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By: Doomed #3 » Bookgasm

Doomed #3 » Bookgasm — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 05:14:32 +0000

[...] OTHER BOOKGASM REVIEWS OF THIS SERIES: • DOOMED #1 • DOOMED #2 [...]

By: » Hitch Magazine » Cryptic Magazine #1

» Hitch Magazine » Cryptic Magazine #1 — Wed, 03 May 2006 13:09:48 +0000

[...] CRYPTIC’s selling point – and the one that swindled me – is its stated aim to emulate the late CREEPY and EERIE, dedicated to running original horror comics in a magazine format. The editor’s error-ridden letter claims “no one was publishing anything along the lines” of such, but readers of IDW’s excellent DOOMED – now in its second issue – know otherwise. The half-dozen comics here aren’t poorly drawn by any means, but they’re so deadly dull that there’s zero life in them. The one exception: a nearly wordless chain-reaction gore tale of Rube Goldbergian proportions, scripted by the all-too-generous Joe R. Lansdale. [...]

By: Bookgasm » Cryptic Magazine #1

Bookgasm » Cryptic Magazine #1 — Wed, 03 May 2006 13:08:02 +0000

[...] CRYPTIC’s selling point – and the one that swindled me – is its stated aim to emulate the late CREEPY and EERIE, dedicated to running original horror comics in a magazine format. The editor’s error-ridden letter claims “no one was publishing anything along the lines” of such, but readers of IDW’s excellent DOOMED – now in its second issue – know different. The half-dozen comics here aren’t poorly drawn by any means, but they’re so deadly dull that there’s zero life in them. The one exception: a nearly wordless chain-reaction gore tale of Rube Goldbergian proportions, scripted by the all-too-generous Joe R. Lansdale. [...]

By: Bookgasm » BOOKGASM’s Best (and Worst) of 2005

Bookgasm » BOOKGASM’s Best (and Worst) of 2005 — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 15:00:52 +0000

[...] BEST COMICS BIGFOOT and DOOMED. This may be the most subjective category, but I’m going with these two titles from IDW Publishing. Though both horror, they couldn’t be more different. BIGFOOT is here because it’s so balls-out crazy; DOOMED because it succeeded in resurrecting the ’70s black-and-white comics magazine and left us thirsting for more. [...]

By: Bookgasm » Moonstone Monsters: Volume One

Bookgasm » Moonstone Monsters: Volume One — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 12:49:08 +0000

[...] Not that you’ll find that, either. I did like the art of Ken Wolak’s two stories (although his cover painting is atrocious), but much of the rest smacks of the work of amateurs, ranging from incomplete to indecipherable. The introduction mentions some of the artists are “well-known industry professionals,” but I didn’t recognize a single name. Said introduction also states MOONSTONE MONSTERS’ intent at evoking the old-style horror comics, which we’ve recently seen done to a T with the premiere issue of DOOMED, but at which this fails miserably with its fractions of ideas. And lastly, the introduction also threatens a VOLUME TWO. Be afraid. Be very afraid. [...]

By: Christopher Sharpe

Christopher Sharpe — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 19:24:38 +0000

I picked this up as well. I haven’t read the whole thing yet, but I like it a LOT. The art on the BLOOD SON story is just amazing. I recommend this to everybody who likes horror. They definitely nailed the old CREEPY vibe with this one. I was infuriated when I saw the next issue wasn’t due until next year. I want more now!