The groundbreaking modern horror anthology continues with an unrivaled lineup of creative minds. Garth Ennis and Becky Cloonan are joined by Wes Craig, Robert Hack, Azam Raharjo, and Frederik Hornung. Rahajo and Hornung both make their comics debut in this special "all cartoonists" issue.
Ennis and Cloonan continue "The War" with a second installment that ratchets up the nervous tension surrounding a world on the brink of nuclear war...
Wes Craig puts capitalist pigs in their place with "Apocalypse in Slow Motion", Frederik Hornung explores the unexpected horrors of blind dates in "Stargazers", and Azam Raharjo supplies stra more
Hello Darkness #2 built on the great start that issue one set up. Each story was different and gave you a different horror style. This is quickly becoming one of my favorite books to read every month. Read Full Review
Hello Darkness #2 is a good reminder that there are so many art styles that work well with horror. Some tales are scary here, but the curation of different kinds of art will sell you. Hello Darkness delivers the unexpected. Read Full Review
This was a really good mix of stories. My favorite was probably the least deep and lightest of the bunch, Stargazers. It was just good fun, I could see it as an episode of X-Files or something like that. The first "twist" was very obvious, the second "twist" was less obvious but very entertaining. The War is a slow burn and I can't say I'm enthralled by it, but Ennis is a great writer and I'm sure it's going somewhere. Craig's story was probably the low point for me because of the way it wrapped up, but Craig is an outstanding storyteller so it's easy to give him a pass. The Clown was pretty straight forward, but it was excellently drawn and written well as a standard horror story. Seemed to have a Japanese horror vibe with a dash of more
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