Home Sick Pilots#1 is equal parts horrifying and heartfelt, setting up an insanely innovative haunted house story. If you are a self-proclaimed 90's kid, a horror nut, or an anime fan I highly recommend checking out this comic. Read Full Review

A new kind of haunted house horror from Dan Watters and Caspar Wijngaard that oozes style and strong storytelling. A 90s' neon-horror that's first issue is a strong opener for this ongoing Image Comics' series. Read Full Review

Home Sick Pilots is one of the most gorgeous comics I've seen this year. The artwork is incredible and the story will hook you from the jump. It's a pitch-perfect supernatural mystery and I'm in completely. Read Full Review

With a story that takes very thrilling, unique turns, and a beautiful artwork which is a joy to look at, Home Sick Pilot #1 begins to show signs of an extraordinary series every comic reader should watch out for. Read Full Review

Home Sick Pilots is a wildly inventive twist on the haunted house concept, wrapped in a blanket of strong characters, great art, and a measured sense of timing. It also harnesses a mystery in its concept that'll have you coming back for more. In many respects, Home Sick Pilots will have you walking on a razor's edge of electrifying, scary, inspiring, and gripping emotions. It's a dangerous new entry from all its creators. Read Full Review

Home Sick Pilots #1 is an incredible example of a horrifyingly intriguing first issue capable of establishing a strong premise, complex characters and a mystery that keeps you eagerly turning each page even if you are afraid of what lies ahead. Read Full Review

Caspar Wijngaard delivers some beautiful imagery throughout this issue. There are some great visual moments and the house is sufficiently ominous and scary. A great looking first issue. Read Full Review

Will the house "that kills people" live up to its reputation? Read Full Review

Home Sick Pilots #1 is the perfect blend of punk and horror. It sticks true to the voice of both areas of subject matter, and I am excited to see where it takes us. Read Full Review

In the summer of 1994, a haunted house walks across California. Inside is Ami, lead singer of a high school punk band"who's been missing for weeks. Read Full Review

I certainly feel the 90s nostalgia in this comic and the inherent teen yearning for something else, bigger, better, scarier, whatever. It's been a rough time. Many of us have been haunting our own homes, looping through the same motions like ghosts, grasping for shreds of interest to differentiate our days. If you're looking, Home Sick Pilots is a jolt, a momentary buzz amidst the monotony. The imagery is strange, the conceit even stranger. It's got some odd nooks and crannies, but the structure's sound and the weirdness really works. And I have a feeling it's only going to get even weirder. Read Full Review

The protagonist Ami is a very strong lead, and given how the creative team has positioned the story, I am very excited to read future issues which is the goal of every pilot. There is a strong visual aesthetic matched by enthralling writing that leverages horror convention and trope to great effect and I'm excited to see where the story goes in the future. This is definitely one to be paying attention to and potentially a sleeper hit to cap off 2020. Read Full Review

"Home Sick Pilots" #1 has horror and style coming out the wazoo. Read Full Review

Home Sick Pilots # 1 has laid the groundwork for a very unique scary story. Read Full Review

It is hard to pin down what exactly Home Sick Pilots #1 is, or wants to be. As solid as the first issue is, it still hasn't completely sold me yet. But I am interested to see where the creative team wants to take this story. Read Full Review

Home Sick Pilots #1 is a solid debut setting things up before pulling the rug out from under the reader. It takes us into a haunted house and delivers bodies without taking things over the top and making it about the gore. It focuses on the mystery of it all and like its victims, catches the reader off-guard. In what was expected to span out over a few issues, the body count is quick and swift hooking the reader and getting their attention. For those into horror and mystery, this is a debut to check out. Read Full Review

'Home Sick Pilots' is the 90's teen horror movie we never got but deserve here in 2020. One of the bright spots in a mostly dreary year. Watters and Wijngaard have created a fun and scary haunted house tale that simply rocks.  Read Full Review

The structure of Home Sick Pilots #1 might not be the ideal way to sell its premise, but the design and energy go a long way in selling you on the tone and milieu to make up for that. Read Full Review

If you're a horror fan and either grew up in or are a person with a penchant for mid-90s rock there are fun bits to discover here. Otherwise, it's pretty hard to recommend. Read Full Review

Home Sick Pilots #1 is one of the most unique-looking books on shelves, & Wijngaard's art is top-notch. The story, however, falters. Read Full Review

Fascinatingly original and vibrantly spellbinding in its attempts to put a unique spin on a haunted house story.

Really good story, really entertaining and gorgeous art. It’s a very unique twist on a haunted house

It was a pretty good number, I just didn't like some parts

Home Sick Pilots
Issue: 1

Publisher: Image @imagecomics
Writer: Dan Watters @danpgwatters
Artist: Caspar Wijngaard @caspar_wijngaard

The series opening sees a massive home come to life, seemingly piloted by a young girl, stomping through the streets, destroying everything that lays in its path.
Weeks earlier, determined to upstage the latest Nuclear Bastards concert, Ami, of the Home Sick Pilots, suggests throwing the ultimate punk rock show in the abandoned James House. An eyesore of the community, the James House is long believed to have been haunted. Believing the stories to be just that, Ami sneaks inside. The next morning, while searching the house for Ami, her bandmates, Buzz and Rip, are unable to locate her but instead find the Nuclear Bastards. Things get heated between the rivals until suddenly the house comes to life, murdering the Bastards.
Elsewhere, Ami reappears in an altered state at a young woman’s condo, seeking items removed from the house years prior.

I really liked this book. For one, Dan Waters sure can create some epic band bands. Caspar Wijngaard’s artwork is great. I particularly love the coloring of the purple and blue nighttime sky.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5)
Reviewed by: @meanadam of The Comic Book Club of Instagram
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It gets strong marks for an intriguing start, and amazing colors. But it falls short in delivering answers to literally any of the questions asked. I'm hopeful for future issues but still not sold 100%.

The dialogue is great, and makes me feel like I'm hanging out with my shithead friends in my teen years again, albeit with slightly less dysfunction in my group.

I'm looking forward to seeing the "relationship" between the house and Ami. That is dripping with (not so subtle) symbolism and I'm hoping that continues to extend into their future together.