Originally published at Fangoria.com on August 21, 2011 With a shocking ending that changes everything, B.P.R.D.: HELL ON EARTH: MONSTERS #2 (Dark Horse Comics) is definitely an issue comic book fans should buy. Liz Sherman, the firestarter, finds herself utterly alone after cult fanatics who need to sacrifice a human being to raise their demonic […]
Originally published at Fangoria.com on August 20, 2011 Full of exciting monster mayhem, GODZILLA: GANGSTERS & GOLIATHS #3 (IDW Publishing) pits the unstoppable monster icon against a hard-boiled cop, trigger-happy gangsters and a power-obsessed crime lord. Framed for a murder he didn’t commit, an innocent detective has brought back Mothra with him from Monster Island […]
Originally published at Fangoria.com on August 21, 2011 Darkly humorous and terrifically edgy, STRANGE GIRL OMNIBUS (Image Comics) is a fantastic masterpiece highly recommended to readers. The Rapture has arrived and has taken the most faithful up to the sky. With the rest of humanity left behind, demons have taken over in just one swift […]
Originally published at Fangoria.com on August 13th, 2011 Uniquely minimalist and eerily stylish, CHRONICLES OF VAN HELSING (Darkslinger Comics) creatively experiments with storytelling and artwork. What does it actually take for a person to become a monster hunter? How much sacrifice must be made before insanity finally takes over? These are the questions Robert Van […]
Originally publsihed at Fangoria.com on August 15, 2011 Chock full of funny dialogue and nonstop action, WHEN FREAKS COLLIDE: CRIMINAL MACABRE/THE GOON (Dark Horse Comics) delivers a ton of thrills in one fantastic issue. A violent mob war is brewing between vampires and werewolves, and caught in the middle of this conflict are a pair […]
Originally published at Fangoria.com on August 14th, 2011 PANDORA: END OF DAYS Vol. 1 (Real Interface Studios) is an action-packed tale about a frightened high school student lost in the zombie apocalypse. Trapped in New Jersey, Katie desperately searches for her missing father while seeking to escape. Will she locate her father in time, before […]
Originally published at Fangoria.com on August 14th, 2011 With a clever premise to build upon, SCREAMLAND #3 (Image Comics) lives up to its full potential by delivering tons of scares and laughs. There’s a killer on the loose, prowling the booths at a horror convention. When you have a room full of movie monsters, who […]
Originally published at Fangoria.com on August 15th, 2011 Pulse-poundingly suspenseful, eerie and thrilling, THE VAULT #1 (Image Comics) tells the tale of greed slowly turning into madness as a group of treasure hunters seek their latest bounty. Instead of priceless riches, however, the group finds only death itself. Based on her extensive research, Dr. Gabrielle […]
Originally published at Fangoria.com on August 14, 2011 With so many bizarre plot twists, GREEN WAKE #5 (Image Comics) keeps its readers guessing right until the last page. In a town where keeping secrets is the norm, a grief-stricken detective is on a frantic search for a brutal killer. But, will the detective try to […]
Originally published at Fangoria.com on August 13th 2011 Set in the middle of the Vietnam War, ’68 #3 (Image Comics) is an unforgettable tale about the extremely hostile nature of combat and horror. Far away from home, a platoon of American soldiers finds themselves losing their humanity in the never-ending jungles. Is there anything to […]