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[Comic Book Review] “Wild’s End” #4 Is Another Stellar Step Towards The Finale
“Wild’s End” #4 is another stellar installment in this fabulous series. Mr. Fawkes joins up with our rag tag group of heroes and is finally taken seriously. He was dismissed almost immediately, by most, when he gave his early warning of what was to come. Our heroes now understand all too well the real danger these “space-things” can cause and the doom that they bring.
WRITTEN BY: Dan Abnett
ART BY: I.N.J Culbard
PUBLISHER: BOOM! Studios
PRICE: $2.99
RELEASE: December 10, 2014
Reviewed By: Torin Chambers
The tension is high this week as Wild’s End Opens with us looking down the double barrels of Mr. Fawkes shotgun as he yells “RUN” to what’s left of our group of heroes. They’re standing in the middle of a massive field of corn, hearing the ominous “klik-klik-klik-klik” all around them. The group promptly makes a run for it and escape the deadly field. As they pass Fawkes convinces Clive to make a stand with him and see if they can take the mechanical beast down. This is another excellent scene showcasing these incredibly different people/animals being forced together under these extreme circumstances. It’s a blast to see these opposites begrudgingly work together.
Together they blast the damn thing to oblivion, cracking open its glass dome in the process. This releases a strange and curious wisp like thing that floats up into the sky far beyond their reach. Was it just some form of gas fueling the machine or, more sinisterly, could it have been an alien life from that was piloting the small bot? It certainly raises a myriad of questions and is infinitely intriguing, reminding me of the whispering wall in Abnett and Culbard’s last collaboration: Dark Ages. If the amazing reveal done in Dark Ages in any indication this will be shocking, stimulating and superb.
My only criticism comes from the cliffhanger for this issue. About three quarters of the way through there is a perfect cliffhanger, involving a shadowy figure pointing a gun at one of our protagonists. It’s an utter “Holy Shit” moment that makes the actual cliffhanger feel weaker by comparison. Not to say it’s bad, just that the stakes could have been raised higher.
With only 2 issues left Wild’s End is running ahead at full steam. We even get a brief glimpse of that large alien machine from the cover the first issue. Our heroes have the toughest part of the journey left, one that I see being incredibly far from their humble beginnings 4 issues ago. Wild’s End is headed for a grand conclusion that will undoubtedly rock everyone’s worlds.
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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 @TorinsChambers
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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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