The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of HACK/SLASH #13 from Image Comics. Tim Seeley writes, Emilio Laiso pencils, Carlos Badilla
colors, and Crank! letters.
This book follows the life of Cassie Hack, a young woman
with a knack for ‘taking care of’ vicious monsters (including her own
serial-killer mother). This month we find her and her friends in South America , at a secret fortress built to contain a
selection of monsters as well as a laboratory where a ‘cure’ has been
discovered. Sam takes the cure, with ‘romantic’ effect. Meanwhile, Cat stumbles
across a different problem.
I like the feel of this book; the monster-movie concept
lurking underneath has a great deal of potential. The monsters we’re introduced
to just in this issue have a cool atomic horror feel to them. And the
characters are quite likable; they’re just nerdy enough to relate to (maybe
that’s just me, though), and they also kick some butt when needed.
I see some serious potential for this series; there is a
great deal of flexibility built into the concept, which is proven by the
various storylines already in motion. I like where this is going, and I like
where it could go too.
HACK/SLASH #13 is available now at your FLCS or by order
from imagecomics.com.
~Mike
