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Twiztid’s Jamie Madrox Reviews ‘The Strain’ Volume 1
Jamie Madrox is back with yet another Dark Horse Comics review. This time around he tackles the vampire series everyone is talking about, Guillermo del Toro’s “The Strain” Volume 1 as adapted by David Lapham and Mike Huddleston.
From Jamie Madrox:
The third comic title I chose to read and review from Dark Horse Books was The Strain story by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan, Script by David Lapham with art by Mike Huddleston.
A virus has been unleashed on the people of Manhattan that seems to be turning into a vampiric invasion with plans on taking over the world.
A team of four down to earth and reasonably believable characters comprised of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, Dr. Nora Martinez, Abraham Stetrakian, and Vasiliy Fet plan to put a stop to (the Master) and his ultimate goal of a new vampire world.
A plan easier said than accomplished but it appears that despite the Master’s alliances who have created a conspiracy to shroud this invasion, Goodweather and company may find allies of their own to aid them in the battle with the Master and his ever growing children.
Adapted from the New York Times Bestselling Trilogy by Del Toro & Hogan, David Lapham and Mike Huddleston successfully bring The Strain to comic book readers.
Artist Mike Huddleston’s artwork is really cool, and his images of the Vampires are creepy and disturbing especially their stingers with the lung sacks hanging out of their mouths. The next generation of the vampire.
READ THIS!
jAMIE Madrox
Pick-up ‘The Strain’ Volume 1 for $8.99 from the Dark Horse digital store.
The supernatural world of Korean folk horror movie Exhuma grows larger with the arrival of prequel spinoff webtoon Maengjong this weekend, Variety reports today.
Naver Webtoon debuts Maengjong on May 30.
The series hails from Haemuri (Olgami) and will trace the high school origins of how shaman duo Hwarim and Bonggil, played by Kim Go-eun and Lee Do-hyun in the 2024 film, came together to face occultish threats.
The story is set to begin when “Hwarim, who has been concealing her identity following a childhood encounter with a snake spirit called Jin, crosses paths with Bonggil at their school.”
Variety notes that Exhuma director Jang Jae-hyun participated in the project’s early concept stage.
“We are presenting ‘Maengjong,’ a new series capturing the appeal of the horror-occult genre, ahead of the full summer season,” said Lee Jeong-geun, Naver Webtoon’s Korea webtoon content leader. “With the high school story of Hwarim and Bonggil, who left a strong impression in the film ‘Exhuma,’ enhanced by Haemuri’s characteristic tense direction, we expect it will be a welcome work for genre fans.”
“It is meaningful that the spin-off story of ‘Exhuma,’ loved by many audiences, expands by meeting the new grammar of webtoon,” said Lee Hyeon-jeong, managing director of the film business division at Showbox, which distributed the film. “We hope it will be a fresh experience for both film fans and webtoon readers.”
Exhuma was a breakout hit in 2024, becoming the first Korean occult film to surpass 10 million ticket buyers and the country’s highest-grossing film of the year. I wrote in my review that “the intricately woven Exhuma delivers one of the year’s biggest surprises in horror so far.”
The bond between Hwarim and Bonggil was one of the film’s highlights, making this prequel webtoon a must for fans.
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