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.
Zombie Proof Zombie Zoo Museum Ed Unsigned
By: J. C. Vaughn, Vincent Spencer
Publisher: American Mythology Productions
Publisher Link: https://www.americanmythology.net/
Summary: Five years ago, Zombie-Proof: Zombie Zoo one-shot was the first comic American Mythology Productions published. The rarest version of that initial release was the limited variant cover edition created exclusively for Geppi’s Entertainment Museum in Baltimore and offered as part of their city-wide Zombie Gras 6 celebration. Now we are pleased to offer these original, uncirculated, first printing copies for the first time ever in PREVIEWS. The story: This is what happens when the government swears animals can’t contract the zombie plague. You can guess how that goes. 48 pages, full color. Cover by Vincent Spencer.
***** ***** *****
Dreaming With Mary Sutherland
By: J. C. Vaughn, Traci Spencer, James Nelms
Type: Cover A – Nelms; Cover B – Ltd Ed Foil Cover
Publisher: American Mythology Productions
Publisher Link: https://www.americanmythology.net/
Summary: What do dreams mean? How about when you have the exact same dream as the person with whom you’re ‘just friends’ in high school? And what happens when you actually get what you want and don’t know how to handle it? Dreaming With Mary Sutherland digs right into those questions, and you might be surprised by the answers. This short, one-shot graphic novel is from writer J.C. Vaughn (Vampire, PA, Bedtime Stories For Impressionable Children) and artist Traci Spencer. Cover by James Nelms.
***** ***** *****
Macabre Motel
By: Frank Martin, Alper Gecgel, Ryan Lee
Note: One Shot
Type: Cover A – Lee
Publisher: n/a
Summary: Writer/creator Frank Martin welcomes you to The Macabre Motel, a Twilight Zone-inspired weird horror story that will leave you feeling deeply unsettled long after the final page! Anxious about meeting his girlfriend’s family, Steve decides to rest his eyes at the only motel around. But once inside, the bizarre cast of characters leaves him shaken, terrified and questioning his very sanity! Are you ready to enter The Macabre Motel?
***** ***** *****
Dreadful Dreamscapes #1
By: Noelle Kuhoric, Nadia Krofcheck, Various
Type: Cover C – Century Ed 100 Copies
Publisher: American Mythology Productions
Publisher Link: https://www.americanmythology.net/
Summary: This limited edition features the beautiful raw black & white virgin art of Miriana Puglia’s Dreadful Dreamscape warrior! Only 100 copies of this edition exist! Get it slabbed by your favorite grading company!
***** ***** *****
Monster Men Isle of Terror #2 (of 3)
By: Mike Wolfer, Roy Allen Martinez
Type: Cover A – Martinez; Cover B – Ltd Ed 300 Copies
Publisher: American Mythology Productions
Publisher Link: https://www.americanmythology.net/
Summary: The extremely limited edition of Roy Allan Martinez’s haunting cover! Only 300 are being printed. It’s a rare edition that will be impossible to find!
***** ***** *****
American Mythology Monsters Vol 3 #1
By: Glenn Moane, Ev Cantada, Neil Vokes, Ken Haeser, Buz Hasson, Various
Type: Cover A – Vokens; Cover B – Racy
Publisher: American Mythology Productions
Publisher Link: https://www.americanmythology.net/
Summary: It’s baaaaaack! The mature readers horror series that redefines classic monsters and legends for today’s sophisticated horror audience. Three brand new creatures are reborn in these blood drenched pages with the help of some terrifyingly talented creators! In ‘Mother Sleepless’ a strange cult promises to return dead children to those willing to pay the ultimate price. And beware the devil’s doppelganger in a new twisted tale called ‘The Heartbreak’. The last stop is murder town when you are a passenger on the bloody tracks of ‘Hell On Board’. Three new terrifying tales that will delight the maniac within! Join for another installment of American Mythology Monsters! This issue comes with three covers – Main by legendary comic artist Neil Vokes, Racy variant by the Corpse Crew team of Buz Hasson and Ken Haeser, and a special Century Edition limited to just 100 copies!
***** ***** *****
House of Slaughter #7
By: James Tynion Iv, Letizia Cadonici, Shintaro Kago, Sam Johns, Werther Dell’Edera, Reiko Murakami, Francesco Francavilla, Rafael Albuquerque
Type: Cover A – Albuquerque; Cover B – Dell Edera; Cover C – Bodybag Variant; Cover D – 25 Copy Dell Edera Variant; Cover E – 50 Copy Murakami Variant; Cover F – 75 Copy Francavilla Variant
Publisher: Boom! Studios
Publisher Link: https://www.boom-studios.com/
Summary: After his shocking discovery of what is actually lurking in the town, Edwin is faced with a choice that will change his life forever: wait for a Black Mask to arrive and risk losing the monster, or take on the creature himself Discover Edwin’s story and dive even deeper into the expanding world of Something is Killing the Children with the SCARLET arc of House of Slaughter!
