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Review: ‘Dinosaurs Attack’ #1
Watching the History Channel or Animal Planet is a relatively safe way to watch animals from any era. “Dinosaurs Attack” #1 realized this years before these channels existed and gave readers a terrifying sci-fi / disaster / animals attack story. This is a story that was ahead of its time and now we get to see it again.
WRITTEN BY: Gary Gerani
ART BY: Herb Trimpe, Earl Norem
PUBLISHER: IDW Publishing
PRICE: $3.99
RELEASE: July 17th, 2013
I should preface that this is a reprint collection of a series from the mid-90s that also had a trading card aspect to its storytelling. Got it? Good. Knowing that will help with some of the drastic transitions. Super-Genius Professor Elias Thorne has developed a portal to view time like a live newscast. Why? Honestly, it’s not important in the setup of this story. Writer Gary Gerani takes a good long time setting up the world this science exists in.
As this new era of science/history/exploration is about to begin, it’s abruptly thrown a curve. Reptilian eyes look back from the Devonian Era, 300 million years into the past. I get the impression that wasn’t supposed to happen. Artist Herb Trimpe handles the main story with some innovative (for the time) panels and character’s looks. Reading older comics always shows me how far this art of storytelling has evolved: it’s not as clunky or wordy as it used to be. The later half of the story’s art is more gory and horrific as the results of Thorne’s experiments manifest on Earth. Now it’s disaster-horror movie time thanks to Earl Norem’s painted works.
I’m curious to see how or if the art teams are going to balance the story. I’m much more interested in seeing the dinosaurs destroy the world than anything else offered in this first issue. Here’s hoping they smash stuff really well next month.
3/5 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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