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GENE SIMMONS' House Of HorrorsFrom: PaperbackReader.com Posted: October 26, 2007 GENE SIMMONS’ HOUSE OF HORRORS From Dan Head's Friday Mad Science Column Anthology edited by Tom Waltz Published by IDW, 60+ pages for $9.99 I’ll admit up front that horror comics in general and horror anthologies specifically aren’t my bag as a reader, but so far I’ve liked this series a lot. Issue 1 was very strong, with at least three stories that stood out in my mind afterwards as both disturbing and thought-provoking. Chris Ryall’s story about the first manned mission to Hell was probably the best of the bunch, but I also enjoyed Tom Waltz’s story—as I always seem to—and the last story, a really creepy alien abduction fantasy written by Dwight L. MacPherson. I didn’t think Issue #2 was quite as strong as Issue 1, but it was sexier, and it had a cool food-fetish motif that I dug the most. And in fairness, the last story, written by Ivan Brandon, was both creepy as Hell and surprising—at least to me. What this new anthology series really has going for it, however, is its art. It is exceedingly rare to find an indie anthology of any kind with art that’s decent, but this one is not only decent but actually exceptional throughout. That, to me, was the best thing about this series. Not only did we get a bunch of different creepy stories, we got them with a variety of different artistic visions. Different guys see this stuff different ways, with the result that each new story is a sort of a revelation. Even when the writer is reaching with his ending, most times the artists here are making it work. For horror fans, this series is a must. For the rest of us, I’d say that the first issue at least is worth searching for. I know that I’ll be looking forward to Issue #3 just to see how well they follow up what has so far been a very solid start. http://www.paperbackreader.com/newcolumn2.php?ColumnID=495 |
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