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Writer: Tate Brombal / Artist: Chris Shehan / Boom! Studios
The world of Something is Killing the Children from James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’edera was an elegantly constructed new horror comic that left quite the lasting impression. The adventures of Erica Slaughter’s hunt slowly provided a window into a much deeper lore and the haunting universe rightfully deserved to be expanded.
While it’s been a minute since I’ve talked about the series, the series remains one I keep tabs on, and the announcement of House of Slaughter got me very excited for a number of reasons. The world of Something is Killing the Children is enthralling, and any opportunity to expand on it is more than welcome. Hot off the mainline series’ prequel arc, House of Slaughter tantalized us with the back story of one Aaron Slaughter, and I’m thankful that the comic delivered.
House of Slaughter #1 opens with the Aaron Slaughter readers familiar with the franchise know and love and new readers will come to appreciate on a hunt. As the in-media res fades to bring us back fifteen years into the past, we follow a young Aaron doing his best as a trainee as opposed to the trainer.
Brombal does a fantastic job of making House of Slaughter approachable to all readers. He writes the younger Aaron in a way that makes him relatable even if the whole “training to be a monster killer” is not exactly a common experience. However, Brombal’s approach to high stake schoolyard antics works incredibly well, and this iteration of Aaron is endearing. Furthermore, this issue provides even more contextual information about the various systems at play in the universe. And once Jace, the other principle character, is introduced, we get to see a lot of intriguing character dynamics begin to play out. By the end of the first issue, you can’t helped but be primed for the other four. Brombal’s narrative and dialog fit perfectly tonally with the world that James Tynion IV has created while having its own distinctive tenderness and kindness about it.
Similarly, Shehan’s artwork perfectly mirrors the designs of Werther Dell’edera, keeping a similar but unique aesthetic that’s also a bit softer than the mainline series. Miquel Muerto’s colors help unify the universes, and visually the comic is stunning. The action is fun to parse, the set pieces are eerie, and the signature masks that are the definitive iconic images of the series remain menacing and captivating.
House of Slaughter #1 manages to walk the difficult line of being part of an existing universe while also telling its own unique story. Brombal and Shehan have distilled the foundational elements of Something is Killing the Children and used the building blocks to tell a brand new story that stands on its own. While this comic will be most appreciated by avid fans, this issue will serve as a gateway for newer ones as well who can easily become invested in Aaron’s story and want to see more of him. The creative team has constructed a familiar, yet novel sandbox and I look forward to seeing what happens in the coming issues.
9.3 “Hunts” out of 10
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Writer: Tate Brombal / Artist: Chris Shehan / Boom! Studios
The world of Something is Killing the Children from James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’edera was an elegantly constructed new horror comic that left quite the lasting impression. The adventures of Erica Slaughter’s hunt slowly provided a window into a much deeper lore and the haunting universe rightfully deserved to be expanded.
While it’s been a minute since I’ve talked about the series, the series remains one I keep tabs on, and the announcement of House of Slaughter got me very excited for a number of reasons. The world of Something is Killing the Children is enthralling, and any opportunity to expand on it is more than welcome. Hot off the mainline series’ prequel arc, House of Slaughter tantalized us with the back story of one Aaron Slaughter, and I’m thankful that the comic delivered.
House of Slaughter #1 opens with the Aaron Slaughter readers familiar with the franchise know and love and new readers will come to appreciate on a hunt. As the in-media res fades to bring us back fifteen years into the past, we follow a young Aaron doing his best as a trainee as opposed to the trainer.
Brombal does a fantastic job of making House of Slaughter approachable to all readers. He writes the younger Aaron in a way that makes him relatable even if the whole “training to be a monster killer” is not exactly a common experience. However, Brombal’s approach to high stake schoolyard antics works incredibly well, and this iteration of Aaron is endearing. Furthermore, this issue provides even more contextual information about the various systems at play in the universe. And once Jace, the other principle character, is introduced, we get to see a lot of intriguing character dynamics begin to play out. By the end of the first issue, you can’t helped but be primed for the other four. Brombal’s narrative and dialog fit perfectly tonally with the world that James Tynion IV has created while having its own distinctive tenderness and kindness about it.
Similarly, Shehan’s artwork perfectly mirrors the designs of Werther Dell’edera, keeping a similar but unique aesthetic that’s also a bit softer than the mainline series. Miquel Muerto’s colors help unify the universes, and visually the comic is stunning. The action is fun to parse, the set pieces are eerie, and the signature masks that are the definitive iconic images of the series remain menacing and captivating.
