Who doesn’t love a good horror movie poster or box art? We here at HGL certainly do. We also love when artists pay homage to those posters and box art. As huge comic and horror fans, we can never pass up a good combination of the two.
This week we’ve got five separate titles for you. The comics may vary in genre, but all show love to some of our favorite horror films.
Horror of Godzilla #2 Takes Manhattan
Written by Ethan S. Parker and Griffin Sheridan
Art by Tristan Jones
Published by IDW Comics
Who unleashed the fury of Godzilla upon mankind? This comic delves into the lives of two scientists who pushed their experiments too far and watched as humanity paid the price.
What caused their recklessness? What are they not telling us? And what lengths are they willing to go to in order to clear their conscience? Meanwhile, Godzilla’s attack continues.
Horror of Godzilla #2 features a Friday the 13th VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan homage cover by Jake Smith.
DCeased #2 Sees Freddy Get Poison Ivy
Written by Tom Taylor
Art by Trevor Hairsine, Stefano Gaudiano, and James Harren
Published by DC Comics
Millions are dying every minute. Heroes and villains alike are falling. Can the Justice League unite to find a way to stop the spread of death? Can they save humanity from extinction? Can they even save themselves? The key to survival may hinge on the last moments of one of the world’s finest heroes.
Dceased #2 gives us a homage cover of Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street by Yasmine Putri.
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Shadowman #7 Gives Punk Mambo the Shine
Written by Cullen Bunn
Art by Pedro Andreo
Published by Valiant Entertainment
The world has been invaded. The Deadside spills through. Shadowman, Punk Mambo, Alyssa, and the Arbettors struggle to keep the horrors of the Deadside at bay, but are they in a losing battle?
Shadowman #7 features a cover homage to Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Shining by Dan Brereton.
Ribbon Queen #1 Gets Pranked With Pig’s Blood
Written by Garth Ennis
Art by Jacen Burrows
Published by AWA Studios
NYPD Detective Amy Sun has a problem: Three years ago, a young woman was rescued from a serial killer by a police tactical unit. Now she’s dead, and Amy has a bad feeling that the SWAT team leader is responsible. As she investigates the existence of a corrupt cabal within her own precinct, Detective Sun soon discovers that there is something else on their trail.
A force of vengeance older than the human race itself has awoken, invoked by the tormented murder victim in the weeks before she died, and is out for the blood of the guilty, who soon find themselves suffering a fate more gruesome than anything they could have dreamed of.
The Ribbon Queen has come to New York City, and when she learns the truth, Amy is not at all certain that it should be stopped.
Ribbon Queen #1 features a Carrie-homage cover by Chris Ferguson.
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In Deadpool: Merc With a Mouth #13, Silence Is Golden
Written by Victor Gischler
Art by Bong Dazo
Published by Marvel Comics
Can Deadpool and pals find their way back through the nexus of all whatchacall to their home dimension? See our heroes battle zombie Deadpool before he lost his head. Hear the hilarious wisecracks of Headpool! Smell the pungent aroma of rotting zombie corpses. Taste whatever snack you usually enjoy while reading stuff.
Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth #13 features a Silence of the Lambs homage cover by Arthur Suydam.
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