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.
Horror Comics #9 Jabberwock
By: David Hutchinson
Publisher: Antarctic Press
Publisher Link: https://antarctic-press.myshopify.com/
Summary: JABBERWOCK one-shot! David Hutchison (Teether) takes you on a magical, bloody expedition through a child’s imagination. A girl, a butcher knife, and a haunted mask hunt a monster in the depths of an orphanage. ‘The Vorpal blade went snicker-snack.’ What more do you need to know?
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Rush #5
By: Si Spurrier, Nathan Gooden, Martin Simmonds
Type: Cover A – Gooden; Cover B – Simmonds
Publisher: Vault Comics
Publisher Link: https://www.vaultcomics.com/
Summary: CHAPTER 5: THE THAW 1899: The beast is dead, an outlaw swings in hemp, and the thaw has come at last. And yet, Nettie Bridger feels as if she has sinned against nature itself, fearing some twisted taboo waiting in the cold earth to shatter every certainty and swallow her in darkness.
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Last Book You’ll Ever Read #7
By: Cullen Bunn, Leila Leiz
Type: Cover C – Black Bag Variant
Publisher: Vault Comics
Publisher Link: https://www.vaultcomics.com/
Summary: Olivia, Connor, and Willow finally find sanctuary in a small town that’s been given over to the Wilding. Weeds crack the asphalt. Animals roam the street. Humanity is all but forgotten.
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Digger #5
By: Marcelo Ferreira, Various, Athila Fabbio, Gabriela Cantagessi
Publisher: Action Lab – Danger Zone
Summary: After Spade botches a morning hunt against a horrifying Scarecrow, Digger accuses her of being distracted by her newfound relationship with her AA sponsor, Hess. With the local Chowder Fest attracting hundreds of people, Digger wants to prepare to protect the town from the loose Scarecrow, but Spade refuses, planning to shrug work and go on a date. With his partner distracted by a budding romance, it’s up to Digger to track down the Scarecrow and prevent anyone else from being the monster’s next meal. There’s only one problem – the Chowder Fest is home to Colorado’s largest corn maze!
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Human Remains #7
By: Peter Milligan, Sally Cantirino, Josh Hixson
Type: Cover A – Cantirino; Cover B – Hixson
Publisher: Vault Comics
Publisher Link: https://www.vaultcomics.com/
Summary: Anjali returns with the strange psychedelic fungus, which might be a potential savior or a dangerous poison. Meanwhile, the Reverend Hays faces his darkest hour, and Jessica’s flight from her brutal husband comes to a chilling and unexpected conclusion.
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Something Is Killing Children Slaughter Pack #3
By: James Tynion Iv, Werther Dell’Edera, David Mack
Publisher: Boom! Studios
Publisher Link: https://www.boom-studios.com/
Summary: * After a year since we last saw her in Archer’s Peak, Erica Slaughter resurfaces to take on the case of a girl who’s seen a new kind of monster, one with terrifying implications. * But Erica’s broken ties with the House of Slaughter and that can have deadly consequences. * The Order of St. George does not forget, nor do they forgive. Even as Erica goes on the hunt, she must keep an eye out for the mysterious figure on her trail in order to survive the coming storm.
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A Town Called Terror #1
By: Steve Niles, Szymon Kudranski, Tony S. Daniel
Type: Cover A – Kudranski; Cover B – Daniel & Kudranski
Publisher: Image Comics
Publisher Link: https://imagecomics.com/
Summary: A MESSAGE FROM HOME,’ Part One-Henry West is brutally kidnapped in the middle of the night while his wife Julie watches, terrified. Henry awakens to the reality of his whereabouts, but Julie, with no evidence of the phantom crime, is unable to get help to search for him. A new series from the minds of cutting-edge horror creators STEVE NILES (30 Days of Night) and SZYMON KUDRANSKI (SPAWN, Punisher).
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Vanity #1
By: Jurii Kirney, Natalia Tsarevnikova, Joseph Schmalke
Type: Cover A – Schmalke
Publisher: Scout Comics
Publisher Link: https://www.scoutcomics.com/
Summary: BLACK CARAVAN IMPRINT: Every great legend has a beginning and horror stories are no different. However, our tale-as it is based on a true story-begins at the very end. The legendary Blood Countess Elizabeth Bathory is dead, and gravediggers are assigned to relocate her corpse. But who was she really? Was she a monster or a victim? Here we witness Elizabeth’s birth and childhood and see the earliest moments of her life through her eyes. This includes her first encounter with death and blood that awakens the beasts that lurk in her innocent, yet twisted mind. With an introduction by Vampire: The Masquerade’s Mark Rein-Hagen. Retailer Incentives: Retailers purchasing ten copies of Cover A (1:10) of VANITY #1 can order 1 copy of Cover B by ABIGAIL LARSON. Please reach out to your CS rep with questions about retailer incentives.
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Joe Hill Rain #4 (of 5)
By: Joe Hill, David M. Booher, Zoe Thorogood, Romy Jones, Elizabeth Beals
Type: Cover A – Thorogood; Cover C – 25 Copy Jones Variant; Cover B – Beals
Publisher: Image Comics
Publisher Link: https://imagecomics.com/
Summary: Angry clouds hang over the Rocky Mountains as Honeysuckle approaches Denver. The devastation from the rain of nails extends far beyond anything Honeysuckle could have imagined. After a confrontation with a homophobic neighbor, Honeysuckle arrives at Yolanda’s home in search of Yolanda’s father. What she finds is far more horrifying than the looming storm cloud.
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Evil Ernie #5
By: Scott Lobdell, Ariel Medel, Arthur Suydam, Philip Tan
Type: Cover A – Suydam; Cover B – Tan
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Publisher Link: https://dynamite.com/
Summary: This is it, dare we say, the fiery conclusion of the Dynamite rebirth of Evil Ernie under the steady hand of writer Scott Lobdell and artist Ariel Medel! Yes, we dare! It. Ends. Here. Or does it? (well, yes, this series does, but Ernie will ‘live’ on, that’s for sure!) In any event, things get very complicated in our story of the ultimate split personality from hell (and the love triangle from hell!) as Ernie and Ernest come face-to-face in a way you’d never expect!
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Devil Tree #5
By: Keith Rommel, Wolfgang Schwandt
Summary: The influence of the tree has finally gotten to Jim and word about The Devil Tree is starting to spread. The killer has made her move, but the calling from the tree requires more blood. You can expect more victims and intrigue as we approach the closing of the first story arc.
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Daisy #5
By: Joana Lafuente, Colin Lorimer
Publisher: Dark Horse
Publisher Link: https://www.darkhorse.com/
Summary: Daisy fights alone against Creation itself. Failure will imprison her in the Creator’s hellish realm, and the world will serve out eternity on its knees, punished for the chaos and despair endowed by the maker and tortured for the light of hope that burns within. Armored with nothing but the language of Creation–and the truth–only Daisy can break the shackles of the world’s bondage, unwrite what is written, and write a better tomorrow.
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