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Creepshow Vol. 3
The smash-hit horror anthology based on the hit Shudder TV series continues to CREEP its way into readers' hearts!??
In the third volume of the Eisner Award-nominated anthology, the Creep finds even more ways to bring our waking nightmares to life! This time with help from a truly frightful roster including CHIP ZDARSKY, JOHN RIDLEY, JAMES STOKOE, JORGE FORNÉS, and more! Readers may want to sleep with one eye open after perusing these haunting tales.
DON’T SAY WE DIDN’T WARN YOU. AGAIN.
Collects CREEPSHOW, VOL. 3 #1-5
In the third volume of the Eisner Award-nominated anthology, the Creep finds even more ways to bring our waking nightmares to life! This time with help from a truly frightful roster including CHIP ZDARSKY, JOHN RIDLEY, JAMES STOKOE, JORGE FORNÉS, and more! Readers may want to sleep with one eye open after perusing these haunting tales.
DON’T SAY WE DIDN’T WARN YOU. AGAIN.
Collects CREEPSHOW, VOL. 3 #1-5
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Published March 19, 2025
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Chip Zdarsky
874 books854 followersChip Zdarsky is a Canadian comic book artist and journalist. He was born Steve Murray but is known by his fan base as Chip Zdarsky, and occasionally Todd Diamond. He writes and illustrates an advice column called Extremely Bad Advice for the Canadian national newspaper National Post's The Ampersand, their pop culture section's online edition. He is also the creator of Prison Funnies and Monster Cops.
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March 27, 2025
The third volume of the horror graphic novel anthology series Creepshow contains ten stories by some of the best writers in the comic book field. My personal faves: Chip Zdarsky's "Let 'er Trip": a worried mom follows her daughter to the drug cult she has joined and discovers an unexpected reaction to hallucinogenic mushrooms; Mike Carey's "Flesh Wounds" : a soldier makes a deal with the devil that makes him unkillable on the battlefield, not thinking about what that means for the rest of his life; Ed Brisson's "Tent Revival": a woman on a camping trip with a man she met on-line learns a valuable lesson from the help of pissed-off ghosts about going on camping trips with men she meets on-line; Kami Garcia's "Prize Possession": a demon possession story involving a creepy doll and a seaside cliff.
May 26, 2025
Trzeci tom antologii Creepshow od Image Comics to kolejna porcja krwistych, groteskowych opowieści, zrealizowanych zgodnie z duchem kultowego serialu i filmu z lat 80. Jak to jednak bywa w przypadku antologii — poziom jest nierówny, a między świetnymi konceptami potrafią znaleźć się historie, które bardziej zaskakują absurdem niż grozą.
Zaczyna się z wysokiego C. „Flesh Wounds” Mike’a Careya to brutalna przypowieść o nieśmiertelności jako przekleństwie — żołnierz, który nie może umrzeć, bardzo szybko żałuje swojej transakcji z diabłem. Pomysł niby ograny, ale wykonanie budzi niepokój i zgrzytanie zębów. Nieco gorzej wypada „Let 'Er Trip” Chipa Zdarsky’ego — opowieść o matce ratującej córkę z narkotycznego kultu. Efektowne rysunki Kagan McLeoda nie maskują jednak tego, że fabuła jest kompletnie oderwana od logiki, a horror ustępuje tu miejsca psychodelicznemu slapstickowi.
Na szczęście tom ratują perełki. „Scrimshaw” Jamesa Stokoe to sugestywna i misternie narysowana opowieść rybacka — melancholijna i pełna napięcia jak opowieść grozy z „Weird Tales”. Równie dobrze wypada „The Murder Variant”, meta-historyjka o fanatycznym kolekcjonerze komiksów, który dla unikatowego zeszytu zrobi absolutnie wszystko. Mamy tu błyskotliwy komentarz na temat obsesji i chciwości wśród geeków — jak z Black Mirror, tylko bardziej makabryczny.
Na drugim biegunie znajdziemy kilka rozczarowań, np. „Sacrifices” — groteskowo niedopowiedzianą historyjkę o przeklętym diamencie i biznesowych układach z kosmicznymi bytami. Błyskawiczne tempo i banalny finał sprawiają, że ta opowieść wypada jak koncept porzucony w połowie realizacji. Nieco lepiej wypadają krótsze formy jak „True-ish Crime”, gdzie mamy satyrę na kulturę true crime i amatorskich internetowych śledczych. Szydercze, ale też trochę powierzchowne.
