5 Sheep Comic Review: Super Creepshow Special #1from Skybound Entertainment

Super Creepshow Special #1
Series: Creepshow
October 8, 2025
Writers: Dan Watters, Ryan Stegman, Ed Brisson
Artists: Riley Rommo, Andrei Bressan, Carmine Di Giandomenico
Colorists: Andres Mossa, Inaki Azpiazu, Adriano Lucas
Letterer: Pat Brosseau
Cover A: Pye Parr
Image Comics
Lunar Code: 0825IM0309
Age Rating: M
Page Count: 40
THIS ULTIMATE CREEPSHOW EXPERIENCE IS AN ABSOLUTE MUST-READ!

Join the Creep in a special celebration of superheroes new, old, and very, very disturbed in what’s possibly already being called the most important comic book of the year!

First, Dan Watters (Batman: Dark Patterns, Destro) and Carmine Di Giandomenico (Absolute Superman) plan a funeral for the world’s greatest superhero, but his return might be the worst thing that could ever happen!

Then, Ryan Stegman (X-Men) and Riley Rossmo (The Moon is Following Us) introduce the world to the Grave Ghost, a superhero who must solve the case of...his own death!

Finally, Ed Brisson (Wolverine: Old Man Logan) and Andrei Bressan (Dark Ride) unleash the chilling tale of what happens when a super serum gets injected into someone who may be more super VILLAIN than hero.

I've always been a fan of comic horror shorts. Creepshow is right up there with Tales from the Crypt. The cover of Super Creepshow #1 caught my eye immediatley. It's simple but powerful and having the punny Creep striking a superhero pose...

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If you want to create superhero-horror stories, you should get artists and writers who create superhero comics. Regular Creepshow comics are 32 pages, but Super Creepshow is 40 pages, allowing the writers to give their characters depth and create emotional horror alongside the usual situational horror in the stories.

Using familiar superhero tropes, the writers send their heroes down a darker path of destruction, made more awful because had no control over their fate. The artists did a fantastic job of conveying the emotional horror, along with the gore we all expect, in a Creepshow comic.

I enjoyed this issue. Thanks for providing a Halloween-worthy issue.

5 "super" sheep

 

SharonS

Comic Review: Universal Monsters: Frankenstein #1 (of 4)

Universal Monsters: Frankenstein #1 (of 4)
Writer: Michael Walsh
Artists: Michael Walsh, Toni Marie Griffen
Arriving: August 28, 2024
Image Comics-Skybound
MINISERIES PREMIERE
A MODERN-DAY HORROR VISIONARY RESURRECTS ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC MONSTERS
Award-winning creator MICHAEL WALSH (THE SILVER COIN) presents an electrifying new vision of the horror classic. Each issue of the limited series tells the shocking story behind one of the body parts used to create the unforgettable monster in the original film.

In this first issue, Dr. Henry Frankenstein begins his unholy quest to create life by robbing the grave of a decorated police officer. But little does he know that the corpse has a son who is mourning a father—and that this young boy will forever change Frankenstein’s life.

Universal Monsters: Frankenstein is a new four-issue limited comic book series from Skybound and award-winning artist/writer Michael Walsh (The Silver Coin). Longtime fans of the iconic 1931 Frankenstein film and new fans alike will be enthralled as Walsh resurrects one of the most iconic monsters of all time. The official synopsis says Dr. Henry Frankenstein begins his unholy quest to create life by robbing the grave of a decorated police officer to find necessary parts, specifically a strong pair of hands. But little does he know that the corpse has a son who is mourning a father – and that this young boy will forever change Frankenstein’s life.

My review of the last Universal Monsters series, The Creature of the Black Lagoon Lives!, was giddy like a kid on Christmas morn. This review will be more somber, because this series is both horrifying and heartbreaking. Like that very same Christmas morn, when your brother gets a home dentist kit and you get a bib.

The story has you at the very first page. A young boy is at a grave. Orphaned. Speaking to the father that meant everything to him. But voices in the night interrupt him and he hides, only to watch Dr. Frankenstein and his assistant steal his father’s body. The boy jumps onto the wagon as it returns to the castle.

Here’s where Walsh and Griffin truly excel. They do not rely on dialogue or descriptions. They let their incredible artwork and panels tell the story. You know exactly what is happening. And it hits you hard. The boy discovering the Doctor’s classic laboratory. Holding his father’s hand as it hangs out from the sheet. When he finds the pile of discarded limbs and body parts. Walsh allows him to simply say “The monster”, referring to the Doctor.

Two scenes stand out for me. The brilliant salute to Henry Frankenstein bringing the creature to life. Complete with his fiancée and her father witnessing electricity flying from gadget to gadget. Ending with Henry screaming “It’s alive! It’s alive”, like the madman he is. And the second is when the boy finds his dad. Believing he’s rescuing him, he finds it is not who he expected. But he holds the hands that were his father’s. It is impossible to stay emotionally detached to this story.

The boy has a decision to make, one his police officer father would choose. And we are left with one helluva cliff hanger. The series synopsis says readers can expect each issue to tell the shocking story behind one of the corpse parts used to create the monster. In a world that simply regurgitates yet another reboot, remake, sequel, it is SO awesome to find such an original spin. Like a kid who discovers a cattle prod in my Easter basket, and my brother a cow costume, I am 100% hooked and cannot wait for the next issues. 

Universal Monsters: Frankenstein gets 5 hacked and discarded sheep.

 

Reviewed by Olga Dickie

 

Comic Review: Creepshow Issue #2 (of 5) from SkyBound Entertainment (Image Comics)

Creepshow #2 (of 5)
Series: Creepshow
Arriving: October 26, 2022
Diamond ID: AUG220174
Imprint: Skybound
Image Comics

The Creep scares up two all-new standalone stories in this star-studded anthology based on the hit Shudder TV series.

DAVID & MARIA LAPHAM (STRAY BULLETS) terrify with the tale of a tree whose roots grew so deep they reached Hell...and the girl who sat beneath it.

STEVE FOXE (RAZORBLADES) and KELLEY JONES (Batman Sandman) share the shocking story of legendary comic creator Sal Medina-and the dedicated fan who went too far.

I forgot how much I love this format for horror storytelling. I remember reading reprints of Tales from the Crypt (my mom use to read them and told me about them.) I've never watched the Creepshow TV show on Shudder TV, but I heard about it becoming a comic book... I couldn't wait to indulge. My GenZ daughter once told me when I talked about all the cool stuff from my generation, "Is it really good, or is it just nostalgia?" HA! Creepshow #2 (I missed issue #1 *sob*) was both.

The nostalgia was comforting and the two stories in issue #2, "The Gorgamorahh Tree" and "Creator's Rites," are everything I love about horror comic shorts. I can't talk about the stories because that would spoil the fun. But if you enjoy horror anthology comics you will definitely want to check out Creepshow from SkyBound.

Check out the artwork for each story.

5 "Creepy" Sheep

SharonS

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