Rachel Rising
Issues #7-12
Writer:
Terry Moore
Artist:
Terry Moore
Genre:
Horror
Price:
$3.99/issue
These issues up the ante for the town
of Manson and its inhabitants. There are a bunch of strange things
happening around town, and no one seems to know what it all means.
Rachel gains a friend in death and we're introduced to two of the
major players in the storyline. The reader isn't really sure who to
root for in that matter because neither seems to have the best
interests of the town, it's inhabitants, or the world in mind.
Things for Rachel and her crew rapidly
unravel and they're left trying to recuperate, and figure out exactly
what's going on. Everything you need in a horror comic is here; the
living dead, an evil body-switching entity, a creepy little girl and
even creepier side characters. We also learn some of the history of
the town of Manson, although the storyteller there is somewhat
unreliable, so can we even trust her?
All of this unfolds on the pages with
Terry Moore's familiar style. Great dialogue and clean art makes
sure that you as the reader know exactly what's going on. Moore's
stories are almost always this way, his method tells the story with
very little wasted, Rachel Rising
is merely continuing that tradition. This cycle of books ends with a
glimmer of hope for the good guys, and the reader, although the
things set in motion against them seem nigh insurmountable.
Conclusion:
Pick up these issues, either singly, or collected in the trade
paperback entitled Fear
No Malus.
The story being told here is only getting more interesting, and if
you don't have the next issue you'll be left jonesing to find out
what happens next. This story is turning into what could be a staple
of horror comics.
Rating:
9/10
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