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Review: ‘Alabaster: Wolves’ #4
Dancy Flammarion’s demonic travels continue in the fourth installment of Caitlìn R. Kiernan’s “Alabaster: Wolves”. This time, Dancy’s memories take a backseat to her spectral pal’s final tale – one that reveals the secrets of the town, and sets Dancy, Maisie, and that sketchy little blackbird up for a final battle that I’m sure will blow everybody out of the bayou.
WRITTEN BY: Caitlìn R. Kiernan
ART BY: Steve Lieber
PUBLISHER: Dark Horse
RELEASE: July 18
The newest issue of “Alabaster” opens with a stellar action sequence. The battle involves a big, beautifully illustrated monster and some tastefully placed wisecracks. From there, all becomes quiet and Maisie begins telling her own story. Most of the issue from here on out is a flashback, but the points that the story reveals blow your mind. The reveal not only straps you in for what will surely be a masterful final issue, but it also gets you thinking. At the end, you’re still questioning how Dancy is going to pull this off.
The art has been gorgeous since the first issue, and it continues to add depth to Kiernan’s story. Steve Lieber took his pen into overdrive for the first panels of this issue. The monster is so damn cool, and wickedly detailed. Paired with Dancy’s description, I can practically smell the beast (ew).
The flashback scenes are also awesome; the blue hue that’s cast over most of the panels propelw you into a different time. That shade in particular gives these panels an otherworldly element that seems to foreshadow the coming events on their own. And, as usual, these scenes are chock-full of monstrous combat and bloodshed.
The major dilemma in the issue allows you to fear for Dancy’s well-being, but the series has established her as a determined and resourceful character, so at the end of the day, you’re pulling for her side. I’m sure that the final issue will yield a hefty and intense battle, but personally, I’m waiting to see how they leave Dancy’s character, and what they’re going to do with her companions. Does the buck stop here? I can’t wait to find out.
4/5 Skulls
Reviewed by – Kaity McAllister
Comics
Erica Slaughter Is Back: Peek Inside the Pages of ‘Something Is Killing the Children’ #50 [Exclusive]
James Tynion IV’s comic book series Something Is Killing the Children is celebrating a massive milestone this year, with the landmark 50th issue headed our way in October.
And Erica Slaughter is back…
Something Is Killing the Children #50 launches October 7, 2026 from BOOM! Studios.
In Issue #50, “Witness the return of Erica Slaughter in this momentous milestone issue for the bestselling horror phenomenon!
“Jump back into present-day storyline of Erica Slaughter after the horrifying events of the Tribulation saga!
“Erica, completely distraught from her encounter with Cutter and the death of Gabi, is on the run from the Order. In her escape, she turns to a formative place for her: the Valmont Mountain Lodge.
“But beyond memories of her past, what and who will Erica find there now awaiting her?”
Something Is Killing the Children #50 features art by Werther Dell’Edera, colors by Miguel Muerto, and letters by AndWorld Design. Take a peek inside the pages below.
Blumhouse recently announced plans to adapt James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera’s horror comic book phenomenon Something is Killing the Children into both a feature film and an adult animated series. Now’s the time to jump into this one…
Something is Killing the Children was first published by BOOM! Studios in 2019 and tells the story of Erica Slaughter, a monster hunter from a mysterious organization more concerned with keeping the secret of monsters from the world than saving their victims.
In this world, only children can see monsters.
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