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Taboo #1 by Robert Loren Fleming, Tim Lucas, Eddie Campbell, Cam Kennedy, Tom Sniegoski, Charles Burns, Alan Moore, Stephen R. Bissette, Charles Vess, Keith Giffen, Jack Butterworth, Greg Irons, Bill Wray, S. Clay Wilson, Mike Hoffman, Chester Brown, Bernie Mireault, Clive Barker

throatsprockets's review

4.0

A few obvious pieces, but overall a first rate horror anthology comic. Throat Sprockets by Tim Lucas & Mike Hoffman, Contagious by Charles Burns and Tooth Decay by Tom Sniegoski & Mike Hoffman (again) were my favourites. Come On Down by Alan Moore & Bill Wray is basically a Future Shock, and shows the limitations of Moore’s short-form writing. The only piece I strongly disliked was the Keith Giffen story, which was cheap misogyny as we often get from him. Even the S. Clay Wilson story was entertaining; I don’t usually connect with his stuff, but he was trying something a bit different to usual and I think it worked.

If you like underground comix and relatively unsanitized horror comics, Taboo #1 is well worth a look. Editor Steven Bissette is a discerning horror fan, and has made a strong selection.