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[Comic Review] “Archie Vs Predator” #3 Slows Down To A Bore
Archie vs Predator heads back to school this month for a slower for a much less viscerally arresting penultimate issue. If carnage was the name of the game last issue then this month is self preservation. Most are putting themselves first over the group, leading to poor cooperation and the inevitable loss of life. Except for Milton, who really comes into his own and essentially becomes the protagonist. He pushes the plot forward for a majority for the issue and keeps a level head during all the chaos.
WRITTEN BY: Alex De Campi
ART BY: Fernando Ruiz
PUBLISHER: Dark Horse Comics
PRICE: $3.99
RELEASE: 17 June 2015
Archies group of friends took a massive hit during their last encounter with the Predator, with only Jughead (the bait) surviving. Bewildered and in shock Jughead staggers back to Riverdale High School to reconnect with his fellow surviving friends. Possibly inadvertently leading the Predator right back to everyone, like leading the slaughter to the lambs. The remaining survivors grieve their losses and discuss what to do next. Not everyone is in agreeance though, resulting in a fracture within the group. After another dwindling the group is down to only 5 core members, and it’s only going to keep going down.
The Predator is featured here more than issue #1 but not quite as much as last month’s 2nd issue. He hangs back and stealthy spies on his victims for a bit, which would raise the tension if it wasn’t for how cartoony it comes off. A Predator peering through the grate on an air vent overlooking Archie and the gang all the while dripping green goo looks just a hokey as it sounds. Additionally both of the Predators kills this issue are the same. The situations are different but he uses the exact same technique which is lame.
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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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