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Review: ‘Planetoid’ #2
Ken Garing’s Planetoid is back with more great artwork and plot development in issue #2. Image comics have really hit gold with Garing, as this series keeps progressing rapidly, but fluidly. In issue #1 of “Planetoid”, the main character, Silas, finds himself trapped on an extremely inhospitable planet, inhabited by massive robots, abandoned mining equipment and other survivors of interstellar crash landings. Issue #2 features more great artwork which brings the story to life, as well as introduces some new characters and Silas gets to use his gun with devastatingly awesome effectiveness.
WRITTEN BY: Ken Garing
ART BY: Ken Garing
PUBLISHER: Image
RELEASE: July 11th
I loved how Garing started off issue #1 of “Planetoid” with a few pages of artwork not interrupted by dialogue. It really set the tone for the comic and allowed the reader to immerse himself in the barren, metallic wasteland that is the setting of “Planetoid”. Garing takes a similar approach in issue #2, as Silas explores more of the wasteland. There is, however, an important addition to the environment: the killer robots hinted at in issue #1 make an appearance with devastating consequences for the humans… That is until they meet Silas.
The history of the planetoid, which is revealed in this issue, is chilling, and definitely evokes feelings of Lovecraft. It’s a neat little history that brings a bit of terror into the series. The most interesting part is that the robots do more than just kill any humans they come across. When this is revealed, the scenes of scraggly survivors fighting the behemoth robots with nothing more than hammers make much more sense. Certain death is better than what lays in store for them at the hands of the evil robots…
There is, however, a way off of the Planetoid, which gives the reader a glimmer of hope for Silas, whose prospects were otherwise looking very bleak. Of course, the evil robot army may pose a bit of a problem, but I’m rooting for, “Lord Silas,” and his pea shooter.
4.5/5 skulls
Reviewed by TheSandman
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‘Curse of the Where Wolf’ Bites Into August Release With Trio of Werewolf Theatrical Screenings [Exclusive Preview]
Larry Chaney‘s hairy misadventures are continuing in the sequel graphic novel Curse of the Where Wolf from creative team Rob Saucedo, Debora Lancianese, and Jack Morelli, and its author is celebrating with a trio of horror’s greatest werewolf films.
The Curse of the Where Wolf hits shelves on August 7 from Encyclopocalypse Publications.
That coincides with the launch of a theatrical screening event in Houston, Texas, featuring a trio of seminal werewolf flicks turning 45 this year: The Howling on August 7, Wolfen on August 14, and An American Werewolf in London on August 21.
Each screening features a “werewolf in film” presentation as well as a book signing from Where Wolf author and River Oaks Theatre artistic director Rob Saucedo.
In the new graphic novel, “Being a werewolf sucks. Reporter Larry Chaney wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became a werewolf. Now, caught between incredible new powers and a desire to eat everything (and everyone) in sight, Larry must find a cure for his curse. Or die trying.”
“With Where Wolf, I wanted to tell a whodunit set in a furry convention, so the story was pretty contained within a very specific setting and genre. With Curse of the Where Wolf, I wanted to celebrate everything I love about the possibility of comic books. Curse of the Where Wolf is a funny book, in every sense of the phrase, but it’s also an earnest look at a person’s struggle to become a better version of themselves, especially when the alternative is to become a literal monster,” Saucedo says of Curse.
The original graphic novel was previously serialized as the first webcomic hosted on Fangoria before being collected by Encyclopocalypse Publications in 2023 and has already been optioned for film, podcast, and television development ahead of launch by producers James Fino (“The Freak Brothers” for Tubi, “Rick and Morty” for Adult Swim) and Charles Horak (First Date for Magnolia Pictures).
Expect Larry to find himself in even weirder situations in the 362-page full color sequel; Saucedo has provided Bloody Disgusting with exclusive art pages from the upcoming graphic novel that showcase lupine humor.
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