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Jumpscare
From the co-creator of The Sixth Gun and Harrow County comes a new action horror superhero event that ties into the hit Beyond Mortal comics series!
Horror fan turned vigilante Jumpscare can conjure any gore-soaked weapon from any gore-soaked movie she's watched. Using this power, she's become a force for good in Empire City...and the world's most popular superhero! Even with all her powers, though, she may not be able to save her estranged sister from the clutches of mobster-turned-monster—Grindhouse! Especially with a band of eldritch zealots called the Dismal Concordat standing in her way!
Collects Jumpscare #1–#4.
Horror fan turned vigilante Jumpscare can conjure any gore-soaked weapon from any gore-soaked movie she's watched. Using this power, she's become a force for good in Empire City...and the world's most popular superhero! Even with all her powers, though, she may not be able to save her estranged sister from the clutches of mobster-turned-monster—Grindhouse! Especially with a band of eldritch zealots called the Dismal Concordat standing in her way!
Collects Jumpscare #1–#4.
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First published October 21, 2025
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About the author
Cullen Bunn
2,107 books1,061 followersCullen grew up in rural North Carolina, but now lives in the St. Louis area with his wife Cindy and his son Jackson. His noir/horror comic (and first collaboration with Brian Hurtt), The Damned, was published in 2007 by Oni Press. The follow-up, The Damned: Prodigal Sons, was released in 2008. In addition to The Sixth Gun, his current projects include Crooked Hills, a middle reader horror prose series from Evileye Books; The Tooth, an original graphic novel from Oni Press; and various work for Marvel and DC. Somewhere along the way, Cullen founded Undaunted Press and edited the critically acclaimed small press horror magazine, Whispers from the Shattered Forum.
All writers must pay their dues, and Cullen has worked various odd jobs, including Alien Autopsy Specialist, Rodeo Clown, Professional Wrestler Manager, and Sasquatch Wrangler.
And, yes, he has fought for his life against mountain lions and he did perform on stage as the World's Youngest Hypnotist. Buy him a drink sometime, and he'll tell you all about it.
Visit his website at www.cullenbunn.com.
All writers must pay their dues, and Cullen has worked various odd jobs, including Alien Autopsy Specialist, Rodeo Clown, Professional Wrestler Manager, and Sasquatch Wrangler.
And, yes, he has fought for his life against mountain lions and he did perform on stage as the World's Youngest Hypnotist. Buy him a drink sometime, and he'll tell you all about it.
Visit his website at www.cullenbunn.com.
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October 27, 2025
Fun comic amazing art!
October 13, 2025
This review originally published in Looking For a Good Book. Rated 4.0 of 5
Collecting the first four issues of the comic book by the same name, Jumpscare is a new sort of superhero.
A young woman who happens to be a huge fan of horror/slasher/grindhouse films is bestowed with a unique power - she can call up (and use) any movie weapon from any horror film she's ever seen and 'jump' to and from locations. This will come in handy as Empire City where she lives is being invaded by a collection of baddies the could be right out of any of the horror films she enjoys.
When her sister is taken captive by one of these monsters, Jumpscare goes into lethal action to rescue her her, even though her ultra conservative, Christian family has denounced her and seems to want nothing to do with her.
This was really a lot of fun and very clever. Jumpscare's 'power' is a bit like Green Lantern ('if you can think of it, it'll be there') but relies on an impressive knowledge of horror films. I definitely don't have that background, but I suspect those who do will enjoy this even more.
The contrast with the darkness (horror movie powers and creatures) and light (Christian conservative values) is well played though the role reversals might be a little heavy-handed. Might be.
The artwork is tremendous. This is complex without being overly busy. I really like the addition of Jumpscare's red/blue eyes which take us to 1950's era 3D movies - perfect for 'B' horror flicks.
The book is comprised of four comic book issues and suffers a little bit of telling four stories within the larger arc. It sometimes feels a bit padded to flesh out the necessary pages for a comic.
The 'ending' doesn't work for me. Especially with the last page, this feels more like a set-up to a much longer story or, at best, the half-way point. I understand it's nice to leave the story open for continuation, but it was unnecessary. She hasn't lost her powers - this could easily be begun in another issue/volume. Now we have an incomplete story.
Looking for a good book? The graphic novel Jumpscare is very clever and well illustrated and worthy of continuation, but closing a volume with an obvious 'cliffhanger' doesn't work - especially when the book is under 100 pages and graphic novels can easily go beyond that to present a complete story.
I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher, through Edelweiss, in exchange for an honest review.
Collecting the first four issues of the comic book by the same name, Jumpscare is a new sort of superhero.
A young woman who happens to be a huge fan of horror/slasher/grindhouse films is bestowed with a unique power - she can call up (and use) any movie weapon from any horror film she's ever seen and 'jump' to and from locations. This will come in handy as Empire City where she lives is being invaded by a collection of baddies the could be right out of any of the horror films she enjoys.
