Writer - Steve Niles
Artist - Damien Worm
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I have been enjoying The October Faction quite a bit. Steve Niles is one of my favorite horror writers and I am a big fan of most of his stuff. His Cal McDonald Criminal Macabre is classic in my eyes. Niles doesn't disappoint on this title either. What is happening is the Allan kids now know what their parents really do, or at least they think they do, and they are in the process of being trained to become monster hunters themselves. The current class they are in consists of mom hunting them in the house. While they are hiding they come across some journals from long ago that expose the fact that the children were adopted by their parents after their biological parents were murdered. Murdered by their adoptive parents that is. Now mom and pops feel they must tell the kids everything. Key dramatic music. Play end credits.
The October Faction is a good book. The story is good as is the art by Damien Worm. The art style brings thoughts of Ben Templesmith or something in that vein. Very dark, somewhat surreal and off putting in a good way. It works. My only problem is at times it seems the issues read extremely fast. Good story told very quickly. You can read the issue in about five minutes. Not the end of the world by any stretch of the imagination but my money is limited and for $3.99 that's not a lot of entertainment. It's a solid and fun book though and I recommend it.
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