W warstwie graficznej tom prezentuje się przyzwoicie — stylistyka poszczególnych rysowników jest bardzo różnorodna, od ekspresyjnych, niemal karykaturalnych plansz po oszczędne, minimalistyczne kadry Zoe Thorogood. Szczególnie warto wyróżnić właśnie Thorogood za świetne wykorzystanie pustki i powtarzalności w opowieści o niekończącej się egzystencji.
Creepshow Vol. 3 to nadal solidna antologia dla fanów grozy — pełna odniesień, easter-eggów i puszczania oka do fanów gatunku. Ale w odróżnieniu od poprzednich tomów, tym razem straszy mniej konsekwentnie. Dostajemy miks opowieści naprawdę udanych, przemyślanych formalnie i narracyjnie — jak również kilka nieco „niedogotowanych” konceptów, które zbyt szybko przechodzą do finału albo opierają się wyłącznie na groteskowym „efekcie wow”. Jeśli więc szukasz jakościowego horroru — znajdziesz tu kilka smakołyków, ale musisz się też przygotować na straszenie „na pół gwizdka”.
Przyjemność 3,1/5
Styl: 2,8/5
Historia: 3,3/5
Ocena: 3,07/5
goodreads - 3/5
thestorygraph -3/5
lubimyczytac - 6/10
Zaczyna się z wysokiego C. „Flesh Wounds” Mike’a Careya to brutalna przypowieść o nieśmiertelności jako przekleństwie — żołnierz, który nie może umrzeć, bardzo szybko żałuje swojej transakcji z diabłem. Pomysł niby ograny, ale wykonanie budzi niepokój i zgrzytanie zębów. Nieco gorzej wypada „Let 'Er Trip” Chipa Zdarsky’ego — opowieść o matce ratującej córkę z narkotycznego kultu. Efektowne rysunki Kagan McLeoda nie maskują jednak tego, że fabuła jest kompletnie oderwana od logiki, a horror ustępuje tu miejsca psychodelicznemu slapstickowi.
Na szczęście tom ratują perełki. „Scrimshaw” Jamesa Stokoe to sugestywna i misternie narysowana opowieść rybacka — melancholijna i pełna napięcia jak opowieść grozy z „Weird Tales”. Równie dobrze wypada „The Murder Variant”, meta-historyjka o fanatycznym kolekcjonerze komiksów, który dla unikatowego zeszytu zrobi absolutnie wszystko. Mamy tu błyskotliwy komentarz na temat obsesji i chciwości wśród geeków — jak z Black Mirror, tylko bardziej makabryczny.
Na drugim biegunie znajdziemy kilka rozczarowań, np. „Sacrifices” — groteskowo niedopowiedzianą historyjkę o przeklętym diamencie i biznesowych układach z kosmicznymi bytami. Błyskawiczne tempo i banalny finał sprawiają, że ta opowieść wypada jak koncept porzucony w połowie realizacji. Nieco lepiej wypadają krótsze formy jak „True-ish Crime”, gdzie mamy satyrę na kulturę true crime i amatorskich internetowych śledczych. Szydercze, ale też trochę powierzchowne.
W warstwie graficznej tom prezentuje się przyzwoicie — stylistyka poszczególnych rysowników jest bardzo różnorodna, od ekspresyjnych, niemal karykaturalnych plansz po oszczędne, minimalistyczne kadry Zoe Thorogood. Szczególnie warto wyróżnić właśnie Thorogood za świetne wykorzystanie pustki i powtarzalności w opowieści o niekończącej się egzystencji.
Creepshow Vol. 3 to nadal solidna antologia dla fanów grozy — pełna odniesień, easter-eggów i puszczania oka do fanów gatunku. Ale w odróżnieniu od poprzednich tomów, tym razem straszy mniej konsekwentnie. Dostajemy miks opowieści naprawdę udanych, przemyślanych formalnie i narracyjnie — jak również kilka nieco „niedogotowanych” konceptów, które zbyt szybko przechodzą do finału albo opierają się wyłącznie na groteskowym „efekcie wow”. Jeśli więc szukasz jakościowego horroru — znajdziesz tu kilka smakołyków, ale musisz się też przygotować na straszenie „na pół gwizdka”.
