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[5/5 Review] Don’t Miss “Weirdworld” #1
If you only read one Secret Wars tie in let it be “Weirdworld” #1. This book is beautiful, gruesome and wicked cool. It’s the utterly unexpected gem that no one should miss, even though it’ll probably be looked over by most.
WRITTEN BY: Jason Aaron
ART BY: Mike Del Mundo
PUBLISHER: Marvel Comics
PRICE:$3.99
RELEASE: June 10, 2015
There’s no Iron Man or Wolverine here to sell the book just Arkon, the warlord from Polemachus. You remember Arkon and Polemachus right? I sure don’t, had to look him up, but that’s just because I was curious. Don’t worry though, the accessibility here is through the roof. Weirdworld gives you everything you’d ever need to know, these could’ve been 100% original characters and it wouldn’t have changed a thing. Change the names and this could easily be an incredible creator owned title put out by Image or BOOM. In fact I wish it was, then it could continue on past Secret Wars, it’d probably be a lot more marketable and I feel it’d reach a larger audience. I guess what I’m trying to say is Weirdworld transcends its status as a tie-in and I love it to death.
We pick up mid endless journey with Arkon fighting Giant Squidsharks, while reminiscing about earlier fights with a swarms of flying spiders and a tribe of headhunters in canoes made of skinned human faces. This is WEIRDWORLD, anything is possible. Arkon has been trekking across Weirdworld for what seems like forever to him. He’s been at it for so long every day blends into a blur of blood and carnage, eternally searching for his way home, back to Polemachus.
Weirdworld is unabashedly spectacular in every conceivable way. The writing and art are in perfect synergy with each other crafting something wondrously weird. I can see this book being glossed over by many but if it’s given the chance it deserves it’ll shine brighter than anything else. Get the word out, push Weirdworld on everyone you know and make this book a hit!
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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