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Blood Is Sexy: Review of The Cleaners: Absent Bodies TPB
CSI made the monotony of crime scene investigation sexy, Dexter made blood spatter analysis interesting, now comes The Cleaners which makes Trauma Scene Cleaners the new hotness. I got in a preview copy of the trade paperback that comes out next month, check after the break for my review.
The Cleaners is mainly about Robert Bellarmine, who is an ex-surgeon (it’s hinted how he lost his profession, but never clear) that cleans Trauma scenes that are so gruesome to see for most but for him it’s just another workday. The way the story goes in depth about scientific knowledge on blood and disease reminds me of the dedication Chuck Palahniuk would take.
The story in all has a Dexter like feeling to it as well, where Bellarmine works on the crime scenes during the day and trys to solve the brutal murders during the night. While all this is really fun, the story doesn’t really pop until it goes into the supernatural. Yet when you’re main character is a medical genius, something supernatural is just a rare medical deformity and can easily be remedied with some bleach or some other cleaning agent.
The writing done by Mark Wheaton(new Friday the 13th) and Joshua Hale Fialkov keeps the story tight and fast. Throughout the reading I did not think anything was filler, which is much harder to find a well paced comic. The Art by Rahsan Ekedal is top notch, but it’s his panels that really impressed me. Ekedal could easily be a cinematopgraher in another life.
If you’re a fan or crime stories with a twist of supernatural and fun medical trivia, The Cleaners is a must.
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‘Curse of the Where Wolf’ Bites Into August Release With Trio of Werewolf Theatrical Screenings [Exclusive Preview]
Larry Chaney‘s hairy misadventures are continuing in the sequel graphic novel Curse of the Where Wolf from creative team Rob Saucedo, Debora Lancianese, and Jack Morelli, and its author is celebrating with a trio of horror’s greatest werewolf films.
The Curse of the Where Wolf hits shelves on August 7 from Encyclopocalypse Publications.
That coincides with the launch of a theatrical screening event in Houston, Texas, featuring a trio of seminal werewolf flicks turning 45 this year: The Howling on August 7, Wolfen on August 14, and An American Werewolf in London on August 21.
Each screening features a “werewolf in film” presentation as well as a book signing from Where Wolf author and River Oaks Theatre artistic director Rob Saucedo.
In the new graphic novel, “Being a werewolf sucks. Reporter Larry Chaney wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became a werewolf. Now, caught between incredible new powers and a desire to eat everything (and everyone) in sight, Larry must find a cure for his curse. Or die trying.”
“With Where Wolf, I wanted to tell a whodunit set in a furry convention, so the story was pretty contained within a very specific setting and genre. With Curse of the Where Wolf, I wanted to celebrate everything I love about the possibility of comic books. Curse of the Where Wolf is a funny book, in every sense of the phrase, but it’s also an earnest look at a person’s struggle to become a better version of themselves, especially when the alternative is to become a literal monster,” Saucedo says of Curse.
The original graphic novel was previously serialized as the first webcomic hosted on Fangoria before being collected by Encyclopocalypse Publications in 2023 and has already been optioned for film, podcast, and television development ahead of launch by producers James Fino (“The Freak Brothers” for Tubi, “Rick and Morty” for Adult Swim) and Charles Horak (First Date for Magnolia Pictures).
Expect Larry to find himself in even weirder situations in the 362-page full color sequel; Saucedo has provided Bloody Disgusting with exclusive art pages from the upcoming graphic novel that showcase lupine humor.
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