Przyjemność 3,1/5
Styl: 2,8/5
Historia: 3,3/5
Ocena: 3,07/5
goodreads - 3/5
thestorygraph -3/5
lubimyczytac - 6/10
August 20, 2025
8/12/2025 So nice to be able to reset my brain with a horror anthology! Full review tk at TheFrumiousConsortium.net.
8/20/2025 Given my literary consumption of recent years, I'm genuinely wondering whether I ought to pivot away from my usual mental palate cleansers of classic/cozy crime in favor of horror anthologies like this one! This volume certainly acted like a much needed reset on my brain, serving up short, sharp and entirely self-sufficient diversions to give my weary mind the low commitment but high reward reading it desperately needed.
As overseen by Ben Abernathy, the ten comics collected here fulfil the Creepshow remit with aplomb. For those unfamiliar with the concept, Creepshow first debuted as a Stephen King-written and George A Romero-directed anthology movie in the early 1980s. It was conceptualized as an homage to the EC horror comics of the 1950s, and was successful enough to spawn several sequels and, in a nice full-circle moment, a comic of its own.
Creepshow was revived as a television show in 2019, which is where this latest comics iteration comes in. Greg Nicotero and Brian Witten, the producers of that show, have also cleverly solicited for writers and artists to contribute to accompanying print anthologies, of which this is the third. Each volume so far has showcased some of the best talent in comics today. This one is no different, with a stacked line-up that includes Chip Zdarsky, Mike Carey and Kami Garcia, among others. Shout-out as well to Pat Brousseau who lettered every story but one here, keeping an excellent sense of continuity going almost entirely throughout.
Interestingly, while I very much enjoyed the works of the authors mentioned above -- arguably the most famous of the ones included here -- I was most dazzled by stories from authors I was less familiar with. Top of that heap is Chris Condon, Martin Morazzo & Chris O'Halloran's The Murder Variant, which is a cheeky dig at comic book grognards and their incredible lack of social and communication skills. I also really loved how Acky Bright's words and art came together in the horrifying Face, which touches on the deeper underlying problem of self-esteem and how giving up your appearance to please the whims of others also means losing yourself.
But my absolute favorite of these stories was the hilariously titled Tent Revival by Ed Brisson & Kael Ngu. Any woman struggling through the dating trenches will absolutely sympathize (tho I will freely admit to a personal smugness in not being the kind of girl who dates guys who want you to go hiking and camping with them, lol.) Everything about this comic was flawless, from the dialog to the spectacular art to that razor-perfect title.
As always with anthologies, I love how they expose readers to brand new creators we might never have had the time to look up before. Creepshow might feel like a shlocky idea, but it's filled to the brim with talent who make wicked, wonderful work that I look forward to continuing to explore in future. Recommended.
Creepshow Vol 3 edited by Ben Abernathy was published April 1 2025 by Image Comics and is available from all good booksellers, including Bookshop!
8/20/2025 Given my literary consumption of recent years, I'm genuinely wondering whether I ought to pivot away from my usual mental palate cleansers of classic/cozy crime in favor of horror anthologies like this one! This volume certainly acted like a much needed reset on my brain, serving up short, sharp and entirely self-sufficient diversions to give my weary mind the low commitment but high reward reading it desperately needed.
As overseen by Ben Abernathy, the ten comics collected here fulfil the Creepshow remit with aplomb. For those unfamiliar with the concept, Creepshow first debuted as a Stephen King-written and George A Romero-directed anthology movie in the early 1980s. It was conceptualized as an homage to the EC horror comics of the 1950s, and was successful enough to spawn several sequels and, in a nice full-circle moment, a comic of its own.
Creepshow was revived as a television show in 2019, which is where this latest comics iteration comes in. Greg Nicotero and Brian Witten, the producers of that show, have also cleverly solicited for writers and artists to contribute to accompanying print anthologies, of which this is the third. Each volume so far has showcased some of the best talent in comics today. This one is no different, with a stacked line-up that includes Chip Zdarsky, Mike Carey and Kami Garcia, among others. Shout-out as well to Pat Brousseau who lettered every story but one here, keeping an excellent sense of continuity going almost entirely throughout.
Interestingly, while I very much enjoyed the works of the authors mentioned above -- arguably the most famous of the ones included here -- I was most dazzled by stories from authors I was less familiar with. Top of that heap is Chris Condon, Martin Morazzo & Chris O'Halloran's The Murder Variant, which is a cheeky dig at comic book grognards and their incredible lack of social and communication skills. I also really loved how Acky Bright's words and art came together in the horrifying Face, which touches on the deeper underlying problem of self-esteem and how giving up your appearance to please the whims of others also means losing yourself.
