Shadow Roads

by Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt (Writer), A.C. Zamudio (Illustrator)

14 pages, Unknown Binding

Published May 5, 2018

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

[Erica Robyn Metcalf · Rating 4 out of 5]

I snagged a copy of Shadow Roads at Free Comic Book Day 2018. I’m totally embarrassed at how long it took me to finally be able to give it a read!

Shadow Roads is a story that is set in the world that remains after the conclusion of The Sixth Gun series. I haven’t yet read that series, but I definitely want to now!

The story jumps right in with two characters at a museum. One is having a great time, while the other feels a bit off. Before they leave, a man gives one of the characters a gift and a message.

Next up, we jump to New Mexico Territory where a man is searching for a girl that is talented with a pistol.

The two story lines jump back and forth throughout the short comic, where we dive a bit deeper into the plots for each.

Of course, the comic ends just when things are getting really interesting! But as a quick glimpse, I thought this was perfect!

The artwork was also really awesome! I love the color schemes. It was especially interesting that the scenes in London were quite different from the orange and brown tones of the scenes in New Mexico. And of course, I’m a total sucker for the darker panels! One character that pops into the story, Ms Abigail Redmayne, looks SWEET. I can’t wait to learn more about her!

This quick glimpse totally got me hooked! I definitely need to try to get my hands on the first full volume when it comes out on June 18, 2019!

[Chris Thompson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining introduction. This issue has a lot of characters, but it doesn't feel cluttered. All of the characters are unique and appropriately developed (as much as they can be considering space). The action scenes are unclear, but the art is strong outside of that. This could be one to watch for from Oni.

[Lillian Francis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really liked this, both the premise and artwork.

Definitely plan to pick this up.

[Ginny's reading nook · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fantastic read. Will be picking up more issues.