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[Horror Comic Of The Week] “Pisces” #1
We recognize that there are plenty of incredible comics competing for your cash, but there can be only one HORROR COMIC OF THE WEEK. This week, the honored editor’s choice designation belongs to incredibly powerful and gut-wrenching “Pisces” #1 from Image Comics.
This one comes to you via the creative team of Kurtis J Wiebe (Rat Queens) and Johnnie Christmas (Sheltered) but it’s far from what you’d expect from the pair. There are no swords and sorcery here, and instead you get the harrowing look at the life of a recovering Vietnam vet. Through a penetrating and surreal look at loss and the strange currentness of life that we can sometimes find ourselves floating in.
The issue is an uncompromising return to horror for Wiebe who got his start in the genre with Green Wake. You can expect the bleak darkness of that book to return, but this time he’s assisted by Johnnie Christmas’ incredible ability to bend reality to his will. From the moment you open page one, you’ll find a challenging story rooted in deftly plotted moments of horror. The whole thing reads like silk, but will rub against your being like a cheese grater.
PISCES introduces readers to former fighter pilot Dillon Carpenter, who found everything he wanted when he returned from the Vietnam War. A loving partner, a dream career training with NASA to travel through space, and soon, he will learn, a prime candidate for a secret mission, one that will forever change the world: First Contact.
But as Dillon prepares, his war trauma returns and he’s haunted by dark visions of his future. There is but one constant: the voice whispering from the stars.
“Pisces” #1 hits finer comic shops everywhere this Wednesday 04/29/15.
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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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