Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Comic Review: Killing Pickman #1

Killing Pickman #1Killing Pickman #1 of 6
Written by Jason Becker
Illustrated by Jon Rea
Lettering by Matt Talbot
Archaia Studios Press
Cover Price $3.50; Available Now


Detective William Zhu has been on a missing children's case for quite some time, combing through scraps of information hoping to find a clue. When he begins canvassing the neighborhood of a recently missing young girl, he is quite warmly invited into Mr. Pickman's house to ask a few questions. But as soon as Zhu takes a look around Pickman's house, with his countless trinkets of posed children and creepy demure, Zhu knows he has found his man. And Pickman knows that he has been found, too. As soon as Zhu attempts to arrest Pickman, he shows the powers that he has acquired from sacrificing children to a demon over the past thirty years. Through sheer luck, Zhu is able to put six bullets into Pickman's chest, and discovers the missing girl in the basement. And even with gunshot wounds, Pickman still lives and is expected to recover. But more importantly, Zhu knows in his heart that he cannot allow that to happen...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!

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