At the end of every horror movie, one girl always survives... in this case, Cassie Hack not only survives, she turns the tables by hunting and destroying the horrible slashers that would do harm to the innocent! Alongside the gentle giant known as Vlad, the two cut a bloody path through those who deserve to be put down... hard! Fans have asked for YEARS, and we're finally delivering a fancy oversized hardcover edition, with a new cover, and a never before seen nine-page story written and drawn by series creator Tim Seeley!
Collects EUTHANIZED, GIRLS GONE DEAD, COMIC BOOK CARNAGE, LAND OF LOST TOYS #1–3, TRAILERS, the SLICE HARD prequel and SLICE HARD, and the hellish crossovers with CHUCKY and EVIL ERNIE.
Tim Seeley is a comic book artist and writer known for his work on books such as G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, The Dark Elf Trilogy, Batman Eternal and Grayson. He is also the co-creator of the Image Comics titles Hack/Slash[1] and Revival, as well as the Dark Horse titles, ExSanguine and Sundowners. He lives in Chicago.
reprints the Hack/Slash Omnibus vol 1 with a new short story added and distributed from Kickstarter with a prose short called "The Girl in the Fishnet Stockings"
Listen, Hack/Slash is over the top, gory, sick, sexy, dumb, and fucking FUN horror that I always enjoyed.
This Deluxe Edition collects the crucial early stories that establish the entire series. Cassie Hack is a badass, sexy, emo/goth chick who is introduced as the final girl who had to kill her own undead mother, The Lunch Lady. This trauma sets her on her mission. She teams up with Vlad, a gigantic, disfigured, gas-mask-wearing hulk of a sidekick, and they go on the road murdering Slashers.
That's the basic idea. But the characters are so fun. Their dynamic, Cassie’s focused brutality contrasting with Vlad’s gentle, protective nature, is the emotional core of the book. If you love classic horror franchises like Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, or even Child’s Play (yes, there's a fun Chucky crossover in this volume!), you're gonna have a blast here. It doesn't take itself serious, and that's the best part.
I will say the first story and the last story are the strongest. The opening arc, which features Cassie’s origin story and her first encounter with Vlad, is essential reading. The volume really ramps up with the "Land of Lost Toys" storyline, which introduces the disturbing concept of Child Slashers and the villain Mother Superior. There’s also a fun one where a bunch of slashers escape, and we see the early episodic hunts in stories like "Euthanized" and "Girls Gone Dead." The middle ones range from fun, to not too good. Especially one story I liked about a Slasher who kills in your dreams (Not Freddy!) but sadly the art was very rough.
Overall it’s probably a 3.5 at best but I'm awarding it a 4 cause fuck it. Tits and ass, gore, and slasher hunters is my cup of tea. If you want a comic that serves up equal parts nostalgia and modern carnage, grab this.