Look thin... or die trying! Eith an impending wedding, Lily needs to lose weight to fit into her wedding dress but struggles to shed some pounds. And what's worse, her super-thin grandmother relentlessly disparages Lily's approach, instead lavishing praise upon a quick-fix miracle supplement called Devour, as hawked by the mysterious health guru, Miss Goodbody. But is taking it worth the cost? In this extra-length one-shot nightmare, when it comes to Devour... all you need is one.
Overall, Devour is a fantastic read. The characters are beautifully written, and the dark twist is executed brilliantly. Read Full Review
The latest addition to Hyde Street tackles a real life horror with a unique spin. Zchut constructs a very grounded look at a scarring dilemma with building drama. Leiz and Sinclair craft a striking look at the high price of beauty with the panels. Often in horror, the scariest things are not hat others do, but what we do to ourselves. "Devour brings that statement front and center with a direct shot. Read Full Review
Leiz delivers some beautifully detailed and visually dynamic art throughout the issue. I love the visual style and how brilliantly the horror and suspense are depicted in the story. Read Full Review
It Happened on Hyde Street: Devour is a heaping helping of a dish best served cold. The creators lay out a feast of the unfortunate pressure put upon women in terms of their weight. How the battle of the bulge is really the result of eating your feelings and swallowing your pride. So as she struggles to make her wedding dress weight, Lily is engulfed in her matriarch's struggle to be the perfect size. Read Full Review
Devour is a scary look on the dangers that come with our obsession to be thin and healthy. Read Full Review
In that sense this issue reads more like an episode of Tales From the Crypt. It is a solid twisted ending even if its not the most uplifting conclusion. Read Full Review
Its nice to see them branching out and really trying to develop Hyde Street into something that would be sort of a universal symbol for the bizarre and poor. Im trying to find a quaint little corner of the twilight zone on which to put a street like this. Its kind of a fun idea. And itll be interesting to see what they do. Moving forward. Because theres a lot that could happen on high Street. And its kind of cool to see a one shot that fits into the overall structure of the strange horror of it all. Read Full Review
Writer Maytal Zchut has poured sweat and tears into his writing workout on Ghost Machines one shot, Hyde Street: Devour. Get all your fad diet nightmares zapped into your daydreams by artists Leila Leiz and Alex Sinclair. Read Full Review
This extra-length horror comic delivers a chilling tale perfect for the Halloween season. With its gruesome twists and haunting artwork, Devour showcases the terrifying potential of the Hyde Street series. Read Full Review
IT HAPPENED ON HYDE STREET: DEVOUR #1 is a perfectly average horror comic that uses the pressures of body image to give one of Hyde Street's collectors a vehicle to acquire souls. Maytal Zchut's tale of woe gets the job done, even if it suffers from poor pacing and a lack of surprise, and Leila Leiz's artwork is the highlight of the issue. Read Full Review
A very very good horror story, It reminded me of the best stories from the old EC comics I read when I was younger. It would even deserve to be an episode of a series. From the theme to the rising tension, all the way to the climax, everything works perfectly, which is rare in this kind of format.
Ghost Machine continues to impress, this time with Maytal Zchut‘s scary and haunting tale that hits close to home for many of us. On Halloween, this book was definitely a “treat” to read!!!
Plot
This story goes back to 1983, the year when exercise videos and miracle diets were all the rage, where a woman named Bernice, who was going through a personal loss and had gained weight, desperately arrives at a supplement store she had never seen before, on a street she had never passed by... the street is called HYDE STREET.
In this store she meets Miss Goodbody, who recommends a supplement called Devour. At home she uses it secretly from her daughter Patricia.
The comic jumps to 2024, where Bernice's granddaughter and Patricia's daughter, named Lily, is about to get married but the wedding dress she chose does not fit her. Bernice and Patricia are extremely thin, not in a healthy way, Bernice makes a lot o more
pleasantly surprised. This was a horror issue that had similar themes to The Substance (2024 film) where it talked about body image. It is a book that I would reccomend.
As far as horror comics go, this is fantastic. Hyde street may be my favorite ghost machine comic and we only have issue #1 and this to go by. That's damn fine storytelling if you ask me.
Good story, good writing, good art. I get that it was the whole point, but it was still weird when the granddaughter was just about the perfect shape while mom and granny were sickly and gross and all the writing seemed to confirm their perspective of "beauty". Other than that minor quibble that doesn't really matter, I enjoyed the book. Had a very strong Twilight Zone vibe.
A fun one off horror comic just in time for Halloween.