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Review: ‘Chin Music” # 2
“Just do what I say and keep that body hidden.” Does that sound like something legendary Treasury Agent Elliot Ness or mob icon Al Capone would say? Mobsters, monsters, mysterious bullets, demons, dead gangsters and imminent mob wars are what are on tap in this horror-mobster mashing. That’s crazy enough to keep me turning pages in ‘Chin Music’ #2.
WRITTEN BY: Steve Niles
ART BY: Tony Harris
PUBLISHER: Image Comics
PRICE: $2.99
RELEASE: 21 August 2013
Dead mobsters piled on top of more dead mobsters. What do they all have in common besides being corpses? Bullets. Lots and lots of bullets. This tale of supernatural mob justice continues to unravel in gorgeous view of all to see. Tony Harris dark and deep artwork breathes in and out life and afterlife in every panel. It’s like an art show in book form. Take your time with each piece and take it all in.
The dead man walking (now with uber-tattoo’d skin) from last issue is named Shaw and finally comes face to face with Elliot Ness in this chapter. Steve Niles’ story is a fascinating mixture of American crime history that most readers probably know about and swirling in unearthly justice. Shaw is now a private investigator and tried to help Ness out with his Capone problem. Where these two connect is brilliant and insane all the same time. This issue is worth reading a few times. Niles’ ideas are so big and crazy it takes a few rounds for it all to sink in.
I feel like a lot has happened already in two issues thanks to these storytellers. Harris and Niles are cooking with gas in this story. That’s a good thing in case you weren’t sure. Each issue builds so much on top of the previous one. I can only imagine what this tower of insane creativity will look like when it’s all said and done. I have no doubt it will be a towering monument to unfettered imagination.
Score: 4/5 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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