Every parent thinks their kids grow up too quickly... but not like this. In one bewildering, terrifying instant, every child below the age of one disappears-to be replaced by creatures beyond their mothers & fathers' understanding. What happened to the kids? Who are these deranged, hyper-violent adults who've taken their places? One horrified couple do their best to solve the nightmarish puzzle-but before they can find the answers they seek, they must survive the night... From the Eisner Award-winning writer Garth Ennis and artist Dalibor Talajic comes this horrific, twisted tale of every parent's nightmare! From Ninth Circle, bringingmore
While parents worry they are unequal to raising their children, others feel that the demands of the next generation often outweigh the results. The Kids #1 tackles parents' fears of untrustworthy children, childless adults' frustration over being forced to excuse bad behavior because “they don't know what it's like to raise children,” and societal debates over caring for those with special needs. Read Full Review
Talajic creates some interesting and well detailed art throughout the issue. The story and the art are definitely adult in nature and work well for the tone of the story. Read Full Review
On the art front, Stjepan Bartolic makes some inspired color choices, including using a monochromatic palette for night scenes in opposition to fully colored diurnal panels. Dalibor Talajics art also manages to convey the idea of fully grown adults who dont have control over their own bodies by drawing the titular kids in bizarre and grotesque positions that feel unnervingly realistic. Maybe with more space to spare and some more time to polish the story flow, this same team could have created a more engaging story. Read Full Review
Messed up. I would have rated higher if it had a better final act.
Another wet fart of edgy violence and "one cynical character lectures the terrified normies on how dumb they are" from Ennis.
Retire already, jackass.