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Review: ‘Harvest’ #3
Harvest has been working to up the ante in twisted gore filled horror, and issue #3 certainly keeps this book’s stock on the rise. Co-creators A.J. Lieberman and Colin Lorimer are spinning a unique tale about a rogue surgeon trying to regain his lost humanity. The third issue starts to bring the story full circle; we’ve seen the protagonist Ben Dane go from cracked out surgeon to under the table organ harvester, and now he is striving to become the unlikely hero.
WRITTEN BY: A.J. Lieberman
ART BY: Colin Lorimer
PUBLISHER: Image
PRICE: 3.50
RELEASE: October 3rd
Last issue of “Harvest” developed Ben’s human side as he saw the damage that black market surgery can cause. This issue continues along this path as Ben tries to enact revenge on his former employer by doing what he does best: organ harvesting. However, there is no actual harvesting in this issue, which detracts from the dramatic plot structure.
This issue largely builds on the actions by delivering quite a few shoot outs. Ben’s protector/former patient aims to keep Ben alive as a favor for saving his life. One thing I really love about this book is the use of the creepy child, whose mother died on Ben’s table in the first issue. The child acts as a kind of hallucination for Ben but oddly is the sole source of comedic relief. In a story as dark as this, Lieberman is really showing his writing prowess by being able to bring in a few laughs.
The art in this book is as well done as past issues; Colin Lorimer creates very vivid images and odd “camera” angles set the mood of the book. Lorimer backgrounds are often as good, if not better, than his character work, and his attention to detail is admirable. “Harvest”, however, does lack extreme gore which the covers and title tend to suggest. As mentioned, Lieberman’s script doesn’t include any surgery, which does not allow Lorimer to deliver the gore that he’s been so good at in the first two issues. I hope Lorimer is able to show us what he can bring to the autopsy table next month as the series is running close to its end.
“Harvest” is a very fresh take on a theme that is rarely touched on in any artistic medium. Any horror fan should love this book for its creativity and art, though this issue lacks the gore that we have come to love from Lorimer the story is still as twisted as ever.
3.5/5 Skulls
Reviewed by – GreenBasterd
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‘You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive’ – IDW Dark’s Next Horror Comic Will Make You Question Reality
Five friends. Four houses. One perfect life. Bloody Disgusting is excited to exclusively announce You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive, a brand new horror comic from IDW Dark.
From Eisner-Nominated writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, and rising horror artist Heather Vaughan, You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive is described as a “paranoia-laced, socially-conscious, horror mystery that will leave you questioning reality, and reveal that this crafted world is more of a nightmare than the idealistic dream they were expecting.”
Phoebe Joplin has never questioned the world her parents built: a secluded community where she and her friends were raised to be smarter, stronger, and better than anyone else. No distractions. No dangers. No secrets. Until the night of their graduation.
When one of them dies under impossible circumstances, Phee starts to pull at the edges of her perfect life—and what she finds is something far more terrifying than she ever imagined.
Because this place isn’t a sanctuary. It’s a cage. And no one who discovers the truth ever leaves it alive.
Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing (Batman – One Bad Day: Clayface, Star Trek: The Last Starship) co-write the upcoming IDW Dark horror comic, featuring art by Heather Vaughan.
Jackson Lanzing said in a statement to Bloody Disgusting, “You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive is in many ways a spiritual successor to our last creator-owned horror, The Principles of Necromancy – a dive into the promise and consequence of playing god with the blood of innocents. But the Hivemind book this reminds me of most is Clayface: One Bad Day. This is a deeply human story with intensely raw emotions – five best friends and their five mysterious parents, tearing one another apart for the promise of some impossible glory that’s waiting just beyond their darkest actions. We’re thrilled to be bringing this story to life with our long-time partner in crime, editor Heather Antos, at IDW Dark – and we’re particularly excited to give our Clayface fans a new, brutal and emotional horror made just for them.”
Adds Collin Kelly, “We’re deconstructing a feeling that seems universal these days; our elders have a death grip on their power, without any intention of giving it up to the generations that come next. YNLTPA is about growing up with the limitless potential of the future… and realizing how much it’s a lie we’ve been fed to keep us under the yoke of the past. Bringing this brutal experience to life is our artist and co-creator, Heather Vaughan, who brings an incredible amount of humanity to our cast. But it’s in our youthful leads that Heather’s art really shines – you are going to fall in love with these young people, even as they go through the worst experience of their lives. What we’ve all crafted together is going to be tragic, painful, but above all else, sincere – with a future so uncertain, there’s only one thing we can trust: you’ll never leave this place alive.”
“Some horror stories are about monsters in the dark. YNLTPA is about realizing the monsters raised you,” previews Senior Group Editor Heather Antos. “Working with Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly on this series has been a dream in the darkest possible way. They’ve built a story that’s layered, brutal, and deeply emotional, and every issue gives artist Heather Vaughan opportunities to push the art into places that feel both haunting and deeply personal. Some horror comics will keep you up at night…this is one that will stick with you for years to come.”
The first issue of You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive goes on sale October 14, 2026! Make sure to pre-order at your local comic shop by September to guarantee a copy.
Exclusively check out the various covers for Issue #1 down below.
IDW Publishing’s horror imprint IDW DARK features comics like A Quiet Place: Storm Warning, Smile: For the Camera, The Exorcism at 1600 Penn, Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees, The Twilight Zone, Event Horizon: Dark Descent & Event Horizon: Inferno, and more.
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