The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, Wes Craig (Artist)

Written by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning Art by Wes Craig Cover by Lee Bermejo Collecting six issues of the hit WildStorm series! This never-before-told tale explores the mystery of Travis County and the horrific Hewitt family responsible for "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." The F.B.I. team sent to investigate the horrors discovers where Leatherface and his sinister family fled in the months following the murders!

Genres: Comics, Horror, Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels Comics

144 pages, Paperback

First published September 19, 2007

Reviews

[exorcismemily]

"Just watch for chainsaws."

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre graphic novel is set after the first movie - the FBI cold case department comes to Texas to look into exactly what went wrong.

The graphic novel is fun and gruesome - it's not anything groundbreaking or crazy, but it's quite entertaining. It's gory, and the art & story were enjoyable.

I think this is a good book for fans, or it could be an introduction to the series for someone. I plan to continue on with the series when I come across the next book!

[Terra Sonne ☽]

Quedé muy tensa tras ver la película. Cómo podré dormir ésta noche???? Aiudaa😱😵

[Shaun Stanley]

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Vol. 1 collects issues 1-6 of the Wildstorm Comic series written by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning with art by Wes Craig.

A sequel to the 2003 reboot, the book picks up one year after the events of the film. The most brutal killing spree in America has become a cold case. The FBI moves in to town to investigate the evidence to try to get the case back on track. But the agents quickly realize the town doesn't want them there, and the killings never stopped.

I was glad to see a story that isn't just a rehash of the movie but the first half of story is much better than the second half. The art is strong when not much is happening but once the action picks up, it's gets very sketchy and character become hard to distinguish.

[Ripy]

Such a great comic book series. The connections to the film, the story, the art style, the characters and the kills were all really cool. This series has a lot of highlights one of them being Baines his backstory, I loved reading why he cares so much about this case and how he's connected to it. And another highlight being that it shows more of the Hewitts, since I am a huge fan of them. The dynamic between all the family members is always so fun to see. They even added some members to the family, which was fricking awesome. The only thing that I wish was different was the last sequence, I wish it was a little longer. But even though it felt a little rushed, it was still a badass ending. Overall, this series was such a fun read, and I would recommend reading this if you enjoyed The Texas Chainsaw Massacre film from 2003.

[Chloe Edwards]

I honestly don’t know why I read this as I don’t really like the film that much. It was an interesting concept and well done but mostly just gore.
It would be great for fans of the films!

[Jeremy Hannaford]

Wasn't expecting much. Got a sequel that was genuinely different from the film. Good artwork as well.

[DinkyDav619_]

I still prefer this over the two movies in this continuity

[Milica]

3.5 rounded up

[Evelín Carbajales]

Una continuación en cómic del remake de La matanza de Texas de 2003. Está claramente inspirado en la secuela cinematográfica de la película original: un policía (en este caso agente del FBI) es familiar de una de las víctimas y busca venganza. Se incluye guarida subterránea y duelo de motosierras. Todo esto lo tiene en común con La matanza de Texas 2. Si no la has visto, ¡hazlo! La película mola más. Las comparaciones son odiosas, pero son de la misma franquicia y además se parecen bastante. De todas formas, este cómic está guay también, mejor que otras secuelas de la saga, o precuelas, reboots o lo que demonios sean. No es nada del otro mundo, pero cumple bien su función si te gustan las pelis y quieres leer algo parecido. En cuanto al dibujo, me gustó mucho el sombreado con rayitas que se salen de la figura y dan movimiento, y los contornos de trazo grueso en algunas escenas. El estilo es en general lo esperable en el cómic estadounidense, pero tiene este toque oscuro o un pelín sucio, aunque muy discreto, que le va bien a La matanza de Texas. Lo recomiendo para fans.

[Zoe Blinko]

I think this is a near perfect graphic novel styled sequel to Michael Bay's Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake. The story neatly adds onto the plot of the film, with some major links and references to this particular movie. The chase sequences with Leatherface are all there in splendor and there is an explosive final confrontation between the heroine and Leatherface in good old Texas style with an ending that leaves it to your imagination.

Now, there is a sequel, which I do not own, but it is NOT a sequel to this graphic novel.

Fan of the film, horror or graphic novels, please read! You will be left thirsty for more!

[Hillingdon Libraries]

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[Mohammed]

It is good

[Nicole]

My first horror graphic novel & still my favourite to this day.