Terrible Lizard #1

Terrible Lizard #1

by Cullen Bunn, Drew Moss (Penciller), Ryan Hill (Colorist)

The touching story of a girl and her T-Rex ... with a healthy dose of collateral damage and monster conflict on the side. When the scientists of Cosmos Labs punch a hole through time and space, they pull a ferocious dinosaur into the present. The dinosaur imprints on teenage Jessica, proving to be more mischievous than vicious. But he is not alone. Strangely mutated prehistoric monsters begin attacking our world. What's a girl and her dinosaur-fighting dinosaur supposed to do?

Genres: Comics

24 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2015

About the author

Cullen 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.

Reviews

[gloriabluestocking · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great graphics and interesting set-up. Though I'm annoyed with its use of what has become a cliche in writing for middle-grade readers: There's a raging T-Rex in the immediate vicinity, and the ones preparing to defend those present from this danger are cast as cruel and foolish. 'Can't you all see he just needs a friend?'
Blah.
I hope this isn't another story of relativistic dogma which is so pervasive right now. I'll give the second issue a go and hope for the best.

[Allie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the perfect Free Comic Book Day taste of a comic! I definitely want to read the rest when they come out. HUGE thanks to Sam who picked up the comic for me because I was working all day Saturday!

[Sidekicks Wanted · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cara: I went into this with very low expectations, and was pleasantly surprised. I actually really liked it! It has the potential to be really fun.

[Cara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I went into this with very low expectations, and was pleasantly surprised. I actually really liked it!

[Stacey · Rating 2 out of 5]

The art was not great...I studied one of the panels for several seconds before i decided i couldn't decipher it. story was okay, but juvenile.