@ the Mothership: Edge of Doom #3
As part of the fast paced life of a Newsarama Best Shots review (i.e. sitting on the couch trying to bang out words on a Macbook,) one of my New Year's resolutions is to try and read a bit broader spectrum of books than I regularly do. I don't have to like them, just read them. So I was kind of surprised by how much I just liked Steve Niles and Kelly Jones' Edge of Doom #3.
Kelly Jones has always been great at delivering these dark horror comedies. His shadowy style is just loose enough to let you know that they’re not playing this as a straight horror. Doing his best Bernie Wrightson impersonation, Jones perfectly captures the tongue-in-cheek horror that Niles is going for, creating exaggerated images that make you focus purely on the horror while building up those images for a giant release that’s a bit shocking but completely absurd. Kelly plays Niles’ story up, creating larger-than-life images that are a bit frightening but completely enjoyable in a dark, twisted way.
You can read the full review here.