1/19/11 Indie Floppy Review: Gore #1 (gg studios)

     I love finding a new release title with no press or publicity. That's what happened this week.  Its an indie title from Italy's GG Studios. 

***No Spoilers Review***

GORE #1/12 (gg studios) by Alex Crippa , art: Emilio Laiso

The cover tells you where this shit is going.. girl on girl hand on ass is always a good sign.

Plot/premise: 
    Its 1880 AD Venice Italy , the annual Carnival celebration is coming and there's strange deaths of random citizens that the local authorities dismiss of any wrong doing. Bring in self proclaimed "monster hunter" Gabrielle , whom claims he knows whats really going down. It involves a demonic parallel world of Fables that are seeping into our world through a secret portal and Gabrielle has to unravel the mystery and kill these demonic Fables off. This shit gets real. 


this is GG Studios write up for Gore:

  Remember the time of innocence , when you needed a night tale to sleep , waiting for a handsome prince on his white horse. Remember the time when courage and friendship would overcome every evil. Now Forget it , there's no holy sword to save you , no glass slippers to find your true love or stupid potion to live your happily ever after.

This time Cinderella is back and she'll wipe the floor with our head.   

Isn't Venice beautiful?

Gord Says: knock knock     
who's there?
AH  
Ah who? 
AHHHHHH-SUMMMMMMMMM.

    This premiere issue does have its "bumps" but the potential is off the charts crazy. We're talking about demonic Fables like Cinderella , Littlest Mermaid , Red Riding Hood , ...etc its endless where this could go. The protagonist reminds me of Brendan Frasier from The Mummy , and he's gotta hunt all those evil sonsofbitches and kill them by any means necessary ? SOLD. I'm in. 

Our monster hunter , who doesnt actually introduce himself but according to write ups his name is Gabrielle. A little Brendan Fraser +a little Van Helsing +a little Jay Leno

Good news: Like I mentioned , the potential here for something brilliant is oozing out the wazoo ,and  I've said before having stuff ooze out the wazoo is a good thing . The writing is very good , its aware of its target audience with its blunt , explicit pacing. The dialogue is straight to the point and with purpose guiding you along the way as it should for a new story with new characters.  I never heard of Crippa or Laiso before but this looks and feels like a project Alex Crippa has been working on for some time and close to his heart hence the epic 12 issue set which only means goodness for us.

   Laiso's art initially may come off a tad "toonish"  but it doesn't condescend  the story nor detract from its gore roots at all. You get the full out blood shed and face rippings , and it works perfect.

Bad News: My biggest concern being that it is indie is that it can get canceled at any time. With it also being foreign its release schedule will also be badly inconsistent and sporadic. 

 

that aint no shark fin bitches!

OH SHIT! Its ARIEL The Littlest Mermaid eating some face!

Verdict: I don't like a giving final verdict  based on a single debut issue but definitely check it out if you like horror/action comics. If not just for the sake of supporting indie titles , this is too good not to see to the end.

Because it is an indie title there's a good chance your LCS may not have it in stock but you can always ask to special order it. If you do see this title.. pick it up like Courtney Love picks up STDs.

 

Brendan Fraser likes Gore #1 

   update note: This  indeed is an Italian translated comic. GG Studios is an Italian company and Crippa is an Italian writer as is Laiso an Italian artist.  

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