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5 Skull Review: “Black Science” #7
“Black Science” has had Grant McKay running the show up until now. His tragic death last issue means someone’s gotta step up, take command and save the day, and that person is surprisingly Kadir.
WRITTEN BY: Rick Remender
ART BY: Matteo Scalera
PUBLISHER: Image
PRICE: $3.50
RELEASE: April 30, 2014
Reviewed by Torbin Chimners
Kadir was originally an antagonizing force but this issue transforms him into our protagonist. With only Kadir present, Grant bestows upon him his dying wish, for his children to return to their proper dimension, safe and alive.
Now, Kadir’s not the kind of guy who throws a dying man’s wish around like yesterday’s jam. In fact, as the narration goes on, we learn that there is no person better to trust with your dying wish than Kadir. This isn’t his first rodeo. He quickly proves himself quite capable and, if you told me this six issues ago I wouldn’t have believed it, likable. I’m honestly a huge fan of Kadir’s character transformation here.
As much as I enjoyed Grant, and once again I can’t believe I’m saying this, I enjoy Kadir more. He’s got passion, sass and heroics in spades. Kadir’s new leadership role is the fresh change up for a book that was so good it didn’t need to change anything at all.
Speaking of change, let’s hope and pray to Cthulhu that Matteo Scalera sees this series all the way to its glorious conclusion. His hard and edgy line-work has become synonymous with “Black Science.” I’d hate to see Remender’s one-of-a-kind words be captured by an artist that doesn’t totally get it like Scalera clearly does. He continues to hit it out of the park and into the stratosphere in the visuals department with some breathtaking spreads (especially the first one, which keeps this book a rung above most others.)
This is an epic in the making, but it side steps the black holes that most comic book epics fall into. Namely feeling lackluster issue to issue but forming a solid whole upon completion. *Cough* Hickman *cough*. Remender keeps things interesting every single month and storms ahead full speed with reckless abandon. I feel like I’m inching farther and farther off the edge of my seat with each issue that passes. By the time this series has ended I’ll be hanging off the very edge of existence.
Torbin Chimners AKA Torin Chambers is a rad dude from the nineties who does film stuff or something. Thomas the Tank Engine is his favorite transformer. Find him on Twitter@Vulgar_Rhombus
Comics
‘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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