Halloween: The First Death of Laurie Strode #1

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• 6.0

  Comics Bulletin - Robert Murray

  Oct 17, 2008

  As I mentioned, Zornow and Filardi do a fantastic job with the visuals in this issue. True, some of the quieter moments are a little cruder than I normally like, but everything works effectively in regard to storytelling. The gory scenes are properly gory, and the character building conversations are handled with a light touch. When this series gets rolling into the true hack 'n' slash portion of the tale, this art team is going to really knock it out of the park, I promise. However, for a first issue, this doesnt carry much emotional power, and plotlines which are beginning here are barely fleshed out. So, what youre left with is a fairly boring first issue. But, dont let this scare you away from this series (no pun intended)! Huge fans of slasher films should start their subscriptions now. However, if youre like me (a fan of the series, but not into psycho movies as a whole), wait six months or so for the collection, which will probably come out cheaper. Hey, we are in a Read Full Review

• 4.0

  Weekly Comic Book Review - J. Montes

  Oct 21, 2008

  All in all, this is a decent start to the series, I just hated the surprise reappearance of Loomis at the end. Talk about feeling way too forced and coincidental. This book also needs more consistency on all fronts. Read Full Review