Spectre Show #1 (Independent)
Shaun Avery (w) David Broughton (a)
Having started to dip into the weird and wonderful world of independent British comics I thought it was about time to try out some of David Broughton's work. David will be known to readers of 2000AD and Countdown. I've only ever read a couple of the latter but they are worth picking up.
This was the first of several titles that arrived in the post yesterday and a good read it was to! Set in a future world where the barriers to the afterlife have broken down and ghosts are possessing the living to kill. This is a violent tale that follows some marines through the mass genocide being perpetrated by the dead.
Our heroes are a band of troopers trying to save humanity and find a safe place for refugees.. It's got a great script and the art is spooky to say the least. I shivered at the thought under the duvet as the pages turned. This one shot comic is well worth picking up.
Spectre Show is in a slightly oversized format unlike the rest of David Broughton's output which are in the traditional American comic format.
This is still available from: www.comicsy.co.uk
Rating: 4 Stars
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