Comic Review: Awakening #3

Awakening #3
Written by Nick Tapalansky
Artwork by Alex Eckman-Lawn
Back Cover by Teresa Marra
Lettering by Thomas Mauer
Archaia Studios Press
Cover price: $3.50; Available Now

The zombie genre has permeated the comic book industry the world over, nearly saturating the market with two-dimensional undead. Big names like Robert Kirkman and even Warren Ellis have gotten into the act, with The Walking Dead, penned by Kirkman, as the ultimate in graphic fiction, the soap opera zombie film that doesn't end, while Ellis' Black Gas takes enough narrative turns to give a reader whiplash...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!

Comic Review: Hybrid Bastards

Hybrid Bastards
Written by Tom Pinchuk
Art by Kate Glasheen
Archaia Studios Press
Cover Price: $3.50; On sale: Dec. 12, 2007

There's a story that gets told a lot where I live, it goes something around these lines: One Kid, his name doesn't matter as far as storytelling is concerned, isn't having his best day ever, in fact, he feels morose and he finds himself longing for something even if he doesn't quite know what that something is, but that's true for a lot of us. Now in the interest of full disclosure I have to say that this story is not intended to serve as a moral lesson in any shape or form, moving on...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!

Comic Review: Awakening #1 and 2

Awakening #1 and 2
Written by Nick Tapalansky
Artwork by Alex Eckman-Lawn
Lettering by Thomas Mauer
Archaia Studios Press
Cover price: $3.50; Available Now

In the early winter months of Park Falls, four citizens have gone missing and another three have been found outright murdered. And while Park Falls can sometimes be a tough little town, it has never been this tough. Derrick can feel it in air. When Cynthia comes bursting into his apartment, claiming she knows what and who is responsible for these killings, Derrick is at first quick to dismiss her rantings as just part of her persona. But what she says sticks with him, and he begins to follow through on her claims of zombies, and who the recently shut down Cline Pharmaceutical is responsible for creating them...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!

Comic Review: Killing Pickman #2

Killing Pickman #2 of 6
Written by Jason Becker
Illustrated by Jon Rea
Lettering by Matt Talbot
Archaia Studios Press
Cover Price: $3.50; Available Now

Continuing shortly after the events in issue #1 of this six-part miniseries, the mysterious and demon-inhabited Pickman is now in a hospital while Detective Zhu sits in his car, thumbing his gun as he prepares to execute Pickman. Pickman, completely immobilized by restraints on his bed, opens up his mind to a psychiatrist who has been brought in to analyze Pickman's mental state to see whether his is fit to stand trial. In a cold and very matter-of-fact way, Pickman explains to the doctor the essence of his soul, reaching deep into the back of his memory as he recounts his unnaturally long life, and how he came to be in the such possession of the powers he now controls. As the conversation nears its end, and with the psychiatrist only seeing a pseudo-intellectual religious nut, Zhu makes his way to the fourth floor, gun in hand, and ready to confront the child-killing monstrosity...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!

Comic Review: Killing Pickman #1

Killing 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!