House of Slaughter #1 manages to walk the difficult line of being part of an existing universe while also telling its own unique story. Brombal and Shehan have distilled the foundational elements of Something is Killing the Children and used the building blocks to tell a brand new story that stands on its own. While this comic will be most appreciated by avid fans, this issue will serve as a gateway for newer ones as well who can easily become invested in Aaron’s story and want to see more of him. The creative team has constructed a familiar, yet novel sandbox and I look forward to seeing what happens in the coming issues.
9.3 “Hunts” out of 10
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Scam emails are a bit of an art form when done properly. Anyone can send you an email about some kind of new medicine or your bank account being locked (even if you don’t have an account at that bank), but it takes a true wordsmith to draft a letter about being a lost relative with a million zillion dollars and, of course, royalty from a far off land.
Like… outer space?!
— Dr Yuliya Yurchenko (@YPYurchenko) October 28, 2021
Kirstin Munro, an assistant professor at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, brought a new kind of scam email to Twitter’s attention, one with potential deadly assassin-like consequences if you don’t answer.
New kind of scammer email just dropped. pic.twitter.com/XqU6QAuJKH
— Kirstin Munro (@kmunroutrgv) October 28, 2021
Clearly, Khalifa Shamoon doesn’t realize what decade this is. We are long past the days of just deleting bizarre scam emails that automatically go to our spam folders. We’re millennials. We share that shit on Twitter and craft together humorous responses.
I’m not stuck in the room with Khalifa, Khalifa’s stuck in the room with me
Twitter is, apparently, full of assassins in training who are ready to go up against someone who’s got an, admittedly, kinda cool assassin name.
“Dear Khalifa,
Your first mistake was warning me, the second was telling me your name.
I’ll see you soon.
Game on.”— what? bobcats *are* scary (@AnarchoBob) October 28, 2021
My reply would be “you better not fucking miss”
— ART RAFFLE PINNEDReiko Ayanami⚛️ (@ReikomaniaVT) October 28, 2021
Or some are just familiar with Fire Emblem.
Dear Khalifa.
You get 25 turns. After that, I will comence my attack. pic.twitter.com/WsclWevwuA
— TakeshiHanataro (@TakeshiHanataro) October 28, 2021
Some, however, have the sense to propose a team-up of sorts – via bank routing numbers, of course.
“Most fascinating. You see, I too am a top assassin, and there has been an amount paid with your name on it. It seems someone is cleaning up loose ends. Please, send me your bank routing number, so we can track this to the source.”
— Helen Heinrich (she/they) (@HelenHeinrich1) October 28, 2021
Others couldn’t believe the audacity of the assassin sending an email. Whatever happened to stealth? At the very least, if you decide to turn your back on the organization and not kill the target, don’t announce it via Gmail!
Always go for a union assassin. They are trained well.
— Riyadh Elalami (@Riyadhelalami) October 28, 2021
Make my death quick and easy, please
Because we’re all a little tired, aren’t we? Especially with the way the past two years (oh my god, it’s almost 2022) have been going. For every “we engage in combat at dawn” response was one that awaited the sweet embrace of a, hopefully, badass death.
Lol saving this just in case I ever get that email
— ʚɞ (@lilfayelamb) October 29, 2021
“Dear Khalifa, I am $13000 in debt and work 55 hours a week. Please hurry with the planned assassination so I don’t have to worry about cooking dinner tomorrow as the oven is also broken. Thank you “
— Diamond Joe Quimby (@AngelGodiva) October 29, 2021
“Nah sis, just go ahead and end me. Make sure I don’t see it coming.
Kind regards.”
— The Konata Guy (@NightmareSnake) October 28, 2021
I know enemies to lovers fic when I see it
“Are you really bad the way I was told?”
I mean there has to be a reason why a warning email was sent first, right? Khalifa could’ve just gone for the kill but they’ve had a change of heart. Do they have to kill again? They’re probably tired of it. The endless violence. The bloodshed.
But there’s something they see in you, something that urges them to reach toward you.
I can change her. https://t.co/HKSb4HjQYO
— Yours Truly, Commander Shepard (@YTCShepard) October 29, 2021
It’s not a scam.
It’s love.
Enemies to lovers, 150k, assassination attempts, pinning, slow burn
— OlliePoppy (@OlliePopke) October 28, 2021
Assassin fic is not typically my jam but the scammers are def just pulling from AO3 now https://t.co/0SFaCyo6NQ
— Con-EEK! (@ConStar24) October 29, 2021
Ok who’s been feeding the scam bots Ao3 fic plots https://t.co/wrSQsdl8l2
— Edgar Allan Bitch (Saf) – Radioactively Ghost Pale (@edgar_a_bitch) October 28, 2021
Of course, having this change of heart comes at a price.
