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Review: ‘Brain Boy’ #3
Brain Boy? What’s that? I had no idea and I’m glad I found out. The latest and greatest recreation from the creators of uber-entertaining stories like Incredible Hercules and dynamic artwork from Superboy bring us “Brain Boy” #3. What’s the world’s most powerful telepath to do? Let’s find out, shall we?
WRITTEN BY: Fred Van Lente
ART BY: R.B. Silva
PUBLISHER: Dark Horse Comics
PRICE: $2.99
RELEASE: November 20, 2013
Brain Boy is Matt Price. He hates being called Brain Boy. He’s the dominant mind on this globe and he uses that to protect national security interests. He’s been tasked with protecting a foreign dignitary who is also psychically powered. That’s as recap as I can get as I’m also guilty of just catching up with this fun and energetic series.
This creative team really excels at pace and scale. Writer Fred Van Lente knows when to slow things down and when to blow things up. The UN mob jumping into the river for a murderous swim is a nice example. Artist R.B. Sillva with inker Rob Lean and superb coloring by Ego really make this book pop off the page. It almost looks cartoonish but it’s much cooler than that. Trust me, this is worth picking up and reading a few times. The details are right where they need to be. Silva doesn’t over-do it anywhere. He has a great sense of direction and controlling exactly where your eyeballs should be looking next.
The creativity seems to know now bounds in this series. Psychic-proof-suited femme fatales? A handler / mother figure who gets to be experimented on in super bizarre ways? Who do you trust? What happened to Brain Boy’s parents? It’s all in there. Plus, there’s green slime. What more could you ask for? Brain Boy jumped right into the action and hasn’t stopped since the first issue. Catch up if you can on this title and you won’t regret it. It will make your brain happy.
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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