October faction. Vol. 1: Mostri di famiglia

So, that was the best Constantine comic I’ve read in years! Well, obviously it’s not exactly the same character because he’s older and this is an IDW comic but I think that’s the best way to look at October Faction: the main character, Frederick Allan, was “Constantine” but gave up being an occult d Leggi tutto

The October Faction is a graphic novel about the adventures of the retired monsters hunter Frederick Allan and his family.   Initially was I a bit put off by the art in this volume, I thought it was too dark, too gritty, too weird looking, not at all that kind of art that I like when it comes to grap Leggi tutto

LOVED this! A mix of the Addams Family and Locke & Key but with its own dark uniqueness. The October Faction follows Fredrick Allan, retired monster hunter now turned teacher, his mysterious wife Deloris, as well as their two grown up children Vivian and Geoff, both trying to follow in their father's Leggi tutto

La famila Addams, los Munster y ahora los Allan. El tema de familias que incorporan lo oscuro, lo fantasmal y lo monstruoso a su vida diaria es uno de los que más me divierte. Este cómic sigue -precisamente- a los cuatro miembros de una familia: la mamá, el papá y dos hijos, que se dedican a cazar m Leggi tutto

Story: 3,5Art: 5 A real funny october-halloween comic book and the artwork was really great. It was like reading Addams family gone monster hunters, Buffy the vampire slayer style... with a pinch of Green Hornet. The class blackboard monster list in first issue reminded me the one in the awesome "Cabin Leggi tutto

I really enjoyed the vibe of this comic. I love a spooky family, mysteries, and some macabre fun. This had some flavors of The Addams Family and The Munsters. My favorite part was probably the art style. It's very dark and murky, but nicely detailed. It was fun to read, and not exactly what I was ex Leggi tutto