RED ROOM, Ed Piskor's much-hyped new series from Fantagraphics, has finally arrived. And it's the gore-splattering, blood-dripping horror comic masterpiece you have been waiting for. Read Full Review

I liked the acknowledgment in story that this stuff is not ever going to be mainstream. Though it is not 100% certain, I can think of a bunch of movies that proves that this would do well on the big screen; SAW Anthology, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and the Hostel movies are just a few. As of this writing, bidding on the Cover D Peach Momoko (1:20), has reached triple on the secondary market. Read Full Review

The story is good, but not for the faint of heart. Piskor knew exactly what he wanted this comic to be. He has a great time executing his vision and his writing and artwork has never been better. Read Full Review

Final thoughts on Red Room #1. Brilliant. Taboo subjects are always going to be a touchy subject and some folks are simply turned off by that and thats perfectly fine. Red Room #1 is bold, gory, unsettling, but none the less a fun torturous ride. Read Full Review

A haunting, violent, and over the top portrait of modern society. Read Full Review

I definitely can't recommend Red Room #1 as a story beyond some cool storytelling tricks from Ed Piskor. (He uses bullet casings to make sound effect lettering.) However, its utter contempt for humanity and 4chan-filtered-through 1990s nostalgia (Its sole connective tissue to the last volume of X-Men: Grand Design.) and dusty old paperbacks perspective on what makes society tick stimulates the doom-scrolling through Facebook comment threads and binge-watching 90 Day Fiance part of my brain so I might be making a return visit to this book… Read Full Review

I am by no means a "horror-fan", i am however a fan of engaging storytelling. Theres a long lineage of horror and gore in comics. Prior to the Comics' Code, Horror comic publishers were abundant, like EC Comics for example with their anthologies of horror stories. The comic codes' attempts at censorship only pushed these creators of the dark and macabre to work underground. what followed was a period of alternative comics that ignored the comic code authority. what followed? Underground comics full of nudity, drugs, sex, violence, and moral depravation. but why would someone want to read these? because they reflect a world that is VERY much real. Banning the image of a gun or a breast does not remove those things from the world. This is my approach to the genre of horror. Call me picky or pretentious, I watch and analyze even the most benign media. i analyze for substance, intended or unintended. Red Room Follows in the long tradition of absolutely brutal comics that leaves you a little more sketched out on the world.

The world of Ed Piskor's Red Room is a dark and twisted reflection on our own world. Stylistically Piskor makes great use of traditional comic-making techniques of the 1980s underground. The art is vivid, an effect perhaps from a combination of Duo-Tone, Zip-atone, Duo-Shade and a plethora of other tools. Each issue of the series will be standalone, so it doesn't matter if you get issue 1 or 2 or 3, you can jump right in. Red Room uses technology of today as a major plot element adding a lot of depth to the realism felt in these pages.

The Dark web is a thing we hear about on the news, or on documentaries. some of us have set aside some time to peek our head into it. Personally i have gone on there to just see what it was, and of course the dark implications immediately settle in. The stories of Red Rooms have long existed in american culture. even the story itself refers to Snuff Films as the predecessor to web cam murder shows.

the gore and violence that pops up throughout the story is intense, and horrific. Personally i had to read this comic in breaks, due to the sheer volume of depravity. Lines of dialogue stick to your brain and when you wonder why this is happening, a story beat changes. Do not expect a typical story or a typical slash fest. this story is a dark twisted take on the dark web and all the crime that takes place behind masked Ips.
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This was s solid horror comic from a great storyteller. Piskor's affection for old EC Horror stories was evident, and his obsessive attention to detail is on full display. The style is a bit cartoony - which works for me, but mileage may vary. If you're familiar with horror comics, you can see the swerves coming, but that doesn't make them any less enjoyable.

Took a chance on this book because I was curious. Its definitely dark but, it wasnt as bad as I thought it be from some of the reviews. Dont get me wrong though its definitely pretty messed up.

A not-so-interesting story wrapped around an intriguing topic. First, the good: Piskor does well when he righteously mocks Internet chatroom culture. It wasn't a horrible read, and I'll probably give it one more issue. The bad: I wasn't grossed out or disturbed by this comic, and I feel I should have been. There is gore in this book that other reviewers are describing as horrific and intense, though perhaps I'm broken -- because the brutality and grotesqueness of Red Room seems mild compared to Nemesis, Crossed, The Boys, or anything involving Garth Ennis really. I'm no gorehound, but I find Red Room's art to be cartoonish, and the lack of realism in the violence (the "victims" are all drawn like zombies rather than actual human beings) actually takes me out of a story that should be much more disturbing. more

I thought I was truly gonna like this, saddly this isn't for me.