OCTOBER COMICS

It may be cliché, but this time of year, especially here in New England, evokes a feeling of unease that is exciting.  We all like to be scared or disturbed by our fictions, to a certain degree and when the mood is right.  It’s thrilling, gets our blood racing, makes us feel alive while reaffirming that life.  It’s a combination of things, no doubt, that can elicit this mood in October—the creeping darkness that sends us into our homes far earlier than we’ve come to enjoy during the summer months, rising winds that rattle tree branches and send dried leaves skittering down the road like a pack of rats threatening to overrun us, the chill air forcing us to pull our jackets tighter to keep out the cold that will soon lay trees bare and send snow our way.

And of course, there’s All Hallow’s Eve. 

I love fall in Maine.  The leaves change color, the days aren’t as warm, and winter is coming.  Yeah, I’m that guy.  I also love pulling out some appropriate comics for the season and reading them, as well, and a few years back I did some capsule reviews for some of these under the heading of “October Comics.”  Those books, which I would highly recommend, were:

• Starchild by James Owen
  
• Frankenstein by Steve Niles & Scott Morse  
• The Universal Monster adaptations by Art Adams, Denis Beauvais, and others  
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman, adapted by P. Craig Russell  
• The Broadcast by Eric Hobbs & Noel Tuazon  
• Batman: LOTDK Halloween specials by Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale  
• Taboo, a horror anthology from Spiderbaby Grafix (Stephen Bissette) 
• Hellboy by Mike Mignola, et al.  
• A Glimpse of Crime & Terror by Steve Niles & Scott Morse 

I plan on adding more entries to this list in the coming weeks.  Hopefully you’ll join me on a reading of some cool, moody comics.  And add your own favorite titles in the comments, if you like.  I’m always looking for something new to read.

Thanks,

chris