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Review: ‘Crawling Sky’ #2

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Posted by Lonmonster on February 20, 2013 @ 11:03am
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Back with their second installment of Crawling Sky, Joe R. and Keith Lansdale take a backseat to Brian Denham’s talents in visual storytelling, as their reliance on expository dialogue reaches unsatisfactory heights. With a script that’s carried by its artwork, “Crawling Sky” #2 doesn’t deliver as magnificently as its series opener; but considering this is merely a five-issue miniseries adapted from a gratifying novella, a gratuitous amount of build-up is to be expected. READ MORE

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Review: ‘Crawling Sky’ #1

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Posted by Lonmonster on January 17, 2013 @ 9:48am
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Adapted from his imaginative and thrilling novella anthologized in “Son of Retro Pulp Tales,” Joe R. Lansdale, his son Keith, and artist Brian Denham (“The X-Files”) deliver the Weird West goods with Crawling Sky #1. Reverend Mercer features, once again, in this irresistible tale of terror, only instead of confronting zombies, ghouls, and werewolves, this five-issue miniseries sees him dedicated to solving the mystery surrounding an isolated cabin where a savage creature lurks in the shadows. READ MORE

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Preview: Joe R. Lansdale’s ‘Crawling Sky’ #1

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Posted by Lonmonster on December 10, 2012 @ 9:44am
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Just in time for the new year, Antarctic Press is releasing an adaptation of Joe R. Lansdale’s horror story, Crawling Sky, which will be adapted by Joe Lansdale himself and his brother Keith. On art for the book is Brian Denham (“The Darkness”, “The X-Files”). The five-issue miniseries centers on Norville and his sister Sissy, who flee from their home after their father commits murder. The siblings end up in a strange, abandoned town where evil awaits. Check out the first preview pages below. READ MORE