Marvel Brings a Disney Ride to Life in THE HAUNTED MANSION (Review)
Marvel Brings a Disney Ride to Life in THE HAUNTED MANSION (Review)
Posted by Benjamin Bailey on September 20, 2016
A comic book based on a theme park ride has no business being good. And yet, Marvel has managed to make a pretty fun story out of Disney‘s The Haunted Mansion. Yes, it essentially forces a mythology upon the ride, but it does it well. Writer Joshua Williamson and artist Jorge Coelho keep things lighthearted and fun throughout the entire story, never dragging along the way. When it come down to it, The Haunted Mansion is a pretty good time.
Williamson manages to tell an exciting all-ages adventure with The Haunted Mansion, which is no easy task. Using the infamous mansion as a backdrop, he sends a teenager on a quest to find his grandfather, stop the crazed ghost of a pirate captain, and save the goodnatured spirits who just want to party. This is a comic you can read with your kids, whether they are Disney fans or not. That can’t really be said about most Marvel superhero comics.
