Showcase Presents vs The Last Temptation: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror comic books, Comic books, Graphic Novels
Showcase Presents
"Apocrypha … books which are not regarded as equal to the holy Scriptures, and yet are profitable and good to read."  – Martin Luther.  The word apocryphal was first applied to writings which were kept secret…
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The Last Temptation
A young boy is lured into a circus-like theatre run by an evil ringmaster. A tie-in comic with the album of the same name, the villainous Showman is modeled after singer Alice Cooper.
The verdict
- Readers rate Showcase Presents highest: Showcase Presents 3.8 · The Last Temptation 3.6.
- The Last Temptation is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 9 for Showcase Presents.
- The Last Temptation has the widest readership — 4518 ratings behind its score.
- The Last Temptation runs the darker storyline; Showcase Presents stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Showcase Presents | The Last Temptation | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.6 (4518) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (3) | 3.4 (22) |
Reception
| Showcase Presents | The Last Temptation | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3 | 4518 |
| Editions | 11 | 9 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 5319 |
| Reading it now | — | 74 |
| Written reviews | — | 283 |
| Wikipedia attention | 444 | 21 |
| Pages | 528 | 110 |