Originally published on Feb. 26, 2011 The first issue of the new HACK/SLASH four-issue miniseries from Image Comics opens strongly with a growing cast of supporting characters while weaving in multiple plotlines. Cassie Hack and her loyal sidekick, Vlad, are slasher slayers in the profitable business of saving screaming teenagers. Vlad notices his partner is […]

Originally published on Feb. 26, 2011  THE WALKING DEAD #81 (Image Comics) strives to be a compelling character drama, as well as a horror survival tale. The last thread of humanity struggles to survive in a zombie apocalypse even while hope is diminishing. Escape never appears to be an option when there is nowhere else to […]

Originally published at Fangoria.com on Feb 19th, 2011 In the second installment of the six-issue miniseries, MEMOIR (from Image Comics) continues to keep its readers guessing what the puzzling mystery is. Everyone in the small town of Lowesville is responsible for a murder that took place 10 years ago, but none are aware of what […]

Originally published at Fangoria.com on Feb 13, 2011 From Image Comics and Concept Art House, DAOMU #1 kicks off to a great start with its mystery-building suspense. Reality comes crashing down on a young man as he stumbles onto the dark underworld of grave robbers. Tension escalates when our reluctant hero confronts ghosts from the […]

Originally published at Fangoria.com on Feb. 6, 2011  THE DARKNESS #89 (Top Cow Productions) is a thrilling mix of the Western and horror genres. This one shot-special, “High Noon,” starts out with a life-threatening hanging and escalates to an action-packed train heist. A supernatural outlaw is on the search for gold, while his old gang […]

Originally published at Fangoria.com on Feb. 05, 2011 The second issue of PROOF: ENDANGERED (Image Comics) continues with new plot twists surrounding a secret agent who hunts and protects mythological creatures. Monsters, giant worms and shadowy government agents stand in the way of Bigfoot from learning the truth about his mysterious past. The stakes are […]

Originally published at Fangoria.com on January 29, 2011 NOCHE ROJA (Vertigo Crime, arriving February 22) is a mind-bending crime thriller that will leave you breathless. A private detective searches for an unstoppable serial killer in the wastelands of the border. Money, corruption and sex, all tie-in together as the investigator faces against lawless and frightening […]

Originally published at Fangoria.com on January 22, 2010 The trade paperback of HACK/SLASH: MY FIRST MANIAC (Image Comics) collects the debut miniseries of Cassie Hack, the slasher slayer who saves screaming teenagers. HACK/SLASH has made a smooth transition from Devil’s Publishing to Image Comics. This chapter in the hit series is a flashback adventure to […]

Orginally published at Fangoria.com on January 22, 2011  The one-shot special HACK/SLASH: ME WITHOUT YOU (Image Comics) is an action-packed issue about femme fatales, mobsters and assassins. Just as he did with Cassie Hack (previously in HACK/SLASH: MY FIRST MANIAC), creator Tim Seeley explores the origins of Vlad, the gentle giant. Before he became Hack’s […]

Originally published at Fangoria.com on January 22, 2010 SPAWN #200 (Image) marks the landmark issue in this best-selling series. One chapter finally closes for the undead superhero, while another is about to begin. Long-time fans will surely be talking about the surprising last pages, which take the series in a completely new direction. To ring […]