This is a new column, for the horror comics fans, as often heard on the Baron’s Crypt podcast shows, which are changing formats for our eighth season, and we do more comic reviews on this site hence the best place to have them presented.
Stillwater #12
By: Chip Zdarsky, Ramon K. Perez, Mike Spicer
Publisher: Image Comics
Publisher Link: https://imagecomics.com/
Summary: Ted and the Marines. Galen and the children. Caught in the middle, is Daniel prepared to die? Can he?
***** ***** *****
Department of Truth #15
Type: Cover A – Simmonds; Cover B – Romero)
By: James Tynion Iv, David Romero, Martin Simmonds
Publisher: Image Comics
Publisher Link: https://imagecomics.com/
Summary: Back in 1967, the Department of Truth went out to West Virginia and tried to create a tulpa of its own. Forty-six people died in the aftermath. Fan-favorite illustrator DAVID ROMERO joins Eisner Award-winning writer JAMES TYNION IV to reveal the true origin of Mothman.
***** ***** *****
Nyx #3
Type: Cover A – Besch; Cover B – Dagnino; Cover C – Vigonte
By: Christos Gage, Marc Borstel, Fernando Dagnino
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Publisher Link: https://dynamite.com/
Summary: Nyx once killed Vampirella. More recently, they were tenuous allies. When their paths cross again, will it be as friends, enemies, somewhere in between, or all the above? How does Vampirella fit into Nyx’s quest to learn how to live among humanity without harming them, when it’s something Vampirella herself has never quite mastered? It could all become moot when old-school Vampirella foes the Cult of Chaos return seeking vengeance, both on Vampi and the disloyal daughter of Chaos who has rejected their mad god. (That’s Nyx, FYI.) One thing’s for sure – fangs, fists, and flame will fly!
***** ***** *****
Hotell Vol 2 #2 (of 5)
By: John Lees, Dalibor Talajic, Keron Grant, Lee Loughridge
Publisher: AWA Studios
Publisher Link: https://awastudios.net/
Summary: The second volume of the smash hit horror series continues! The Roaring 66s are a notorious motorcycle gang who roam Route 66, terrorizing anyone unfortunate enough to cross their path. When potential new recruit Lucy backs out on a deadly initiation rite, she is forced to hide from her vengeful former riding companions in Pierrot Courts. Dosed with hallucinogens and fearing for her life, Lucy is about to embark on a very bad trip
***** ***** *****
Maniac of New York Bronx Burning #2
Type: Cover A – Andrea Mutti; Cover B – David Lopez
By: Elliott Kalan, Andrea Mutti
Publisher: Aftershock Comics
Publisher Link: https://aftershockcomics.com/
Summary: Maniac Harry is loose in a Bronx high school, and it’s not so he can finish his GED! With video of Harry’s bloody rampage going viral, seemingly everyone is converging on Bright Future Academy: protestors, police, media and our heroes, Mayoral Aide Gina Greene and NYPD Detective Zelda Pettibone. Can the so-called grown-ups get out of each other’s way in time? And what happens when an ordinary student risks his life to save his classmates, only to be chased by the worst bully of them all: The Maniac? Each issue of MANIAC OF NEW YORK: THE BRONX IS BURNING features 24 pages of story and art with a cardstock cover!
***** ***** *****
Joe Hill Rain #1 (of 5)
Type: Cover A – Thorogood; Cover C – Blank Cover
By: Joe Hill, Zoe Thorogood, David M. Booher
Publisher: Image Comics
Publisher Link: https://imagecomics.com/
Summary: On a seemingly normal August day in Boulder, Colorado, the skies are clear, and Honeysuckle Speck couldn’t be happier. She’s finally moving in with her girlfriend Yolanda. But their world is literally torn apart when dark clouds roll in and release a downpour of nails-splinters of bright crystal that shred the skin of anyone not safely under cover. RAIN makes vivid this escalating apocalyptic event, as the deluge of nails spreads across the country and around the world, threatening everything young lovers Honeysuckle and Yolanda hold dear. So begins a gripping 5-issue presentation of New York Times bestselling author JOE HILL’s acclaimed novella, adapted by rising stars DAVID M. BOOHER (Canto), ZOE THOROGOOD (The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott), and CHRIS O’HALLORAN (Ha-Ha).
***** ***** *****
Sword of Hyperborea #1
Type: Christopher Mitten Variant Cover
By: Clem Robins, Rob Williams, Christopher Mitten, Dave Stewart, Laurence Campbell, Mike Mignola, Quinton Winter
Publisher: Dark Horse
Publisher Link: https://www.darkhorse.com/
Summary: From the ancient warrior Gall Dennar to Sir Edward Grey, to the B.P.R.D.’s Agent Howards, the iconic Hyperborean sword from the world of Hellboy has landed in many influential hands. And this has been no accident. Trace the sword’s path through the adventures and encounters that finally brought it to Ragna Rok, at the end of the world, and witness the sword’s journey through history.
Hellboy creator Mike Mignola gives us a new tale from the world of Hellboy, cowritten by Rob Williams and featuring the art of Mignolaverse veteran Laurence Campbell to deliver never-before-seen Hellboy lore!
***** ***** *****
Vampiverse #5
Type: Cover A – Musabekov; Cover B – Segovia; Cover C – Sanapo; Cover E – Cosplay
By: Tom Sniegoski, Daniel Maine, Madibek Musabekov, Jeannine Acheson
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Publisher Link: https://dynamite.com/
Summary: With Book as her captive, Bloodwing continues to murder Vampirellas across the different realities, searching for the missing pages of the Book of Prophecy in her twisted quest to find and destroy the Artist. Meanwhile, Vampirella and her sisters of Draculon do battle during the Stone Age against an ancient tribe of Chaos demons before beginning their journey to save all reality. This penultimate issue of VampiVerse has it all-death, destruction and more Vampirellas than you can shake a stick at! You don’t want to miss this one!
***** ***** *****
House of Slaughter #2
By: James Tynion Iv, Chris Shehan, Tate Brombal, Werther Dell’Edera, Alejandro Mirabal
Publisher: Boom! Studios
Publisher Link: https://www.boom-studios.com/
Summary: Erica Slaughter isn’t the only member of the House of Slaughter to have made sacrifices in order to become the monster hunter she is today. As a teenager, her handler and rival Aaron finds himself with a new roommate, the mysterious ‘transfer student’ Jace Boucher. To initiate his training, Jace must prove his loyalty to the House of Slaughter through a binding ritual a ritual that few survive.
***** ***** *****
That Texas Blood, Vol. 2 TP
By: Chris Condon, Jacob Phillips
Publisher: Image Comics
Publisher Link: https://imagecomics.com/
Summary: Sheriff Joe Bob Coates travels down the long and winding road of memory to a dark night in 1981 that saw a boy killed, a girl missing, and a mad cult on the loose in Ambrose County, Texas. Scott Snyder (Nocterra, Wytches, Batman) calls the series “a dark and twisted Texas mystery with tons of heart.”
Notes: Collects THAT TEXAS BLOOD #7-12
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