Title: Comic: Road Rage
Slug: comic-road-rage
Date: 2014-03-01 20:33:23
Tags: Comic Book

 <p><img alt="Comic Cover" src="https://images.kartones.net/posts/theelderthoughts/comics/comic_road_rage.jpg" /></p>  <p><a href="https://amazon.com/dp/1613772823/">Road Rage</a> is a comic book adaptation of two stories: <strong>Duel</strong>, a Richard Matheson tale about a normal guy who is chased by a crazy truck (there is <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067023/">a great movie</a> about it!), and <strong>Throttle</strong>, a rethinking of Duel written by Stephen King and his son.</p>  <p>As I enjoyed a lot watching Duel for the first time when I was a child (and the other times I've watched it again) but haven't read the book, I bought Road Rage to see how was adapted into a comic. </p>  <p>There results are quite nice: The drawings are nicely done, with dark tones of browns, greys and reds. The pacing is good and you get nervous admiring each page.</p>  <p>But there is a clear separation between both stories. Matheson's original one is as nice as expected, and the changes regarding the movie are small. Instead, Stephen King's tale... is a bit dull. It changes the characters (a gang of motorbike riders), it changes in other important aspects (they are not so passive/defensive as the original chased driver), but in general feels still too similar to the original. Maybe I just expected something more different and elaborate.</p>  <p>I recommend it even despite my unmet expectations.</p>