The hit meta-horror comedy by Eisner-nominated writer Kyle Starks returns just in time for Halloween! Come join us, friends, for it's time to visit another gated community for slashers and meet a new cast of horrible monsters as we return to the world of Where Monsters Lie. Connor Hayes, final girl turned apex monster hunter, has been brought to Site B and expected to be a good little killer, but will he cooperate? And what sort of bone-tingling secrets inhabit this new horror hamlet?
Where Monsters Lie: Cull-De-Sac #1 is an excellent sequel with just the right amount of horror and comedy. This series is a unique tale in the wide world of comics with engaging storyline, quirky characters, and stunning artwork. After seeing where this creative team took the first volume of Where Monsters Lie, we truly cannot wait to see where we are heading in Where Monsters Lie: Cull-De-Sac. Read Full Review
Where Monsters Lie: Cull-De-Sac #1 is a perfect storm of campy horror that fans of classic slasher films will love. With its twisted premise and strange cast of oddball killers, this new comic is an excellent jumping-on point for readers looking for gruesome fun. Read Full Review
Where Monsters Lie: Cull-De-Sac #1 continues a series that could easily be an offbeat dark comedy on TV, but lucky us, comics readers, get a truly unique take on monstrous killers. Horror fans rejoice; this is unique, with comedy by way of The Big Lebowski. Read Full Review
Kowalski delivers powerful and visually engaging art throughout the issue. I love the character designs and the surreal imagery. Read Full Review
Like so many horror series, it's hard to top the original. You need to ramp things up in unexpected ways and Where Monsters Lie: Cull-De-Sac #1 does that. Much like the original, it caused me to pause and laugh, a smirk on my face at the twisted ideas, and has me excited to see what's next. Read Full Review
Like so many horror series, it's hard to top the original. You need to ramp things up in unexpected ways and Where Monsters Lie: Cull-De-Sac #1 does that. Much like the original, it caused me to pause and laugh, a smirk on my face at the twisted ideas, and has me excited to see what's next. Read Full Review
Plot
This new volume begins hours after what happens in WILMHURST, in another neighborhood full of assassins, which is led by Barry, who has Beastlord, Mr Wrinkly, Holiday Killer, Marmot, The Coven and Baby Alice under his command. Each neighborhood reports to a mysterious "corporation".
Zel arrives with the survivors of Wilmhurst, Wyatt, Ella and Agent Connor Hayes, the third is now called the Butcher of Wilmhurst, he became so deranged that now Zel included him as a new assassin, but nobody likes the idea. Zel turns to Vilmos the Dream Master to keep a mental eye on Hayes.
Zel asks The Coven to revive their most powerful assassin, Daniel Dawson, this infuriates Barry, but Zel without hesitation kills him and bec more
There's not much wild stuff happening in this one so far, but the story was funny and good enough to start.