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!