAKE him say the v-word, Scully!

When the grisly remains of some sixteen truck drivers are discovered by plow driver Henry-Lee "Patches" Brown, Mulder and Scully are called out to Wainwright, Alaska to investigate. Decapitated, drained of blood, and hung atop a 40-foot pole, these clearly aren't the victims of an ordinary serial killer - despite what their colleagues at the FBI believe. Mulder and Scully's investigation leads them to an abandoned 19th century ship, a limbless old man, an ancient artifact, and a young girl covered in third-degree burns (and then...not). All the while, they must contend with the 24-hour darkness that has enveloped wintry Wainwright.

A fan of the 2007 film 30 Days of Night, I was researching the comic book series by Steve Niles, trying to decide whether I should give it a try, when I stumbled upon this crossover series. Whereas the 30 Days of Night comics generally have poor to fair reviews, this one came highly recommended. But hey, they had me at "The X-Files"!

Steve Niles and Adam Jones (of Tool fame) expertly capture the tone and spirit of the show in this adaptation: the wry humor, the amiable-yet-sometimes-exasperated banter, the sense of camaraderie between our favorite two federal agents. The writers nail the characters of Mulder and Scully (and Skinner!), even if the art isn't always spot-on. As I read, I could easily envision this story on the small screen. (Or large. Someone make this happen please! Given the comic's final panel, it would make an excellent sequel to the 30 Days of Night film!)

The story wasn't quite as long as I would have liked, but then I'd rather the writers leave me wanting more rather than wishing for less.

Whether you count yourself a member of the X-Files or 30 Days fandom, X-Files/30 Days of Night belongs in your book pile.

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