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[Comic Book Review] “Copperhead” #1 Demands To Be Read Twice!
“Copperhead” #1 is a spectacular sci-fi western with a heavy focus on the western part. I’m beyond on board with this book, and when I put it down I’m ready to read it again and again.
WRITTEN BY: Jay Faerber
ART BY: Scott Godlewski & Ron Riley
PUBLISHER: Image Comics
PRICE: $3.50
RELEASE: September 10, 2014
Reviewed By: Torbin Chimners
I’ve always loved sci-fi stories that focus on the more mundane side of their universe. Everything can’t always be space ships and intergalactic war. There are always real people living on backwater planets going about their day-to-day life.
Sheriff Bronson is our tough as nails protagonist. She’s a grumpy but likable law enforcer who’s son means the world to her. When we meet her she’s riding a mag-lev train on her way to Copperhead, on the planet Jasper, with her son, Zeke. Jay Faerber wastes no time establishing the kind of person Bronson is. She arrives in Copperhead and throws two idiots on their asses after they try to woo her by fighting.
Next we meet her Deputy, Budroxifinicus or Boo for short. Boo’s a rad looking alien who’s got a bit of an attitude problem, especially since Bronson beat Boo in the running for Sheriff. He’s also got quite the sass mouth, taking pot shots at Sheriff Bronson whenever he can. It’s a great dynamic and the characters play off of each other beautifully making the book a joy to read.
Bronson meets Benjamin Hickory after dealing with an awesome domestic dispute involving a redneck family of one-eyed-four-armed aliens. Hickory owns the mine Copperhead is settled around and happens to employ a large percentage of the towns residents.
He employs “arties,” artificial humans from a previous war, to act as his bodyguards. The arties are really interesting; we are given very little information on them besides the fact that Bronson has some serious issues with them. They also appear to come in a wide variety of colours and have extraordinarily prominent brows.
Copperhead is off to a promising start with only a few minor bumps in the road. Deputy Boo is definitely the stand out of the issue and immediately my favorite character. While Hickory seems to be being set up as a villain but ultimately he comes off as incredibly hokey and humdrum.
It’s also very difficult to tell what the overarching plot is actually going to be, we’re given numerous vague references to things but it’s unclear what’s actually important. I’m sure issue #2 will begin to answer those questions.
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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
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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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