Killer Influences #1
[Critic Score: 7.9]
Serial killing is a hard business to stand out in, it’s time consuming, the PR isn’t great, and it’s creatively demanding. So how do you get ahead? Well hiring a social media manager isn’t a bad start in Killer Influences from IDW Publishing.
ESCAPE Vol. 1
War changes people. This is the lesson bomber pilot Milton Shaw is about to learn when his plane is shot out of the sky, leaving him stranded alone in enemy territory, among the ruins of the city he just partially annihilated.
Concrete: Stars Over Sand #1
[Critic Score: 8.1]
Concrete: Stars Over Sand #1 is the start of a mini-series that makes similar demands. It is the continuation of the adored independent comic Concrete that assumes the audience interested in a new story would be one that already has a deep familiarity with its previous publications. It doesn’t exist to find a new audience of potential readers, but a labor of love from the author to continue their story as they would have so many years ago.
Bad Thoughts #1
[Critic Score: 7.5]
Bad Thoughts is a comic that demands a second look, it asks us to confront realities that lie dormant in many peoples mind, its a straight forward story that doesn’t look to subtext to confront the world around us, instead, looking it bare in the face asks us: What are you going to do when the bad thoughts take over?
You’ll Do Bad Things
When a writer sits down in front of a blank page, there is always a lingering fear in the back of their mind: what if the words simply stop coming? Writer Tyler Boss explores what may be the most terrifying thing that can happen to any creative professional: the writer's block.
See You In Memories
Imagine having writer’s block and no memory of who you are. See You In Memories, a psychological fantasy, created by Pen So, follows a young woman, Billie, a former internet singer-songwriter through an astral jaunt through her mind in search of her lost memories after her online career tanked because of negative feedback from wannabe critics.
The Bookbinder’s Slaughter
Filled with unusual lettering style, the prominence of a centuries-old, and combined with horror elements, The Bookbinder's Slaughter a one-of-a-kind piece of comic book art that discerning readers will remember for all the right reasons.