Every once in a while, as the mood strikes me, I like to indulge in those titles that are a bit odd . . . a bit different . . . a bit bizarre . . . and a bit freaky. These are books that don't always get a lot of press, and which rarely benefit from any prominent retail shelf space.

They're often an underground of sort of literature, best shared through guilty whispers, and often with embarrassed grins. These are our WTF Friday reads!
They're often an underground of sort of literature, best shared through guilty whispers, and often with embarrassed grins. These are our WTF Friday reads!
Written by Jave Galt-Miller and illustrated by Wayne A. Brown, the start to this miniseries (there are 7 issues planned) is actually a pretty good read. The whole thing has a definite Evil Dead/Return of the Living Dead feel to it, right from the deadpan black humor to the over-the-top buckets of gore. Literally dripping with satire, it's all very tongue-in-cheek, skewering adolescent fantasies and religious/social prejudices at the same time. Every time you think the story might have potentially crossed a line, somebody within it makes a joke or a dumb comment that slaps you upside the head with the satire stick.
In terms of quality, these comics are a professional production, backed by some very successful Kickstarter campaigns. Don't let the cheesiness of the title fool you. The artwork is top-notch, the coloring is fantastic, the writing is really clever, and the dialogue is spot on. There's actually more blood than there is nudity, but that nudity is balanced between the tastefully obstructed and the cheesily exploited. I don't know where the final four issues will take things, but I'm not going to be waiting for more freebies to find out.
Kindle Edition
Issues #1 - Published July 24th 2016 by Big Things Productions
Issues #2 - Published July 24th 2016 by Big Things Productions
Issues #3 - Published August 7th 2016 by Big Things Productions
not that sure is a twist indeed :)
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