Vault Comics has a new series coming up this summer with the debut of
DEADBOX, what they’re calling a terrifying new horror series. The project comes from writer Mark Russell, (Billionaire Island, Second Coming, Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles), artist Bejnamin Tiesma (Dead Body Road), colorist Vladimir Popov (Fearscape, A Dark Interlude), and designer Tim Daniel.
“I wrote DEADBOX as a horror story, not just about a cursed DVD rental machine, but also about the feeling of being trapped, boxed if you will, in a town that doesn’t get you and a place you will never feel at home in no matter how long you live there. As a kid who felt, in many ways, trapped by his upbringing and sought personal escape in movies, DEADBOX tells a story that’s deeply personal to me, even though it’s about something as goofy as haunted movies. My hope is that as fewer and fewer Americans begin to recognize the place they call home, this will have a personal meaning for them, too. Tha
What They Say:
What happens in Issue #2? The plot continues. What else should I say? Why has my “publisher” asked me to pen the marketing copy for my own brilliance when there are perfectly good copywriters who… [Message truncated at the request of Vault Comics]
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers):
I’ll admit, there’s a fun and excitement in reading something like A Dark Interlude without having read Fearscape. I almost suspect this book might make sense if I had done so. But here I am, trying to decipher what Ryan O’Sullivan is putting to page, and I’m enjoying the adventure even if I’m likely not getting it as intended. There’s a lot to like here in a book as verbose as this with its kind of surreal feeling and Andrea Mutti has been doing great work in bringing it to life. Though I cut my teeth on their more grounded and human stories, the look of the supernatural or whatever it is definitely is distinctive and engaging