CMYK stands for (C)yan, (M)agenta, (Y)ellow and Blac(K), the four colours that were the basic building blocks of comic book colouring. This anthology of original short comics from Vertigo showcases the range of comics stories from established creators and new talents across its four colour-themed sections. I’d hoped this book would be a step towards Vertigo reclaiming its indie comics crown that it lost years ago to Image. Maybe with the focus on new talent Vertigo are making a connection betwee...

Disclaimer: I received this volume from a Goodreads giveaway for the purpose of writing this review. No other compensation was offered or requested.I don’t talk a lot about colorists. In most comics, they’re not noticed unless they really screw up, or there’s a particularly striking image. But they are an essential part of the color comics creation process. It’s the colorist who makes sure that the characters have the same color clothing and hair from panel to panel and page to page. The coloris...

As typical with all anthologies there are amazing pieces and some that fall short. That said, I loved the theme for this one and the works by Fabio Moon (the reason I picked up the book I the first place ).

Der Sammelband umfasst die im Verlag DC Vertigo im Jahr 2014 quartalsweise erschienenen Hefte Cyan, Magenta, Yellow und Black. Die Aufgabe an verschiedene Autoren und Zeichner war zu den einzelnen Farben passende Geschichten beizutragen.Eines gleich vorweg - die Aufgabe wurde nicht immer geschafft, in Wahrheit sogar in nur wenigen Geschichten, zumindest erging es mir so. Vielleicht habe ich aber auch die Verbindung zu "Farben" nicht erkannt, vielleicht waren diese auch nur zu subtil vorhanden. D...

A great collection of short stories. This is everything I wanted out of a short story collection. Some played with the CMYK color theme more than others, but over all its a wonderful collection with a great variety of art, writing, and a good variety of genres.

I received this from Edelweiss and DC Comics/Vertigo in exchange for an honest review. Review will be posted after the review embargo is lifted on July 27th.

This comic was discussed on Secret Stacks Episode 5.This book/series was also discussed on our guest episode of Circulating Ideas: Best Graphic Novels of 2015

The problem with anthologies is that the tone can wander, leading to a jumble of stories with no common thread. CMYK is like that and the big time comic creators that contribute stories to the collection cannot save it from the problems inherent in the format.

I got this book as a First Reads Giveaway.I've never read comics before, but let me tell you, a lot of my friends were jealous I had this book on my bookshelf!I really enjoyed most of the stories and some of them I wished were a whole book because they were just that good in a matter of 3-5 pages.

If Vertigo losing creators to Image leads to regular anthologies like this, then I say good riddance... and everyone should go buy this so we get more fresh, brilliant, experimental artists and writers!

I received an electronic copy of this anthology through Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.To begin with, let me describe the stories. Each story had it's own sense of otherworldliness, though he manifestation of this otherworldliness came in many forms. Many of the stories discussed very real issues in a very real way, through the lens of fantasy/fiction. It brought the fantasy elements to the real world, and each of the stories made you consider something altogether new or think about

Be warned, this is intended for a mature audience.This is a collection of short graphic novels. These are dark and twisted stories. An artist who paints with human blood, murder, aliens and drugs, and more. There is bloody scenes, wicked graphics, and great dialog in these. I enjoyed over 85% of the stories in this. I definitely found a couple of authors, illustrators, and characters to follow.

Pretty good anthology of comics. Some of the comics were a bit too short; they left me wanting more. A lot of them were interesting. Good artwork. I like the idea of splitting it up by the different colors, but I felt like some of it was arbitrary and the comics didn't follow the theme.

Loved this. Was so different.If anyone can recommend me something similar to this with different stories in one that would be really appreciated.

I considered this the last stand and grasp and gasp of Vertigo. I'm not including the recent bungled step with Sandman Universe and Social Justice projects. This felt like a Mark Chiarello project and an attempt to reclaim the lost gold, glamor and indie cred that Image took over the void the Vertigo had left (after The Unwritten and Fables end)?However, none of the stories here are very memorable...

CMYK relates to the four-color printing process; Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, blacK (avoids its abbreviation being mistaken for blue or brown or something.) The idea was, apparently, that literally anything goes, though it appears that stories had to relate, at least loosely, to the color of the anthology in which they appeared. Of course, this is a very Vertigo version of creative freedom, so many stories still follow traditional genre lines. My reaction to many of the first few stories was along the...

Well, that wasn't very good. The art throughout was alright, but most of the stories were just... Not even 'meh', but rather full-fledged 'just stop'. The Black section is the best of the volume, in my opinion, and although there were a couple of decent stories in each of the other colours, most of them either weren't very good at all, or got ruined on the last page by some sort of surprise twist or something equally annoying, and quite a few of the better offerings were depowered by exactly suc...

When I found this in the comic shop I was really interested and a bit excited. I'd never seen a short story collection in graphic novel form before. Reading it has been both exhilarating and disappointing, as the stories and art are a real mix. They range from incredibly poignant to depressingly shit. Read it for the few gems, but you will have to wade through a fair bit of crap and mediocrity.In particular i found the story 'Black Death in America' very moving and thoughtful. You can read it on...

An excellent collection of short stories contained in this graphic novel anthology - really varied. Loads of different artists, genre's and styles. I loved it. Some stories stuck with me more than others, but all were interesting.

36 short story comic collection each based on the printing colours “CMYB” (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) Unfortunately most writing felt dull, pointless and boring. The best rare gems were Blue sundae, Adrift, Captives, Gloves, The Signal, Amber, The dying of the light, Super Black Out.