Red Room: Crypto Killaz!

by Ed Piskor

Collecting the third and final arc of the splatterpunk smash hit series, with tons of extras! Mistress Pentagram and the Red Room Players return as Crypto Killaz! careens to its boldest ― and bloodiest ― crescendo! In this final arc of the hit Red Room series, the arrest of the Steel City Cannibal forces his daughter into the media spotlight and under scrutiny of even more sinister forces… Then, meet... the Cryptocurrency Keeper, a rising YouTube star in the world of Bitcoin and dark web entrepreneurs, coming to you from the Dorm Room of Doom! That is, until Bitcoin crashes and bankrupts many of his followers, who hold him responsible... Meanwhile, Piskor turns back the clock with the secret history of Thomas Edison’s role in the invention of modern day red rooms, and in rumored footage of Jack the Ripper's final act! Crypto Killaz! wraps up the Red Room series with a secret origin, documenting in lurid detail every step that goes into creating the most famous Red Room persona in history ― and it isn’t pretty! With over a quarter-million copies sold of the series to date, Red Room has been a smash hit since its debut in 2020. Crypto Killaz! escalates the stakes, with Piskor pushing his masterpiece of modern horror in new directions and delivering the cyberpunk, outlaw, splatterpunk goods like no one else can. The book also includes Piskor's exclusive "Director's Commentary" for virtually every page, tons of process art, sketchbook material, and other surprises exclusive to this collection. Full-color illustrations throughout

Genres: Comics, Horror, Graphic Novels, Crime

176 pages, Paperback

Published February 27, 2024

About the author

Ed Piskor had been cartooning professionally in print form since 2005, starting off drawing American Splendor comics written by Harvey Pekar. The duo continued working together on 2 graphic novels, Macedonia, and The Beats. Ed began self publishing Wizzywig after developing a huge interest in the history of Hacking and Phone Phreaking. 3 volumes, making up 3/4 of the full story, have been published to date.

Recently Ed had designed the characters for the new Adult Swim series, Mongo Wrestling Alliance.

Reviews

[Hamid · Rating 2 out of 5]

Artwork still excels. Piskor got such a detailed style. Every frame is considered and excellently pencilled. But the plots of the four books making up this follow up in his Red Room series are just loosely connected. Random assortments that don't really move the overall narrative forward. And they're not particularly strong. It's filled with gory scenes which no longer shock and are phoned in to make up for lack of a plot. I suspect you could skip this round, even if you're a fan of the series.

[Bo Dixen Pedersen · Rating 4 out of 5]

The end to the crazy satirical extreme horror/comedy comic is still a good time if you're into this sort of thing.

The ending is open to further instalments, so it isn't definitive.

It still hits the nail on the head in the portrayal of the current climate of the internet and social media and the bad behaviour it induces.

It isn't simply shock for shocks sake it does have something to say.

[Erick Mertz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gritty, grisly, terrifying, over the top, bizarre... and yet cruelly imaginative in every possible way. These are NOT for the faint of heart or anyone who takes themselves too seriously.

This is not my brand of horror (I'm more of a cosmic, Lovecraftian guy) but these stories were weird enough to keep me engaged and reading.

[Kang · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5/5. Good but the weakest out of the series. Had some interesting new stories and wrapped up some ongoing storylines. The informant storyline didn’t get included in this meaning his wife getting caught warning rich people in the second volume capped off an interesting storyline in my opinion. Which is disappointing.

[Carina Stopenski · Rating 4 out of 5]

a great “what the fuck” finish to this series. would have liked a little more closure, but maybe piskor is just trying to expand the universe a bit—would love to see a standalone graphic novel following briana or maybe some more of roma’s story.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Maybe I’m just a sick bastard, but I’m kinda sad that this is probably the end of the road for Ed Piskor’s Red Room series.

[Emil Vartušek · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Alex Rothberger · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very fun. The art style is still crazy. Love the nods to the infamous earlier gore films.

[Roo · Rating 4 out of 5]

A couple of fun ones in here, but that last story is a bit too grim even for me.

[B.J. Swann · Rating 4 out of 5]

R.I.P.