It’s Halloween, it’s Halloween. It’s time for tricks. It’s time for treats. It’s Halloween. And to share in the festive mood, the gang at Doc’s Corner have selected nothing but spooky horror comic titles this week!
UNIVERSAL MONSTERS THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN LIVES #1 IMAGE COMICS
Let’s start off with one of the classic monsters and his mate. Because Frankenstein’s Monster does make a cameo in the beginning flashback. Pulling the lever and blowing the castle up. And writer Kelly Thompson found the loophole that made this story possible and returning us to that story style where our tale picks up where the movie ends. As the castle explodes and burns, the Bride falls through a damaged and decaying part of the castle wall and finds herself in the moat watching the flames grow higher. This also makes artist Mattia De Iulis’s job easier. Because while he does an amazing job with the Bride’s iconic hairstyle, after a dunk in the water, her hair becomes something way more managable. And as the nameless bride wanders the countryside, she discovers the evil in men and someone who may recognise who she is! Both her face and a hand may be clues as to where some of her body parts came from. And while it appears that Dr. Pretorius perished in the explosion (real shame as he made the movie!) this is a perfect example of a unmade sequel that should have been made. Pay attention you film grads, a story like this will get you noticed if you follow the story. 10 out of 10 Grahams.
ZENESCOPE ZOMBIE PINUP SPECIAL 2026 ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT
Thank you Zenescope for not falling into the Marvel Zombies trap. While the cover does feature Cindy in typical Marvel Zombie form, the inside pinup keep the pinup fresh and the zombies in the backround. Whether the girls of Zenescope are fighting off, running away from, or summoning them, the ladies stay the ladies and the zombies stay the zombies. Even the intro story seems to be more of a stand alone tale instead of the usual intro to the ‘Next Big Thing’ story that usually appear in these specials. Old artist friends like Jyn Leonard, Hakan Aydin, and Jamie Tyndall show off their incredible skills. While others like Juliette Northham, Jacob Bear, and Sun Khamunaki highlight why they are on the Zenescope payroll. Creepy cemetaries, moonlit nights, and abandon towns fill these images with enough thrills and chills to keep any horror fan happy. 8 out of 10 Grahams.
GIANT-SIZED HATCHET HALLOWEEN TALES #1 AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY
The gang at American Mythology have let the Hatchet crew come up with six more tales of ghastly gore and stupid people who just can’t leave well enough alone. And while all the stories are well done, even including a cameo by the girl who got her phone hand stuck in her mouth, the best one has to be G.O. Parsons’ yarn about Victor showing up at a Halloween party and becoming the star is, in my opinion, the best. In a strange Freaks like mood, Victor comes the closest here to being human. He seems to be actually enjoying himself. Drinking the spiked punch, putting the contestants in the axe throwing contest to shame, and winning the costume contest. Luckily, he collects his trophy and then kills everybody. And that’s how a Vicor Crowley rolls. Lots of fun mixed in with a lot of decapitations. 7 out of 10 Grahams.
VALENTINE BLUFFS MASSACRE #2 AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY
The main problem with this title is that it was based on a based on a one-shot movie. Don’t get me wrong, I really liked the original movie and the first few issues of this franchise comic series were really nice. They managed to get a halfway decent version of a sequel but as we continue to explore the weird going-ons in the town of Valentine Bluff, we sort of lose focus. This perfectly good two parter about killer miner robots was interesting but offers no real connection to the original with the exception that the robots are all dressed in the original miner gear from the movie. This story could have appeared in any horror/sci-fi anthology series and no one would have been the wiser. It also seems to end too quickly. Our heroes escape the robots, make it back to town where the villain immediately admits it’s him and what happens, happens. (No spoilers!) And while the creative team is smart enough to leave enough to set up another mini-series, I find myself questioning whether another is really needed. Still scary but running out of steam. 6 out of 10 Grahams.
HANNA AND THE HELLS VS QUENTIN TARANTINO #1 FLOATING WORLD COMICS
Decades ago, when I was in Jr. High School, one of my comic art classmates’s parents got his comic published as a graduation gift. It was odd sized, in black and white, and there were only a very limited amount printed, but to the rest of us, it was the coolest thing ever. That’s what this little gem reminds me of. It also has an art style that has a call back vibe to the great underground comics of the 1970’s and 1980’s. Writer Sam Ashurst’s take on Tarantino is definitely warped but not necessarily wrong. And the battle between the band and the system is on point with some of the punk philosophy of days gone by. Artist Tony M. Clarke’s depictions of Tarantino and his theater full of celebrities is very well done. With plenty of cameos by both people and movie props, see if you can find them all. If you happen upon this little gem, it’s worth the read. Especially if you lived through those times. I mean, a Young Ones Adrian Edmondson’s Vyvyan! Mind blown! 10 out of 10 Grahams.