Originally published at Fangoria.com on November 13, 2010 KILL SHAKESPEARE, the comics series just collected in graphic-novel form by IDW Publishing, features an eclectic array of literary icons rolled into an epic supernatural adventure. The Bard’s greatest heroes take on his most menacing villains in this original tale woven from his classic works. Driven by […]
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“THE HORROR! THE HORROR!” (Book Review)
Originally published at Fangoria.com on November 13, 2010 THE HORROR! THE HORROR! (Abrams ComicArts) showcases the artwork and stories of the pre-Code horror comics of the 1950s. Edited by Jim Trombetta, this extensive collection provides a detailed history of the era when horror and government censorship clashed. Horror comics became a huge, blooming business in […]
“SHREDDER” (E-Book Review)
Originally published at Fangoria.com on Nov. 14, 2010 SHREDDER, a new e-book by Garry Charles (pictured), packs plenty of monsters and viscera into its uncompromisingly brutal tale of killers-for-hire stumbling into the bloody path of a merciless creature. A deadly cat-and-mouse game is played between the unstoppable monster and the ruthless assassins. Corbin Keene once […]
“THE HORRIBLES” (Book Review)
Originally posted at Fangoria.com on November 7, 2010 From Grindhouse Press, THE HORRIBLES by Nathaniel Lambert (pictured) is a suspenseful tale about a lone man’s violent battle against pure evil. A rising green mist signals the arrival of a motorcycle gang from hell, and no one is safe as the savage bikers roar into the […]
“DICK BRIEFER’S FRANKENSTEIN” (Book Review)
originally posted at Fangoria.com on November 07, 2010 DICK BRIEFER’S FRANKENSTEIN, from IDW Publishing, is a comprehensive retrospective on an amazing artist whose illustrious career came to a sudden halt. Edited by Craig Yoe, the book reproduces classic FRANKENSTEIN issues from the 1940s, when the comics came into fruition, until the 1950s, when publication ceased. […]
“THE GREEN WOMAN” (Graphic Novel Review)
Originally published at Fangoria.com on October 23, 2010 Vertigo Comics’ THE GREEN WOMAN is the first graphic novel from best-selling author Peter Straub. With co-writer Michael Easton and artist John Bolton, the GHOST STORY author creates a mesmerizing tale of unrelenting suspense accompanied by eerie illustrations. Readers will discover two types of narratives combined here: […]
“A SICKNESS IN THE FAMILY” (Graphic Novel Review)
Originally published at Fangoria.com on October 23, 2010 Crime novelist Denise Mina’s graphic novel A SICKNESS IN THE FAMILY (Vertigo) is a haunting tale of a dysfunctional family, struggling during harsh economic times. Each member gradually turns on the other as bitter secrets and vindictive jealousy creep into their haunted house. In the opening pages, […]
How to Make an “AMERICAN VAMPIRE”
Originally published at Fangoria.com on October 23, 2010 With the hardcover collection of AMERICAN VAMPIRE VOL. 1 now on sale and the second story arc playing out in new issues (issue #9 goes on sale October 27), comic-book writer Scott Snyder spoke with Fango about his collaboration with best-selling novelist Stephen King and artist Rafael […]
“AFTER DARK” (Comic Review)
Originally published at Fangoria.com on October 23, 2010 Radical Comics’ AFTER DARK takes readers to a postapocalyptic future where hideous creatures live in the shadows. Earth lies in a state of neverending darkness, and civilization is just about ready to lose hope. In this grim, bleak setting, sunlight does not exist anymore. The last remaining humans […]
“ESPERANZA” (Book Review)
Originally published at Fangoria.com on October 24, 2010 ESPERANZA (Tor), by Trish J. MacGregor (pictured), is an effective romantic thriller about two ill-fated lovers lost in time. They must find each other in order to save a helpless town from losing a full-scale war against an invasion of ghosts. Tess Livingston is traveling to Ecuador […]