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Advance Review: ‘Killogy’ #3
Delivering a misfit cast of unlikely anti-heroes, Killogy #3 continues rolls with the punches, never letting up on its dark humor and hyper-realistic artwork. With such eye-popping illustrations, this ultraviolent crime/horror thriller promises lots of comedy, drama, and grindhouse horror. This is one of the most original and unique comics you’ll ever lay your eyes on.
WRITTEN BY: Alan Robert
ART BY: Alan Robert
PUBLISHER: IDW Publishing
PRICE: $3.99
RELEASE: February 20th, 2013
For the violent crimes they have committed, Sally Sno-Cones, Cole Edwards, and Summer Rhoades are incarcerated together inside a dingy jail cell. As the clock keeps ticking, none of them can tolerate being stuck in the same room. The three inmates can’t even plan how to escape because there is a growing horde of zombie cops waiting outside their cell. With no key in sight, the bars from the cell is the only thing separating the prisoners from the bloodthirsty zombies. There is a major reason why all three of them are trapped together in this jail cell. If they can figure out why, maybe they’ll survive the zombie apocalypse.
This is the issue I was waiting for, which answers a lot of questions to the overall mystery. In previous issues, readers were given a chance to see the back-stories of Sno-Cones and Edwards. In self-narrating flashbacks, we got to see the events that led to their eventual lock-up. Now, it’s Summer Rhoades’ turn to explain how she arrived there. With Brea Grant as the femme fatale, Summer is the most mysterious of the group because of her blood-soaked attire and secretive attitude. What’s interesting about Summer’s tale is how she turns out to be the only innocent person in the room full of hardcore criminals.
In the previous issues, Alan Robert’s plot was all about keeping these three strangers inside their jail cell. Because we’re in only one room, Robert is building the claustrophobic atmosphere. In this issue, we’re given a glimpse at just how bad it’s getting in the outside world. There is no nowhere to run to because the zombies are causing all kinds of havoc. To build tension and suspense, the readers know what’s really going on, but the characters vaguely have a clue about what’s happening outside.
I love the attention to detail in the close-ups. As Robert uses the likeness of his cast members, he is also giving them a worthy performance. The poses feel naturalistic and authentic, as if Robert traced over some video footage, frame by frame. With a resemblance of Frank Vincent, there is no doubt that Sally Sno-cones looks and talks like a tough guy.
Robert does something very creative with his panel layouts in a two-pager. Edwards (Marky Ramone) narrates what has happened throughout the storyline. Robert plants the numbers by the side of the illustration, to keep track of the order. It’s a great recap for readers who may have been confused by the nonlinear storytelling. It also gives a chance for new readers to come in and check out the issue.
“Killogy” #3 delivers a promising cliff-hanger, which will get readers excited for the gripping conclusion. The” Killogy” series is turning out to be plain bloody fun.
4/5 Skulls
Reviewed by – Jorge Solis
Comics
‘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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