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[Comic Book Review] “Clive Barker’s Nightbreed” #6 Begs You To Visit Midian!

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A solid installment worth-reading, “Clive Barker’s Nightbreed” #6 will surprise readers with its twisted sense of dark humor. Based on Clive Barker’s “Cabal” novella, this spinoff explores the underground inhabitants living in the secluded city of Midian. Not only is the series exploring new territory within the “Nightbreed” mythology, it is also creating a surreal world readers must visit.

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WRITTEN BY: Clive Barker and Marc Andreyko

ART BY: Piotr Kowalski, Emmanuel Xerx Javier

PUBLISHER: BOOM! Studios

PRICE: $3.99

RELEASE: October 22, 2014

Reviewed By Jorge Solis

Aaron Boone is about to meet two interesting characters living in Midian. Lude and Annastasjia are sharing origin stories in a competitive game to “out-tragedy” each other.” Abandoned by his mother, the demon-looking Lude has lived a lonely life as an orphan. The Hollywood starlet Annastasjia has not aged a bit since the ’20s because she has someone else’s head living beside her. Though they have diverse backgrounds, with special circumstances, Boone is about to learn how all roads eventually lead to Midian.

Barker and co-writer Marc Andreyko keep the narrative entertaining through their witty sense of comedic timing. The writing duo delivers some laugh-out-loud humor through Lude in his coming-of-age tale. Though Lude has the face of a demon, he is really an orphan wanting the answer to why his mother abandoned him. This is about whether an unwanted child should forgive their parent for not being there.

At its best, Andreyko’s storytelling knows when to split and connect the two origin stories through their themes. Abandoned by the limelight, Annastasjia wants to strike back at Hollywood for forgetting about her. When revenge leads to nowhere, Annastasjia is able to find a home for herself, along with people who accept her, at a carnival freakshow.

Artist Piotr Kowalski Javier hits at the right expressions throughout Lude’s emotional arc. Though he is supposed to be the comic relief, Lude is really using the humor as a self-defense mechanism. Whenever the panels hit their dramatic points, Lude is then drawn cartoonishly, as if he’s avoiding the seriousness.

Emmanuel Xerx Javier captures a violent slasher tale with Annastasjia’s origin story. In her revenge plan, Annastasjia cuts off a man’s head and throws the decapitated piece in front of a moving car. We get to see all the blood when she slits the throat of the doctor who ruined her life.

“Clive Barker’s Nightbreed” #6 has crafted two interesting protagonists that should become fan-favorites. Just reading the “Nightbreed” comic makes me want to preorder “The Cabal Cut.”

 

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‘The Wicked Trinity’ – Preview New Archie Comics One-Shot Inspired by ‘The Craft’ [Exclusive]

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From Sabrina’s Magical World, Bloody Disgusting has learned this afternoon that Archie Comics will be releasing brand new one-shot comic The Wicked Trinity this coming June.

You’ll be able to meet The Wicked Trinity in the 32-page comic on June 12, 2024.

In The Wicked Trinity, “Sabrina’s magical nemesis Amber Nightstone and her sidekicks, Jade Kazane and Sapphire Gill, are intent on becoming the most powerful witches in the world. Isolated from so many around them, the three have formed a coven based on their individual needs for vengeance and true freedom.

“But when there is some dissent among the ranks, their small coven is threatened to be obliterated from within.”

The Wicked Trinity features a script by Sam Maggs, art by Lisa Sterle, colors by Ellie Wright, letters by Jack Morelli, main cover by Lisa Sterle, and variant cover by Soo Lee.

Archie Comics Senior Director of Editorial Jamie L. Rotante tells Bloody Disgusting, “When Editor-In-Chief Mike Pellerito came up with the idea of the Wicked Trinity—Amber Nightstone, Jade Kazane, and Sapphire Gill—I was immediately intrigued. I even had the good fortune to work on the script for Jade and Sapphire’s first appearance in last year’s SABRINA ANNUAL SPECTACULAR comic for younger readers. What I especially loved about these magical teens is that they could seamlessly transcend from classic-Archie stories into more mature, even horror stories. I was eager to start developing their world with a modern sensibility, taking cues from the great work of Kelly Thompson and Veronica Fish on our SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH series, and Sarah Kuhn and Carola Borelli on our recent DARKLING one-shot. Inspired by series like Charmed and films like The Craft, I knew there was so much potential to build up this coven in a story that beautifully blends magical fantasy with horror.”

Writer Sam Maggs previews, “Real witches writing real witches—that’s how we do things over at Archie Comics! I was named after a famous witch—Samantha from Bewitched—and so I grew up absolutely obsessed with everything witchcraft, devouring every book series I could about teen witches. That makes WICKED TRINITY a dream project for me. The power and energy of teen girls is absolutely unmatched (just look at the engine behind fandom culture) and being able to harness that metaphorically for a story like this is such a delight. Everything I write focuses on the power of female friendship, and this story is no exception. And what’s better than a morally grey female character? I struggle to think of anything. Cat familiars, maybe? Also, I’m totally a practicing witch now. So maybe if you read this, you’ll find yourself imbued with magical powers, too.*

Artist Lisa Sterle adds, “I can’t wait for people to be re-introduced to The Wicked Trinity! Witches, fashion, and Archie Comics; this is truly a magical trifecta and I’m so happy to have the opportunity to put my own personal stamp on this. I love to create stories in which girls find their own power, both from within themselves and through their friendships and coven. If you’re a fan of my Modern Witch tarot, you’ll find this comic just as magical.”

Exclusively check out the two covers for The Wicked Trinity one-shot comic below!

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