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[Comic Review] “Dead Drop” #1 Is Fast, Frantic, Fun.
Reviewed by Brady Steele. Valiant Entertainment’s Dead Drop #1 feels fast and frenetic like the best parts of the Bourne films, jumping from rooftop to rooftop or scene to scene. The inversion of using the characters involved and taking them out of their element is refreshingly effective. It’s a fun start to what feels will be a brisk paced miniseries.
WRITTEN BY: Ales Kot
ART BY: Adam Gorham
PUBLISHER: Valiant Entertainment
PRICE: $3.99
RELEASE: 6 May 2015
Dropping a solution bomb like X-O Manowar to stop a deadly global virus outbreak is a great way to leap right into the story. My brief exposure to this character gives me the impression of Conan the Barbarian meets Iron Man meets Captain America’s man-out-of-time aspects. Personally, that sounds like an amazing mash-up for a new hero and it is. Writer Ales Kot really makes this issue run as high-speed as the protagonist and antagonist through the streets of New York City. The clever parts are where this usually high-flying hero has to remain grounded to track down the terrorist running over cars and people and everything else that can possibly get in the way like misinformed police.
Artist Adam Gorham can portray scenes with fluidity effectively and creativity. The scenes of the “angry antibacterials” look nicely out-of-this-world and have impressive coloring by Michael Spicer to accompany it. The contrast between those pages and the chase through the streets really speaks to Gorham’s inventiveness to the story itself. His use of paneling throughout is especially eye-catching.
As over the top as a story can be with a caveman in alien space armor can be, this tale does a tremendous job of showcasing how X-O Manowarhas adapted well to his new world. He does not hack and slash his way to his adversary but uses his intellect and cunning to try to ensure victory. After only one issue, I’m already imagining this series as a four-part Netflix TV show that is instantly addictive. Get on board and see where this story swerves next.
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Comics
Erica Slaughter Is Back: Peek Inside the Pages of ‘Something Is Killing the Children’ #50 [Exclusive]
James Tynion IV’s comic book series Something Is Killing the Children is celebrating a massive milestone this year, with the landmark 50th issue headed our way in October.
And Erica Slaughter is back…
Something Is Killing the Children #50 launches October 7, 2026 from BOOM! Studios.
In Issue #50, “Witness the return of Erica Slaughter in this momentous milestone issue for the bestselling horror phenomenon!
“Jump back into present-day storyline of Erica Slaughter after the horrifying events of the Tribulation saga!
“Erica, completely distraught from her encounter with Cutter and the death of Gabi, is on the run from the Order. In her escape, she turns to a formative place for her: the Valmont Mountain Lodge.
“But beyond memories of her past, what and who will Erica find there now awaiting her?”
Something Is Killing the Children #50 features art by Werther Dell’Edera, colors by Miguel Muerto, and letters by AndWorld Design. Take a peek inside the pages below.
Blumhouse recently announced plans to adapt James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera’s horror comic book phenomenon Something is Killing the Children into both a feature film and an adult animated series. Now’s the time to jump into this one…
Something is Killing the Children was first published by BOOM! Studios in 2019 and tells the story of Erica Slaughter, a monster hunter from a mysterious organization more concerned with keeping the secret of monsters from the world than saving their victims.
In this world, only children can see monsters.
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