But it definitely feels like the plot drags her along rather than her having any effect on what actually happens. If I'd had a gap between finishing the main book and starting this, I'd probably feel a little differently.Īnd it's not even really the book's fault - the shift of protagonist to Bernice given that Emmy's out of the picture makes sense, and her powers have always been far less than Emmy's ever were. After all the big climactic battles in the last 8 issues or so of the original series, this all feels far too pedestrian in comparison. I think going straight into this after finishing Harrow County proper is my mistake here. The ghosts are mostly harmless, but they're not the only ones that can hear the song.

Ten years after the events of the original series, a new mystical enemy rears their head when a mysterious song wakes the dead from their slumber. With Emmy gone, the protection of Harrow County falls to Bernice.

I'll read on and see if I can live in the world fully again. After all, I am also rereading now Sandman where artists change every volume, and I usually love or at least like it, so I am pretty tolerant. So when you replace an artist who is so amazing on a series such as Crooks you take a risk of course, and usually it does not work out with readers, but Franquiz makes it clear she wants us to be back in a recognizable world and within the ballpark of Crook's impressionistic mood-making, and I'll say it is good enough not to be too jarring. What is Berenice going to do about it to make the spirits welcome and the town feel sfa? The tale is now set in WWII when a lot of men are dying and their spirits are returning home. Visit his website at After concluding the highly successful rural horror comics series written by Cullen Bunn and illustrated by Tyler Crooks, we return to the town where Emmy is gone, her friend Berenice is the central character and Naomi Franquiz replaces Crooks as the artist. Buy him a drink sometime, and he'll tell you all about it. Somewhere along the way, Cullen founded Undaunted Press and edited the critically acclaimed small press horror magazine, Whispers from the Shattered Forum.Īll writers must pay their dues, and Cullen has worked various odd jobs, including Alien Autopsy Specialist, Rodeo Clown, Professional Wrestler Manager, and Sasquatch Wrangler.Īnd, yes, he has fought for his life against mountain lions and he did perform on stage as the World's Youngest Hypnotist. In addition to The Sixth Gun, his current projects include Crooked Hills, a middle reader horror prose series from Evileye Books The Tooth, an original graphic novel from Oni Press and various work for Marvel and DC. The follow-up, The Damned: Prodigal Sons, was released in 2008. His noir/horror comic (and first collaboration with Brian Hurtt), The Damned, was published in 2007 by Oni Press. Louis area with his wife Cindy and his son Jackson. Cullen grew up in rural North Carolina, but now lives in the St.

Harrow County, Vol. 1 by Cullen Bunn