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[Comic Book Review] “Eternal” #1 Is Derivative and Boring
In the future, cloning has been perfected and the death has become a thing of the past. Humanity has taken a new step towards a perfect society. Or has it?! “Eternal” #1 says otherwise.
WRITTEN BY: William Harms
ART BY: Giovanni Valleta
PUBLISHER: BOOM! Studios
PRICE: $3.99
RELEASE: December 10, 2014
Reviewed By Pablo Arriaga
A future that seems to favor clones over regular bred humans or “pures,” we follow the story of Gail Jensen, the leader of Human Liberation Front who fight the evil grasp of the organization who perfected cloning called New Life from taking all the pures and using their DNA. Or so it seems to be the story Harms and Valletta want to tell, but fail to make interesting.
The first pages seem intriguing. A good concept is set up with the story toying with the idea that since death doesn’t matter anymore, could it become something to play around with? Unfortunately it’s all used to transition into the life of Gail, who helps “pures” keep on the run from New Life, an evil organization who puts innocent people into terrible camps without food and sucks their DNA, use torture tactics, and possibly kill puppies and eat them while clubbing baby seals. Did I mention these guys are evil? I sure don’t do it as much as this book does.
They made the antagonist of the story so evil it’s almost boring. There’s that old running joke that when in doubt coming up with a bad guy, it’s always good to go with nazis? Well New Life are the nazis from the future. Regardless of the theme of this title, little of it is discussed. How did New Life do it? Why do they need to hunt down all the pures? What is their profit from all of this, and how much power do they have? instead the pages are spent continuously telling me that New Life are terrible, evil, bad, possibly puppy kicking motherfuckers.
The art on “Eternal” is choppy. Some panels seem very well crafted while others seem out of place, or lacking in comparison, particularly when it comes to the characters expressions. The coloring isn’t very vibrant, with plenty of action sequences to go around, they don’t leave lasting impressions, which is to say for the book overall.
The cover is pretty cool though.
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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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