Kill the Minotaur #1-2 Image Comics, June-July, 2017 (ongoing) Writers: Chris Pasetto, Christian Cantamessa “Kill the Minotaur” is a new comic book miniseries from American publisher Image Comics. It is a retelling of the ancient Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. Based on the first two issues, our immediate assessment is this revisiting of … Read more
Demons #1-2 Breakthrough Comics / Insane Comics 2016 Writer: Tyler Carpenter As we have previously discussed, DC Comics’ horror and fantasy imprint, Vertigo Comics, seems to have substantially lost its way (with the exception of Gail Simone’s “Clean Room”, which we have previously discussed). In so far as Vertigo Comics needs new blood, here is … Read more
Zakudoh #1 Self-published, 2017 Writer: Justin Phillips Writer Justin Phillips has created a comic called “Zakudoh”, a curious melange of horror and martial arts. In this story, Zakudoh Stoner is a boy who has fallen from great height, through a window, and landed on the road in front of a good Samaritan driving a truck. … Read more
Scratcher #1 Arbutus Films, 2017 Writer: John Ward By way of monumental understatement, this new comic by writer John Ward is concerned with tattoos. Humans have long tattooed their skins. “Otzi” was discovered in the Italian Alps near the Austrian border in 1991 by German tourists.The man was wounded by an arrow and died while … Read more