But my absolute favorite of these stories was the hilariously titled Tent Revival by Ed Brisson & Kael Ngu. Any woman struggling through the dating trenches will absolutely sympathize (tho I will freely admit to a personal smugness in not being the kind of girl who dates guys who want you to go hiking and camping with them, lol.) Everything about this comic was flawless, from the dialog to the spectacular art to that razor-perfect title.
As always with anthologies, I love how they expose readers to brand new creators we might never have had the time to look up before. Creepshow might feel like a shlocky idea, but it's filled to the brim with talent who make wicked, wonderful work that I look forward to continuing to explore in future. Recommended.
Creepshow Vol 3 edited by Ben Abernathy was published April 1 2025 by Image Comics and is available from all good booksellers, including Bookshop!
June 17, 2025
The first was definitely the best but just like the shudder show each season has its highs and lows. I’m glad I finally ripped through these volumes but I’m very happy to be jumping into a book again. Trigger warning was a good read the others were fun but nothing that really stands out as memorable.
November 23, 2025
Ten mostly mediocre horror stories. The only ones I did enjoy were "Scrimshaw" and "Tent Revival," I doubt I’ll even remember the rest next time I wake up. It’s all pretty nice to look at though, so there is that, I suppose.
August 19, 2025
3.5 stars.
Best of the first three volumes, but still a few dud tales. Woo Ooo.
Best of the first three volumes, but still a few dud tales. Woo Ooo.
August 25, 2025
Creepshow always has such fun collections!!
November 13, 2025
Yeah, man. Fun, silly, short. Let's keep this title rolling.
November 13, 2025
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The third volume of the new Creepshow comics has arrived and it delivers anew but not in the same creepy way the two previous volumes did.
Ten new dreadful stories by different artists and writers are collected with a variety of levels of horror.
Going from taking mushrooms that awakens a cosmic mother feeling to a Trigger Warning that leads to certain death, a sleepover with teethy results and a comic book collector's deadly obsession... But also a story told about an ancient storytelling creature and an unsatiable thirst for the end of the story... Beauty can be a dangerous quest to seek, as well as looking for a body in a place you shouldn't be! Wanting to be invincible and having that wish granted means making sure you be careful what you wish for and how you formulate the wish... And then finally there's a haunted house and a cursed date...
As I said, this collection was somewhat less terrifying as the previous two instalments have been but there are still some very good stories in this one as well. Maybe they should ask some bigger names in horror writing land to write some creepy scripts in the future. (I'm thinking of Joe Hill, Stephen Graham Jones, Adam Cesare, Adam Neville.... a lot to choose from!) One thing should be really clear: I think the art in these collections is on point and differs enough with each story so you understand a new tale has begun. But the stories could be a little longer in my opinion (thinking back to the original Creepshow comic where some tales were longer than two combined in this collection!)
No, it will never be Stephen King but damn, there are some great writers and artists out there. And yes, I am looking forward to a new instalment in this series!
The third volume of the new Creepshow comics has arrived and it delivers anew but not in the same creepy way the two previous volumes did.
Ten new dreadful stories by different artists and writers are collected with a variety of levels of horror.
Going from taking mushrooms that awakens a cosmic mother feeling to a Trigger Warning that leads to certain death, a sleepover with teethy results and a comic book collector's deadly obsession... But also a story told about an ancient storytelling creature and an unsatiable thirst for the end of the story... Beauty can be a dangerous quest to seek, as well as looking for a body in a place you shouldn't be! Wanting to be invincible and having that wish granted means making sure you be careful what you wish for and how you formulate the wish... And then finally there's a haunted house and a cursed date...
As I said, this collection was somewhat less terrifying as the previous two instalments have been but there are still some very good stories in this one as well. Maybe they should ask some bigger names in horror writing land to write some creepy scripts in the future. (I'm thinking of Joe Hill, Stephen Graham Jones, Adam Cesare, Adam Neville.... a lot to choose from!) One thing should be really clear: I think the art in these collections is on point and differs enough with each story so you understand a new tale has begun. But the stories could be a little longer in my opinion (thinking back to the original Creepshow comic where some tales were longer than two combined in this collection!)
No, it will never be Stephen King but damn, there are some great writers and artists out there. And yes, I am looking forward to a new instalment in this series!
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