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Comic Book Review: We Dare You To Read “Intersect” #3
“Intersect” #3 in no way wakes us up from the nightmare that began in #1: nothing is resolved, cleared up or answered, the “plot” progresses only in the very loosest definition on the term, and if anything the series has gotten weirder, darker, and more confusing with each issue. Some may feel intellectually challenged by it and reject it, some may let it wash over them and enjoy that madness of it all, and some may be inspired to search for meaning, to dig deep and organize the chaos. I’m somewhere in between the 2nd and 3rd camp, this is the kind of book I am daring you to read.
WRITTEN BY: Ray Fawkes
ART BY: Ray Fawkes
PUBLISHER: Image
PRICE: $3.50
RELEASE: January 21, 2015
Reviewed By Eric Switzer
It is difficult to even recap what we’ve learned from this issue. Jason/Allison and Kid (who is Allison’s brother somehow, I thought Kid was a new person growing out of a guy in a coma) escape Lucky down a ladder into the sewers. Architecture and geography seem to be getting topsy turvy as well as buildings and spaces seem to change and collapse into each other. Kid shoots a humanoid in the sewer who refers to them as “candidates” and seemed to be pleasuring itself. Kid has had just about enough of all this nonsense and is ready to take the Big Sleep. We see glimpses of a new person: a seemingly beautiful woman who may or may not be the source of those cryptic messages are heros are hearing.
We definitely aren’t any closer to figuring out what is going on in this world, and we may never find out. This book is kind of astonishing in that it can be utterly nonsensical the images can be basically undecipherable and yet I am transfixed and in a way mesmerized. This book makes me think a lot about story telling; about german montage theory and in turn Dialectics and Semiotics. What Fawkes is saying, how he is saying it, and how I am interpreting that message has got me all giddy over linguistics and narratives and the ontology of comics as a medium of expression. “Intersect” inspires me to think about communication in a complicated way, what better compliment could you give some one’s work?
It may not be Fawkes’ intention to inspire these kinds of discussions. Perhaps he is the kind of person that gets off on confusing people, knowing that he is leading us down a pass and only he knows the way. Maybe the conversation he is trying to inspire is on an entirely other topic altogether and his message is thus far lost on me. No matter what, I think the sheer uncertainty of it speaks to the beauty of what Fawkes is doing with “Intersect”. I hope that this series leads you somewhere just as thought provoking as it did for me.
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Eric Switzer is an aspiring filmmaker and screenplay writer living in Los Angeles. His work tends to focus on the lighter side of entropy, dystopic futures, and man’s innate struggle with his own mortality. He can be found on twitter @epicswitzer or reached via email at ericswitzerfilm@gmail.com.
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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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