When her sister is taken captive by one of these monsters, Jumpscare goes into lethal action to rescue her her, even though her ultra conservative, Christian family has denounced her and seems to want nothing to do with her.
This was really a lot of fun and very clever. Jumpscare's 'power' is a bit like Green Lantern ('if you can think of it, it'll be there') but relies on an impressive knowledge of horror films. I definitely don't have that background, but I suspect those who do will enjoy this even more.
The contrast with the darkness (horror movie powers and creatures) and light (Christian conservative values) is well played though the role reversals might be a little heavy-handed. Might be.
The artwork is tremendous. This is complex without being overly busy. I really like the addition of Jumpscare's red/blue eyes which take us to 1950's era 3D movies - perfect for 'B' horror flicks.
The book is comprised of four comic book issues and suffers a little bit of telling four stories within the larger arc. It sometimes feels a bit padded to flesh out the necessary pages for a comic.
The 'ending' doesn't work for me. Especially with the last page, this feels more like a set-up to a much longer story or, at best, the half-way point. I understand it's nice to leave the story open for continuation, but it was unnecessary. She hasn't lost her powers - this could easily be begun in another issue/volume. Now we have an incomplete story.
Looking for a good book? The graphic novel Jumpscare is very clever and well illustrated and worthy of continuation, but closing a volume with an obvious 'cliffhanger' doesn't work - especially when the book is under 100 pages and graphic novels can easily go beyond that to present a complete story.
I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher, through Edelweiss, in exchange for an honest review.
January 13, 2026
This is a classic short Bunn comic (four issues), and I have to say I enjoyed it quite a lot, despite a few typical issues these kinds of quick reads tend to have.
I should also mention that this spins off from a superhero series by Bunn that I hadn’t read, which only really dawned on me around the second issue. Aside from a few small references, though, it doesn’t really rely on that continuity and works just fine on its own.
Jumpscare is essentially a crazy horror comedy made for horror geeks, centered on a talkative anti-heroine who fights evil — but does so in very brutal ways. It’s packed with horror references, plenty of very cringe one-liners that I eventually got used to, and it moves extremely fast, so there’s not much room for deeper character development.
Even so, it’s a pumped-up ride. The artwork works perfectly alongside the story, and I had a lot of fun with it. It’s a bit of a shame that many of the movies referenced are made up, but that’s balanced out by the great idea that the heroine can summon any weapon she’s seen in a horror film — which I thought was genuinely cool. And I get why it’s easier for the author to invent those movies rather than reference real ones.
For example, a glove made out of tiny chainsaws? That was genius.
So yeah — it’s a straightforward genre snack that entertains and flies by. Nothing more, nothing less. But I’d happily take another serving. 8/10.
I should also mention that this spins off from a superhero series by Bunn that I hadn’t read, which only really dawned on me around the second issue. Aside from a few small references, though, it doesn’t really rely on that continuity and works just fine on its own.
Jumpscare is essentially a crazy horror comedy made for horror geeks, centered on a talkative anti-heroine who fights evil — but does so in very brutal ways. It’s packed with horror references, plenty of very cringe one-liners that I eventually got used to, and it moves extremely fast, so there’s not much room for deeper character development.
Even so, it’s a pumped-up ride. The artwork works perfectly alongside the story, and I had a lot of fun with it. It’s a bit of a shame that many of the movies referenced are made up, but that’s balanced out by the great idea that the heroine can summon any weapon she’s seen in a horror film — which I thought was genuinely cool. And I get why it’s easier for the author to invent those movies rather than reference real ones.
For example, a glove made out of tiny chainsaws? That was genius.
So yeah — it’s a straightforward genre snack that entertains and flies by. Nothing more, nothing less. But I’d happily take another serving. 8/10.
February 1, 2026
"From the world of Beyond Mortal" I don't know what this is but the cover looks fun so I picked it up. I had fun with it! Jumpscare can jumpscare people (teleport where they aren't looking) and summon shitty low-budget horror movie props to fight people with. She's like a Harley Quinn type of rampaging crazy girlboss. Has a bit of emoting about how crazy and weird and dangerous and 'dark' she is ("on the inside"), which is very blah but whatever it fits I guess. Jumpscare (the mini-series) sets up Jumpscare (the protagonist) as torn between her parents being ultra-religious zealots, and now having to help her family against other ultra-religious zealots (but this time they're cultists for eldritch gods instead of cultists for Jesus).
It ends rather abruptly, as many four-issue limited series tend to do, but there were cool action scenes and lots of blood and guts. It... set up a status quo? I think? I can't tell exactly what Jumpscare was about before it started but there seems to be a purpose and theme here other than "kill bad guys wahoo" so I take that as character development. There's still a cool lady who likes horror movies and murders monsters and I take that as a win and say thanks for the series existing.
