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Comic Review: “Escape From New York” #3 – Tons Of Action And Severed Limbs
Reviewed By Jorge Solis. With twisted glee, “Escape From New York” #3 delivers tons of action, guns blazing, and cut-off limbs flying everywhere. The one-eyed Snake Plissken has a whole new set of problems as he attempts to make his latest getaway. I’ve waited a long time for a sequel to “Escape From L.A.” and it’s finally here.
WRITTEN BY: Christopher Sebela
ART BY: Diego Barreto
PUBLISHER: Boom! Studios
PRICE: $3.99
RELEASE: February 4, 2015
Trapped in the hellhole state of Florida, Snake Plissken has to raise an army from a bunch of dim-witted recruits. War is coming and the Twins have an actual nuke ready to blast everyone away. With a bomb attached to his collar, Snake has to figure out how to get to the nuke, without getting himself killed. But then, why save the world, when Snake already knows there’s nothing worth living for?
What I really found interesting is how writer Christopher Sebela takes Snake back to his solider days. In the opening pages, Snake gives a beatdown to his recruits, who are nothing more than weaklings. He reminds them that soldiers are meant to fight for the mission and their reward is a trip back home alive. But none of his recruits bother to listen; they just want to know what happened in the Big Apple.
Sebela twists the narrative by having Snake break his own rules. Fighting his destiny to be a leader, Snake has to save the day, even though he’s not interested in doing so. Sebela continues with the themes about an ex-solider finding a mission worth fighting for.
Artist Diego Barreto delivers a military training camp that is reminiscent of recent war movies, such as “Jarhead.” Notice how none of the fresh recruits have any muscle and they look young in their twenties. The recruits are always in awe when they look at the legend himself. The heat blisters as Snake runs around the basic training camp, with no cover from the sun.
Barreto keeps the action moving at a fast pace. You feel the hits as Barreto captures the punches and kicks in extreme close-ups. The best sequence in the issue is when Snake has to break out of a room by riding on top of a chandelier.
“Escape From New York” #3 is a fun and quick read. I’m really looking forward to the next issue.
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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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