Title: Pretty Hate Machine # 1
Publisher: Mad Cave Studios
Writer: Ryan O’Nan and Tim Seeley
Illustrated by: Paolo Armitano
Colorist: Roman Stevens
Letterer: Dave Sharpe
Cover: Todor Hristov
Variant Covers: Michael Gaydos, Rod Reis
Price: $ 4.99 US
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Website: www.madcavestudios.com
Comments: Three young teens out for a bike ride make a discovery in the woods—one that is impossible and frightening.
Thomas is also a teenager, and he has just lost his father. Quiet and withdrawn, he wanders into the woods where he finds someone… or something.
The art in this comic is disturbing. It makes you think and then wish you hadn’t. The close-up of Luther is something you do not want to see, yet you cannot look away.
The knife and fangs boy acts friendly with Thomas, but he brings a dangerous secret with him.
This is both a mystery and a horror story, with the emphasis clearly on horror. Things get bloody. Thomas, however, seems to be taking everything far too calmly.
Luther raises many questions. What is his real reason for being here? Now Thomas must deal with Luther’s presence while also trying to play detective.
The whole story is told in a dark way, and the atmosphere is chilling.
If this story does not scare you, you’re already dead.
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