Fanboy Comics: Horror Graphic Novels To Make You Squirm
Looking for some last minute Christmas gifts for that comic book fan or art connoisseur in your life? If they like their comics edgy, you should definintely check out Something Animal and Identity Thief, both produced by Fanboy Comics.
Something Animal follows a young man named Jack who witnesses the brutal murder of his sister. In struggling to cope with the aftermath, Jack has trouble eating and sleeping. He begins to have overpowering visions of his sister’s death and eventually starts hallucinating. Is his ailment simply in his head or is he himself turning into SOMETHING ANIMAL!?
Identity Thief opens with Craig and Daphne, a young couple moving into a new apartment. Craig needed to escape from some bad decisions, and everything appears to be going smoothly until they notice a strange hatch in the closet ceiling. Something’s up there, and it wants more than to just visit.
Both graphic novels have an extremely raw style of art. Something Animal was illustrated by Robert Burrows and her unique style adds to the visceral underworld that Jack travels through. Identity Thief was illustrated by Meaghan O’Keefe and its style creates a creepy world that makes your skin crawl as you read it.
Both graphic novels have many dark panels that can make it a difficult to discern what is actually going on, but they further emphasize the horror aspect of each.
Fanboy Comics strives to provide an outlet to new and up-and-coming artists and writers who want to create new works and media. They have definitely done that with their first (Something Animal) and latest (Identity Thief) graphic novels. If you like new and original material that is not your cookie cutter comic or standard graphic novel, I suggest keeping a close eye on Fanboy Comics!
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