Welcome back to Screentone Nightmares. Halloween is two days away and at this point I should be around 50 movies deep in my annual horror marathon. However, let’s carve out a bit of time for the printed page and take a look at another piece of Japanese terror.
Read MoreWelcome back to Screentone Nightmares. This week we’re taking a look at a manga I picked totally at random. This is a single volume anthology of stories from mangaka Sachiko Uguiso called Beyond The Bad Dream.
Read MoreIn this edition of Screentone Nightmares we’re taking a step away from the supernatural and grotesque and diving full force into the psychological side of horror. Happy Sugar Life was created by Tomiyaki Kagisora and ran in the magazine Gangan Joker from 2015 to 2019.
Read MoreIn this third edition of Screentone Nightmares, we’ll be taking a look at what is probably my favorite piece of Japanese horror. This is Seeds of Anxiety, more commonly known by its Japanese name Fuan No Tane.
Read MoreHideout is a short manga series written by Masasumi Kakizaki and published in Big Comic Spirits in the summer of 2010. All nine chapters were released in a single volume the following winter.
Read MoreGod's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand, translated from the Japanese Kami no Hidari-te Akuma no Migi-te, is an anthology of five interconnected stories all centered around Sou Yamanobe, a young school boy plagued by nightmares. And what nightmares they are.
Read MoreIf you’re locked down under quarantine and need a nostalgia hit to see you through these dark times, Dynamite comics have you covered. For over a month now Dynamite has been letting a new selection of comics go each week for free on the Comixology digital platform. When I say free, I mean free. Just add them to your cart and enjoy. The selection covers a huge range of pop culture properties, from James Bond to Turok, so there’s bound to be something to pique everyone’s interest. I jumped at this opportunity and got my hands on a horror crossover that should have happened sooner.
Read MoreMainstream comics are not in a good place right now. Even before the global pandemic was unleashed upon humanity, the decline of modern comics was a problem that anyone who reads any title be it independent or from the big two couldn’t help but notice. As a dedicated DC fan, I still try to support the label even though the majority of their creative decisions make it a very difficult chore.
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Read MoreIf you aren’t familiar with the countless legends and origin stories of King Arthur and his Knights of The Round Table, fret not. BOOM! Studios and writer Kieron Gillen are here to change all of that. Volume one of Once & Future contains the complete first arc of the series: six action-packed issues of old sorcery, undead knights, and forgotten folklore - all bound by bits of British nationalism and some not-so-social commentary. Bloody, funny, and authentic, Once & Future is the holy grail you’ve been chasing. Fans of monsters and myth pick this up immediately. Full disclosure, this comic is my jam.
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