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Review: “X” #15
The Archon has interrupted the local chaos and mayhem in Arcadia that our one-eyed vigilante is used to. “X” #15 looks to rectify that situation abruptly with lots of bullets and beat downs as a remedy. This issue is nice and tightly paced. All the excess has been trimmed away to keep the throttle down on this escalating story arc. Has X met someone he ultimately can’t take down?
WRITTEN BY: Duane Swierczynski
ART BY: Eric Nguyen
PUBLISHER: Dark Horse Comics
PRICE: $2.99
RELEASE: 9 July 2014
Reviewed by: Your Friendly Neighborhood Brady
Rich men and gangsters. Both want what the other has. There’s blood and power on one side and legitimacy and sophistication on the other side. They often meet and almost always never end things well. As it usually happens, one forces the other to give them what they want. In our tale, we have the mobster Tango getting the raw (and bloody) end of the deal from would-be Arcadia real estate savior Peter Winter. The odd part of this equation is what Winter is really after. Writer Duane Swierczynski swerved my expectations there as to the motivations of the new, handsome villain in town.
As always, artist Eric Nguyen keeps the world of Arcadia looking dark and angular and distinctive. The training of our hero coupled with the torturing of X’s prisoner was a nice, off-putting and dynamic change of scenery in rapid succession. The gore and violence are also up to par with Nguyen’s previous work in this bloody series. None of his characters look the same in any way which is always refreshing to see in comics.
Knives, bullets, swords and dog food all go flying in this chapter. The beatings are thorough on both sides as are the double-crosses. The cliffhanger is a pretty good hook to see where the havoc train that is X will go next. Things have escalated rapidly and I’m hoping the creators haven’t painted themselves into a corner with this opponent. I’ve come to enjoy seeing the man called X kill everything in sight in the name of his mission. I hope it doesn’t end anytime soon.
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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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