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Review: ‘The Victories’ #14
Somewhere in comics you know the world is going to end just about every month. It’s just one of those things in this great medium. ‘The Victories’ #14 does this but in such a new and invigorating way. This utter and complete collapse has been an exceptionally measured build-up to such a great finale I can’t wait to see what happens next.
WRITTEN BY: Michael Avon Oeming
ART BY: Michael Avon Oeming
PUBLISHER: Dark Horse Comics
PRICE: $3.99
RELEASE: 6 August 2014
Reviewed By Your Friendly Neighborhood Brady
This team of Champions called The Victories has been through an extremely grinding gauntlet to get to this moment. So many heroes have fallen already that there aren’t that many left to stand against the Ascension. Teammates have become enemies. Enemies have become more nuanced and empathic to readers. For a penultimate chapter, there is so much going on still.
Creator supreme Michael Avon Oeming has mapped out this saga impeccably. Every issue of this tremendous series has been able to compress so much into it that it’s just astounding how good it all is. I cannot express how impressed I’ve been with the storytelling herein. Heroes have survived by the skin of their teeth up until this moment. Like the rest of this run, no one is ever safe and that remains true.
No spoilers, I promise. This book is so good that if you are getting to this party late, I still can’t tell you. Go catch up (it’s absolutely worth reading over and over) and have the thrilling ride take you into this seemingly doomed world. The Victories has been one of the best discoveries I ever made in the world of comics. If anyone ever says they can’t find anything new and good in comics, tell them to look this series up.
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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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