This kind of sounds like the start of a fantasy romance book
They send you a email, you two start talking. And they can’t help but fall in love with you, cuz there is something special about you…You two have crazy adventures and they try to keep you safe from the assassin guild— Ataucei (@ataucei) October 28, 2021
As long as we can bring my wife and find a good home for our cats, I’m game.
Just link me to your hefty assassin bank account, first. It’s not a scam, I promise.
(Image: Focus Features)
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Growing up with an Italian mother meant that things like House of Gucci really get me excited about my Sicilian roots. In a new trailer detailing the downfall of the Gucci family and the murder of Maurizio Gucci by his ex-wife, Patrizia Reggiani, we get to see more of this cast of Academy Award winners and nominees shine. Honestly, Lady Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani is something I probably would have dreamt for as a kid, and lucky me, Ridley Scott just gave it to me with no questions asked.
The Gucci family is a story of wealth, power, greed, and deceit that culminates in the death of Maurizio Gucci after the family tried to change with the times while still remaining true to themselves. It is an over-the-top story that is a real thing that happened in our fashion history, and the trailer for Ridley Scott’s look into their family looks just as dramatic.
Twitter loves to laugh and praise
Twitter is mixed between praising Lady Gaga and making fun of the Italian accents in the trailer and I bravely say that both reactions are correct.
Just got to watch the new #HouseOfGucci trailer coming out tomorrow and all I have to say is…
Ms. @ladygaga has another Oscar nomination coming her way.
— Alex Goldschmidt (@alexandergold) October 27, 2021
House of gucci is italian dune
— Natalie Walker (@nwalks) October 28, 2021
house of gucci boldly asks: what if a miniseries was a movie
— stasis baby (@HarronWawker) October 28, 2021
The new #HouseOfGucci trailer!!!! pic.twitter.com/ZjEsIkSiIv
— Sara Clements (@mildredsfierce) October 28, 2021
Jared Leto in House of Gucci pic.twitter.com/54NBn1PZTs
— hannah strong (@thethirdhan) October 28, 2021
The “House of Gucci” trailer is making me long for the subtle Italian acting of Waluigi.
— Louis Virtel (@louisvirtel) October 28, 2021
This Thanksgiving, we can spend time with our family but also spend time with our Italian family and dive into the murderous history of the Gucci empire. Because I personally can’t wait to try to dress up like Lady Gaga in this movie for a Comic-Con next year. I feel like that’s what my life has been leading to.
(image: MGM)
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It’s been a disastrous month for social mega giant Facebook, as whistleblower Frances Haugen leaked documents to the Wall Street Journal, resulting in a series of bombshell exposés about the company. Haugen shared that Facebook’s chief drivers were creating anger and sowing division among its users, and that those in charge stoked online vitriol for clicks and engagement.
In adding to making the world less safe, Facebook and Instagram were found to cause and exacerbate anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues, especially in teenage girls. The company is well aware of these issues, and is committed to doing nothing to stop them.
In light of all this horrific press, one would think that Facebook would implement new policies or change their algorithms, but founder Mark Zuckerberg is not doing either of those things. Instead, he’s pivoting to a new company name: Meta. In a video announcement, Zuckerberg said, “It is time for us to adopt a new company brand to encompass everything that we do, … From now on, we’re going to be metaverse first, not Facebook first.”
Zuckerberg continued, “Building our social media apps will always be an important focus for us. But right now, our brand is so tightly linked to one product that it can’t possibly represent everything that we’re doing today, let alone in the future.”
Okay but … what exactly is it? Zuckerberg demonstrated a variety of VR and AR applications, where your avatar can do … things! With products and tech made by Facebook Meta! What exactly those things are and how one would use them remain deeply ensconced in Silicon Valley vague-speak. The main thing that Zuck referenced was enhanced safety and privacy features, which is a dead giveaway that they’ll be selling off our data to the highest bidder. Very normal, cool stuff!
Great work, everyone.
(via NPR, image: screencap)
- Sony is now using the PlayStation PC label for its PC games. (via The Verge)
- A Boston surgeon is being fined for leaving the operating room to eat lunch in his car, where he fell asleep and slept through the procedure. (via The Boston Globe)
- Denis Villeneuve always envisioned Dune as a trilogy, says there will be no director’s cut of part one. (via The Playlist)
Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele star as the hellishly funny demons of a teen named Kat in Wendell & Wild:
- Benedict Cumberbatch talks taking over for Iron Man as Spider-Man’s mentor in No Way Home. (via comicbook.com)
- How B.J. Novak became a stock photo superstar. (via NY Times)
- Here’s a look at systemic inequality in fictional magical academies. (viaTor)
Only 57 shopping days ’til Christmas!
Hope you’re having a kickass Thursday, Mary Suevians!
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