52/52: Wasteland, by W. Scott Poole
June 21, 2021 12:13 pm Comments Off on 52/52: Wasteland, by W. Scott PooleA detailed, thoughtful tracing of the impact of World War I on key creators of horror in movies, literature, and... View Article
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52/52: BPRD: Hell on Earth, Vol. 1, by Mignola, Arcudi, Davis, and Crook
June 20, 2021 12:11 pm Comments Off on 52/52: BPRD: Hell on Earth, Vol. 1, by Mignola, Arcudi, Davis, and CrookThe next phase of BPRD takes its first major casualty behind the scenes with the exit of artist Guy Davis... View Article
52/52: BPRD: Plague of Frogs vol. 4, by Mignola, Arcudi, Davis, and Stewart
May 27, 2021 6:46 pm Comments Off on 52/52: BPRD: Plague of Frogs vol. 4, by Mignola, Arcudi, Davis, and StewartThese protagonists are profoundly overmatched by the challenge they face, naïve about their prospects. By the story’s end, multiple cities... View Article
52/52: BPRD: Plague of Frogs, vol. 3, by Mignola, Arcudi, Davis & Stewart
May 25, 2021 6:17 pm Comments Off on 52/52: BPRD: Plague of Frogs, vol. 3, by Mignola, Arcudi, Davis & StewartMuch of the best horror derives from the inability to suppress traumas of the past, no matter how much characters... View Article
52/52: Lovesickness, by Junji Ito
May 18, 2021 7:36 pm Comments Off on 52/52: Lovesickness, by Junji ItoThe defining feature of Junji Ito’s horror is obsession and mania. Here, he plays the theme as the knife point... View Article
52/52: The Department of Truth, vol. 1: The End of the World, by James Tynion and Martin Simmonds
May 6, 2021 7:24 pm Comments Off on 52/52: The Department of Truth, vol. 1: The End of the World, by James Tynion and Martin SimmondsHuge, expressive, imagistic, high-impact art here, heavily reminiscent of Bill Sienkiewicz). The high concept is good, too: A secret government... View Article
52/52: The Crossroads at Midnight, by Abby Howard
May 2, 2021 5:05 pm Comments Off on 52/52: The Crossroads at Midnight, by Abby HowardA collection of five novella-length horror comics whose complexity, darkness, and gut-punch impact are belied by creator Abby Howard’s relatively... View Article
52/52: Come Closer, by Sara Gran
April 29, 2021 8:43 pm Comments Off on 52/52: Come Closer, by Sara GranIs the narrator being possessed by a demon, or is she losing her mind and the demon is simply a... View Article
52/52: The Killer of Little Shepherds, by Douglas Starr
April 19, 2021 12:28 pm Comments Off on 52/52: The Killer of Little Shepherds, by Douglas StarrTrue crime focused on serial killings in rural 1890s France. It follows the template of pairing the crimes with scientific/historical... View Article
52/52: Daphne Byrne, by Laura Marks and Kelley Jones
March 20, 2021 7:38 pm Comments Off on 52/52: Daphne Byrne, by Laura Marks and Kelley JonesA solid supernatural thriller set in late 1800s New York, following the titular character and her possibly devilish family. While... View Article