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MINISERIES PREMIERE Fargo meets Deliverance in a sweaty swamp-thriller from VANESA DEL REY (Black Widow, The Creeping Below) and SI SPURRIER (Coda, X-Men). The wet heat of the Louisiana bayou. Alligator poachers prowl the mudbug mire. A park ranger, heavily pregnant, raises a hateful mug of moonshine with a criminal matriarch. And one deadly sonuvabitch, out of his mind on shrooms and retribution, loads his rifle for the Human Hunt and screams down the stars. Presenting 4 extra-length issues of fever-dream cajun crime.
A chaotic fever dream of a crime story, and one of the best debut issues of the year. Read Full Review
Gritty and poignant, 'The Voice Said Kill' is the start of a new, more lethal kind of crime story that's about emotional responses and setting over villains and misdeeds. Read Full Review
The Voice Said Kill takes us on a crazy journey. So many dominoes have to fall for this story move the way it does. It doesn't feel forced or absurd at all. Much like life honestly. The world building is great and the characters are on point. The art as a whole puts in that bayou and makes us feel every bit of the pressure that Marie Burgau is feeling. This one will require your attention to detail, so focus up for a real treat! Read Full Review
Forced into an impossible situation, a Wildlife Management agent faces an additional dilemma while struggling to perform routine tasks. The Voice Said Kill #1 portrays how the demands of motherhood change women and the thankless task of enforcing rules that most people don't care about. Read Full Review
Del Rey delivers dark, beautifully detailed and evocative art throughout the issue. The visual style is perfect for the setting, the story and the characters. Read Full Review
THE VOICE SAID KILL #1 thinks it's a midnight swamp ride in a haunted airboat, but it's more like getting lost on a foggy hiking trailconfusing, laborious, and a headache to untangle. If this is a taste of things to come, best bring a flashlight and a map. Reading this comic is more work than it's worth. Read Full Review
Prepare to be transported to the steamy Louisiana bayou in this tensely intimate debut issue. Si Spurrier’s script is expertly crafted, but it’s the visuals by Vanesa Del Rey and John Starr that truly standout. The artwork perfectly captures the environment, making you feel like you’re right there with the characters, sweating amidst unbearable humidity, wading through cypress swamps and dodging Spanish moss. But are the worst dangers that which nature hides from us, or is our fellow man — or ourselves — what we should fear most?
Spurrier’s development of Maria Burgau, the ultra-pregnant main character, and the rest of the supporting cast characters is nuanced and thoughtful, hinting at rich backstories that are beggi more
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