In this spectacularly disturbing standalone issue, we delve into the depths of Astrid's terrifying personal history, and why demons have haunted her since birth. With guest artist Eric Canete (Iron Man, Love Run Kill).
Clean Room is impressive. It has a way of keeping its horror elements in the background, and then slapping you across the face with them. This issue caused some gasps, some queasyness, and some downright uncomfortable feelings, and that's damn cool. Read Full Review
There is a pretty cool cliffhanger that sets up where the series is going next. I really like how it builds upon its biblical foundation and takes it somewhere unexpected. Being a big fan of Supernatural, that's a quality I can really appreciate. Read Full Review
As such, Clean Room #7 is more of a character study than anything else, revealing new layers to Astrid's immaculately presented facade of control and wisdom. There's unnerving moments here, like an encounter within her mind palace with The Surgeon, but it's primarily an issue that's more illuminating than horrifying in all the right ways. Read Full Review
The frights here range from borderline creepy to downright terrifying, making each turn of the page a risk in and of itself. Read Full Review
Overall, Clean Room #7 isa great read with a lot of development in a character we have thus far not had much personal time with. Read Full Review
This issue starts off big, with a flashback to Astrid as a girl, putting the fear of God (or worse) into a creepy guy who picked up Astrid while hitchhiking. she was making her way to a girl who had been abducted by the things that astrid sees in the Clean Room, and they did awful things to her. i learned about the word “portmanteau” which is a combination of two words. i know the idea of combining two words into a singular one, but i never really knew it had a name. also there is a name put to what these THINGS do to people, it is called “exoduction” which is combining exorcism and abduction? potentially. then, at the middle of the issue, we have reaffirmed, and SHOWN to us in gross, grizzly detail, the fact that Astrid’s father more
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