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Review: “X” # 16
Has X met someone he ultimately can’t take down? Yep and it’s great to see the trouncing that occurs as a result. “X” #16 brings the beat down straight to the face of our masked sociopath in spectacular fashion once again this month. There’s acid, SWAT teams, kicks where men don’t like…this is one big dirty fight of an issue.
WRITTEN BY: Duane Swierczynski
ART BY: Eric Nguyen
PUBLISHER: Dark Horse Comics
PRICE: $2.99
RELEASE: 13 August 2014
Reviewed By Your Friendly Neighborhood Brady
Writer Duane Swierczynski has set up his chessboard of ultra-violence quite nicely to conclude his”Better Off Dead” storyline. There are so many different gangs of mobsters, cops and other nefarious folk gathered here. It’s almost at the point where something has to give. They all want to run the filthy town of Arcadia and kill X at the same time. It seems to me that this is just about as far as this can be stretched without breaking.
I hope Swierczynski and artist Eric Nguyen stick to what they are good at in the future of this series. Criminal foes seem to be better suited for X than super villains. Nguyen seems to have some difficulty conveying the speed and power The Archon is meant to possess here. His characters look a little more stiff and distorted than other chapters. It’s almost sad to see him fight this unstoppable Archon. This underdog is not going to win this fight. It’s a gruesome fight to behold but I didn’t ever think X was going to win. Because of that, my interest waned during this issue.
Readers are made well aware of how human our masked man in this series is, especially in this issue. This Archon is more than a man and that is not a good thing at all for our would-be savior. Up until now, X has never faced anyone superhuman. Now we all know why. That is one fight our man simply should not attempt. I’m not sure if that was the point of this arc or not. It is clear to me that he should stick to gangsters and psychopaths. X isn’t made for this sort of confrontation at all.
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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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