Suspense, humour, horror, psychological. Twisted Dark ticks all these genre boxes.
I find that horror stories usually either take things just the tad too far or don't expand enough. Twisted Dark however, gets the balance completely accurate.
Myself and Joseph came across the TPublications crew at MCM Expo Birmingham in March (click here to read my blog post about it) and we decided to give their first volume a shot. It's safe to say, I wasn't disappointed.
First of all, the script writing and artwork is impeccable. Neil Gibson's story writing is both entertaining and enrapturing, pulling you further into the book after each story. Not only are the stories all completely different, they're all similar in the element of being twisted on all kinds of levels. From mass murderers to innocent-looking individuals plotting their revenge, this first volume definitely lives up to it's title of being both Twisted and Dark. I found myself re-reading many of the stories again, trying to figure out how the characters could behave in such ways.
The artwork for Twisted Dark is completely out of this world. I'm going to begin my singling out the art of Caspar Wijngaard. Not only is it remarkable, it can make scenes look sinister yet pleasant at the same time. I haven't work like this before, so it instantly impresses me.
From the first page of the book, you are instantly plunged into a world which is familiar yet completely alien. Seeing the way different minds work through a comic format is abundantly engrossing and entertaining; I found it difficult to put this book down at many occasions.
If you haven't already read Twisted Dark, I highly recommend you do so.
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