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A review by crookedtreehouse
House of Slaughter, Vol. 1: The Butcher's Mark by Tate Brombal, James Tynion IV
4.0
Where I work, there is a rabid following for Tynion's [b:Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 1|52757827|Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 1|James Tynion IV|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1639219071l/52757827._SY75_.jpg|73727115], and when this book was announced all of the subscribers ordered multiple copies of the first issue, but by issue three, most of them had dropped it. I was worried that this meant there was a dip in quality to the stories. It turns out the old white guys who read SiKtC might be homophobic.
This is a solid entry in the SiKtC mythology, as we get a story about Aaron Slaughter and how his queer relationship as a kid might completely change the future of monster hunting. It's told in easy-to-follow flashback style with comparable art to the main series. The layouts are even more fancy (but not too fancy) than the main series but I never had a problem telling how the artist intended me to read the pages.
I'm eager to see how this plays into the larger story, and hope there are more detours like this to expand the universe. If you like horror comics, specifically SiKtC and you aren't completely disarmed by main characters being queer, I highly recommend this.
This is a solid entry in the SiKtC mythology, as we get a story about Aaron Slaughter and how his queer relationship as a kid might completely change the future of monster hunting. It's told in easy-to-follow flashback style with comparable art to the main series. The layouts are even more fancy (but not too fancy) than the main series but I never had a problem telling how the artist intended me to read the pages.
I'm eager to see how this plays into the larger story, and hope there are more detours like this to expand the universe. If you like horror comics, specifically SiKtC and you aren't completely disarmed by main characters being queer, I highly recommend this.