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Review: ‘Storm Dogs’ #2
“Murder is no challenge anymore, except on a planet like Amaranth.”
Science fiction, murder mystery, an R-rated atmosphere, and crime scene investigation combines into Storm Dogs #2. This next chapter gets more attention-grabbing as we explore the new world of Amaranth and how everything is slightly off kilter. The murder is only one mystery our team of investigators is exposed to as things heat up in David Hine’s “Storm Dogs”.
WRITTEN BY: David Hine
ART BY: Doug Braithwaite
PUBLISHER: Image Comics
PRICE: $3.50
RELEASE: December 5th, 2012
Dr. Jered Hofman, our forensic pathologist, is the character in focus for this issue. Through his perspective, readers are given great insight into who he is and how this future world operates. Jered prefers using older methods and less technology than normally used to solve murders. Amaranth is a low-technology planet so Dr. Hofman has to…dig in to figure out how the victims died.
You can see and feel Dr. Hofman’s passion come through David Hine’s script and Doug Braithwaite’s gritty art. Now that we are two issues into the series, I understand and appreciate the desolate and muted colors Ulises Arredla used to convey that this is not an alien paradise, but a planet being used up and corrupted by humanity.
Dream Bugs, mystery crystals, a visit to The Snake Pit, and wireheads are all new layers to the story introduced in this episode. It all adds up to terrific world-building. Like any mining town from a western, the locals are not the most virtuous so everyone is a suspect in the murders. Amaranth is a tough planet so even the local law can’t get hung up on every detail of the law. This is something our investigation team will have to adjust to, or, I’m hoping, will confront down the road.
Who is Doll? Who was Doll? Why are indigenous aliens being tortured? More questions I look forward to finding answers to.
3.5 / 5 Skulls
Reviewed by: Your Friendly Neighborhood Brady
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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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