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Crucified Exorcisms #1
By: Sheldon Allen, Mauricio Campetella
Publisher: Scout Comics
Publisher Link: https://www.scoutcomics.com/
Summary: And just like that, we’re back! The Christ finally sits down for his eagerly anticipated and heavily hyped first LIVE TV interview with a surprising network and even more surprising choice of interviewer. During this interview, after recounting in vivid detail a recent exorcism he performed on a child in Haiti, The Christâ’s claims of divinity are challenged. He is put to the test in front of a national audience. SPOILER: You won’t see the end coming. Crucified returns #BELIEVE
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Blink #1
By: Christopher Sebela, Hayden Sherman, Erica Henderson
Type: Cover B – Filardi; Cover C – Filardi)
Publisher: Oni Press
Publisher Link: https://onipress.com/
Summary: Wren Booker was three when she was found catatonic and covered in blood on the streets of New York. Since that day, she’s been haunted by a childhood she can’t remember. After decades of searching, Wren stumbles upon a cryptic website streaming multiple CCT feeds from strange rooms in a ruined building and something clicks, setting off hidden memories that lead her back to a place she’s seen in lifelong nightmares. Hunting for answers, Wren breaks into the building, but instead finds herself entangled in the camera-filled dark mazes of a decayed social experiment known only as BLINK. Eisner-nominated Christopher Sebela (Dirtbag Rapture), Hayden Sherman (Thumbs), and Nick Filardi (Rogue Planet) team up for a found-footage horror where uncovering your past will leave you trapped inside it.
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Two Gun Terror #1
By: Konstantine Paradias, Jason Craig, Ken Haeser, Buz Hasson, Various
Type: Cover A – Craig; Cover B – Demons Haeser & Hasson
Publisher: American Mythology Productions
Publisher Link: https://www.americanmythology.net/
Summary: Skeletal outlaws! Demonic coachmen! Quick drawing masked monsters! Step back in time with us to the haunted Old West where the monsters aren’t just the outlaws. Three new terrifying tales of two-gun justice and creature carnage are on tap told in glorious stark black & white! G.O. Parsons (writer of the Willy’s Wonderland Movie) and Jason Craig (Freddy vs Jason vs Ash) deliver a devil’s bargain that will leave you dying for more in ‘The Coachman’. Strap on your spurs and load the silver bullets – these stories are going to leave scars! Available with three covers – Main by Jason Craig, Demons by The Corpse Crew (Buz Hasson & Ken Haeser), and a special Dead Sheriff cover by Buz Hasson!
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Something Is Killing the Children #25
By: James Tynion Iv, Werther Dell’Edera, Jee-Hyung Lee, Robert Hack
Type: Cover A – Dell Edera; Cover B – Die Cut Mask Variant; Cover C – Die Cut Bloody V; Cover D – 25 Copy Variant; Cover E – 50 Copy Variant; Cover F – 100 Copy Variant; Cover G – 250 Copy Variant; Cover H – Unlock 25 Copy; TFAW Exclusive Variant; ROBERT HACK TFAW Exclusive Variant
Publisher: Boom! Studios
Publisher Link: https://www.boom-studios.com/
Summary: With over two million copies of the series sold to date, the first arc of Erica’s mission in Tribulation reaches its shocking conclusion in this milestone anniversary issue that no Something is Killing the Children fan will want to miss! While Erica’s blades are occupied with an entity unlike anything she’s faced, she receives a phone call with tragedy on the other end of the line. As things look dire, someone Erica once saved may have to find unexpected help to return the favor
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Hellcop #9
By: Brian Haberlin, Geirrod Vandyke
Type: Cover A – Haberlin & Van Dyke; Cover B – Haberlin & Van Dyke
Publisher: Image Comics
Publisher Link: https://imagecomics.com/
Summary: ‘A BRAVE NEW WORLD’ Just when Virgil thinks he has plane 1301-A under control a new breakthrough in planar technology sends him down the rabbit hole and into Wonderland. Literally. Now he has a whole new terrifying world to navigate and a deranged Red Queen to keep contained.
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Vampirella Year One #1
By: Christopher Priest, Ergun Gunduz, Derrick Chew, Giovanni Timpano, Collette Turner
Type: Cover A – Turner; Cover B – Parillo; Cover C – Chew; Cover E – Cosplay; Cover W – FOC Parrillo Ultraviolet
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Publisher Link: https://dynamite.com/htmlfiles/
Summary: Following the explosive conclusion to Vampirella/Dracula: Unholy comes the next chapter in Christopher Priest’s Vampirella saga! Wanted for murder, and with every demon, shaman, vampire, whack-job zealot, reporter, and law enforcement officer on Earth hunting for her, Vampirella has taken refuge in an undisclosed location where she questions why she came to our world in the first place.
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Oblivion Trials #2 (of 4)
By: Brandon Chen, Anderson Carman, Fred Packard
Publisher: Source Point Press
Publisher Link: https://sourcepointpress.com/
Summary: In a world of demons, nightmares, and horrific apparitions, one must find the Light to escape eternal damnation… After entering the Oblivion Trials, Kiko finds himself sprawling on the beaches of an eerie island. In this new world of terrifying creatures, Kiko must face monsters from his greatest nightmares as he searches for the fabled Light
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