Tag: horror comics

  • 2012: Final Prayer Graphic Novel Review

    2012: Final Prayer Graphic Novel Review

    2009, Heske Horror Writers: Chris McJunkin, Ollie Masters, Shawn Gabborin, Jim Alexander, Shamere Borg, Xander Bennett, Robert Heske, Arno Hunter, Christopher Barker, Craig Gilmore, Rita Gorgoni, Adam Grose, Dino Caruso, Don E. Smith Jr., Duncan Eagleson, Martin Hayes, Jason Light, Marie D. Jones Artists: Chris McJunkin, Andy Fish, Mario Cau, Andrew Dodd, Melanie Cook, Adam…

  • Bone Chiller Graphic Novel Review

    Bone Chiller Graphic Novel Review

    2008, Heske Horror Written by: Robert M. Heske Art: Monty Borror, Zeu, Preston Asevedo, Alian Norte, Dirk Shearer, Reno Maniquis, Adam Swiecki, Breno Tamura The good ol’ fashioned horror comic is alive and kicking like an angry reanimated corpse in Bone Chiller, an anthology of ghoulish tales from screenwriter Robert M. Heske. The standard many…

  • The Waking #1 (of 4) Comic Review

    The Waking #1 (of 4) Comic Review

    Zenescope, $3.99 Writer: Raven Gregory Pencils: Vic Drujiniu Colours: Mark Roberts The Waking’s is a decidedly old-fashioned horror story, a Gothic tale in which the dead are seemingly returning from the grave to exact revenge on their killers. Unlike many other horror titles, the gore quota is downplayed in favour of a thoughtful, intricate narrative…

  • Daffodil #1 Comic Book Review

    Daffodil #1 Comic Book Review

    Marvel/Soleil, $5.99 Writer: Frédéric Brrémaud (translated by Stephanie Logan) Art: Giovanni Rigano Colours: Paolo Lamanna You only have to glance at the website for Soleil Productions (hey, come back!) to appreciate how many titles the French publisher currently has on offer. English speakers who’ve wanted to sample some Gallic comics that don’t feature Asterix will…

  • Alien vs. Predator: Three World War #1 Review

    Alien vs. Predator: Three World War #1 Review

    Dark Horse, $3.50 Script: Randy Stradley Pencils: Rick Leonardi Inks: Mark Pennington Colours: Wez Dzioba Anyone who got into comics during the early nineties will likely have fond memories of Dark Horse’s numerous movie tie-ins, the most successful of which by far was Aliens vs. Predator and its thousand or so predecessors. Well, having recently…

  • Dante’s Inferno #1 Comic Review

    Dante’s Inferno #1 Comic Review

    Wildstorm, $3.99 Writer: Christos Gage Artist: Diego Latorre As the comic book and video game industries progressively compete for the same demographic, there’s understandably a lot more comics based on game franchises hitting the shelves each month. Dante’s Inferno has the distinction of being not only based on the upcoming game of the same name,…

  • Pilot Season: Murderer #1 Review

    Pilot Season: Murderer #1 Review

    Top Cow, $2.99 Story: Robert Kirkman Pencils: Nelson Blake II Inks: Sal Regla Colours: Dave McCaig Often considered more “content writers” than literary artistes, comic writers seem destined to grab at whatever conventions are currently popular and craft tales that are familiar enough to sell to fans of the fictional fad of the moment (at…

  • American Sinner Review

    American Sinner Review

    Script: Glenn Møane Pencils: Edson Alves Inks: Marcelo Dantas, Edson Alves Frank Manning makes movies for a living. You wouldn’t guess this by looking at him or his dilapidated home, but this is because Frank keeps his profits concealed from prying neighbours and the authorities. His lucrative speciality is snuff movies, which Frank produces with…