Title: Fall of the House of Slaughter # 1
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Written by: Tate Brombal
Illustrated by: Adriano Turtulici
Colored by: Valentina Napolitano
Lettered by: Andworld Design
Series Development by: James Tynion IV & Werther Dell’Edera
Covers by: Sam Wolfe Connelly, Werther Dell’Edera
Variant Covers by: Elsa Charretier with colors by Jordie Bellaire, David Mack, Werther Dell’Edera, Adriano Turtulici, Gerald Parel, Tul; a Lotay, Sam Wolfe Connelly
Price: & 4.99 US
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
Website: www.boom-studios.com
Comments: Cecilia has plans, as the old Dragon, the head of the House of Slaughter, is dying. Black Mask Maxine is a member of the House of Slaughter, working with Cecilia.
The art is plain and sparse.
Cecilia is taking charge of electing a new Dragon for the House of Slaughter.
A monster is on the loose, and it is not just killing but massacring kids. The scene is a slaughterhouse.
There is drama here as people jockey for position. Who will be the next Dragon? The one you think it should be does seem to be in the running.
None of the characters here stand out. They all feel like background characters, and the star is missing. Plus, there is no fighting here, only the bodies shown afterward. The monster is never shown, only talked about.
The teddy bear is the best character shown, and this familiar is creepy. The way it is shown, moving and mumbling,g is unnerving.
Maxine has the potential to be a great character; she is just not used properly here. She is a young, beautiful woman who is also a killer.
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