REVIEW: City of Others

Lucas Fashina

6 years ago

As a horror fan, I’m not new to the writings of Steve Niles, and Bernie Wrightson having read theirÂ 30 Days of Night Collector’s Set series and the Frankenstein Alive, Alive: The Complete Collection.

When Bernie Wrightson touches a title, something special happens. When Steve Niles and Bernie Wrightson create a title, the panels becomes a feast of psychologically enticing literary and visual gems.Â The “City of Others” is just another display Wrightsons’ uncanny ability to humanize monsters via placing them in situations with emotional weight.

When you are ‘immortal’ and don’t want to be found, even travelling in a the womb of a pregnant woman becomes acceptable. Enter Chunx into the United States. Stosh Bludowski is a killer. Since the age of seven, he has killed family for revenge, killed orphans, and now Blud encounters the recently dead who won’t stay dead. An undead ‘convention’ leads to an unlikely conclusion to his adventure. His savior offers a way out with no options but to continue the curse that frees yet traps him.

I liked this story because it was not like any horror story I have read being a new take on the vampire and zombie themes. It abruptly ended leaving the story open for a sequel and that is why I only gave it 4 stars, because there seem to be no resolution to the conflict and I don’t know if there will be a sequel. If there is a sequel, I know that unfortunately Mr. Wrightson won’t be able to team back up with Mr. Niles, having passed away in 2017. That is truly tragic because I feel they are the only 2 who could tell this story.

The story is decent, however you can tell it’s a 4 issue mini written to set up a series. Basically if you want to check out a decent horror comic with good art, that sets up a series that doesn’t exist, then pick this up.

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(W) Steve Niles (A) Jose Villarrubia (A/CA) Bernie Wrightson