It ends rather abruptly, as many four-issue limited series tend to do, but there were cool action scenes and lots of blood and guts. It... set up a status quo? I think? I can't tell exactly what Jumpscare was about before it started but there seems to be a purpose and theme here other than "kill bad guys wahoo" so I take that as character development. There's still a cool lady who likes horror movies and murders monsters and I take that as a win and say thanks for the series existing.
August 7, 2025
I have a bad feeling about this book as I read a few pages of it. A Harley Quinn meets Kick-Ass like heroine that mutters lines in the movie. I enjoyed it in after passing the initial pages but it's a bit of a let down in the finale. (Spoilers) so it's so easy to escape the HQ of the big bad? Really now? Then the cliffhanger feels forced just to push it's comic universe thing. The artwork is totally solid though. The action is good. The scare factor has it's highs and lows. This book is not rushed. I like the family thing but again the ending is not good.
November 1, 2025
+ Main character is fun, simple entertaining story
- Too short, 4 issues, cliffhanger
- Too short, 4 issues, cliffhanger
November 10, 2025
This was not good, but obviously so which made it somehow way better.🤣
Lots of bad jokes and silly gore. Writing was 🤷🏽 art and color was 👍🏽
2.9🌟
Lots of bad jokes and silly gore. Writing was 🤷🏽 art and color was 👍🏽
2.9🌟
November 14, 2025
Really fun concept and had a blast reading it! Great art!
January 28, 2026
I read it because it was on the long list for the Bram Stoker award, but daaaang, that was a lot of fun. (I read it on Hoopla, free with a library card.)
January 31, 2026
4.5 So Good!!
February 3, 2026
Nothing groundbreaking here just big, dumb, gory fun. And sometimes that's just what you need.
October 26, 2025
(Full disclosure: I received a free e-ARC for review through Edelweiss. Content warning for violence and gore.)
3.5/5 stars
Horror movie super-fan Allie is the black sheep of her evangelical, picture-perfect family - and that's before a chance encounter with Elder God Leviathan turns her into a super-powered monster. Unlike many of the other "touched," Allie decides her use her powers - chief among them, the ability to conjure any horror movie weapon from thin air - for good, transforming herself into the vigilante Jumpscare. (Another reviewer called Jumpscare "Harley Quinn meets Kick-Ass," which I'm going to borrow since it's basically perfect.)
When Allie's sister Rebecca is kidnapped, her parents break their years-long estrangement in order to reach out for help (by way of a kidnapping, natch). In a plot twist we all saw coming, Rebecca's captor is just using her as bait to get to Jumpscare. While the Elder Gods may be (mostly) gone, their descendants live on - and some, like the Dismal Concordat, harbor nefarious plans for resurrecting their overlords.
I really enjoyed JUMPSCARE ... though it's a little short on plot, the protagonist is great. I love an anti-hero who loves their work, and Jumpscare's powers are so much fun. The tension between Allie and her terrible family pops, especially given how timely it is. (I wouldn't be surprised if the 'rents turned out to be Project 2025 groupies.) The ending sets up Volume 2's story line nicely, although as short as this volume is, it feels rather incomplete, as if set up was its one job.
Bonus points for the adorable, will they/won't they eat a human's face? monster menagerie rescue at the end.
3.5/5 stars
Horror movie super-fan Allie is the black sheep of her evangelical, picture-perfect family - and that's before a chance encounter with Elder God Leviathan turns her into a super-powered monster. Unlike many of the other "touched," Allie decides her use her powers - chief among them, the ability to conjure any horror movie weapon from thin air - for good, transforming herself into the vigilante Jumpscare. (Another reviewer called Jumpscare "Harley Quinn meets Kick-Ass," which I'm going to borrow since it's basically perfect.)
When Allie's sister Rebecca is kidnapped, her parents break their years-long estrangement in order to reach out for help (by way of a kidnapping, natch). In a plot twist we all saw coming, Rebecca's captor is just using her as bait to get to Jumpscare. While the Elder Gods may be (mostly) gone, their descendants live on - and some, like the Dismal Concordat, harbor nefarious plans for resurrecting their overlords.
I really enjoyed JUMPSCARE ... though it's a little short on plot, the protagonist is great. I love an anti-hero who loves their work, and Jumpscare's powers are so much fun. The tension between Allie and her terrible family pops, especially given how timely it is. (I wouldn't be surprised if the 'rents turned out to be Project 2025 groupies.) The ending sets up Volume 2's story line nicely, although as short as this volume is, it feels rather incomplete, as if set up was its one job.
Bonus points for the adorable, will they/won't they eat a human's face? monster menagerie rescue at the end.
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