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[Comic Review] “Nameless” #4 Will Shatter Your Hope
Reviewed by Brady Steele. You want horror? You want truly shocking? You want hope shattering storytelling? You should read The Nameless #4 right now so you can devoid yourself of all hope in the salvation of mankind. This is science-horror at its most disturbing and mind bending.
WRITTEN BY: Grant Morrison
ART BY: Chris Burnham
PUBLISHER: Image Comics
PRICE: $2.99
RELEASE: 10 June 2015
Writer Grant Morrison is channeling some truly dark forces and ideas into this latest venture. Astronauts in space are sent to stop a meteor from destroying the Earth. What the meteor actually is is something much worse than a Michael Bay movie plot. Another dimension’s worst elements are invading our planet physically, mentally and spiritually all at the same time. Morrison layers on so many different ways beings more powerful than us can break us down. As usual for his work, there’s a lot to take in to truly grasp what is going on in this story.
Another great reason there is so much to follow in this issue is artist Chris Burnham. I thought their previous collaboration Batman Incorporated was impressive. This is another kind of impressive in the way horrible car accidents grab your attention and don’t let go of it. The artwork in this book will haunt you for a good long while. I don’t know who came up with these twisted ideas and I don’t want to know. Paradoxically, I can’t look away either.
Maybe that’s the magic spell Morrison and Burnham are casting with this series. Hope seems to have been stripped away already in this story. I’m not sure where this ship can be turned around but I have no doubt this uninhibited creative team will keep readers enthralled and horrified and captivated until the bloody and disgusting end.
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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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