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Bunny Mask #1-4
Bunny Mask
A new horror series from the creator of the Eisner-nominated Colder!
Sealed in a cave before the dawn of man, released by a crazed madman, Bun-ny Mask walks our world once more. But for what dark purpose does she use her un-natural powers? And what’s her connection to Bee Foster, a young girl murdered by her father fourteen years ago? In order to save his life – and his sanity – one man will have to discover the truth of what waits behind the mask.
Writer Paul Tobin (Colder) and artist Andrea Mutti (MANIAC OF NEW YORK,
Hellblazer) unleash an eons old legend upon an unsuspecting world – one that’ll make your most horrific nightmare feel like a walk in the park!
This 128-page volume contains the entire series, issues #1-4.
Sealed in a cave before the dawn of man, released by a crazed madman, Bun-ny Mask walks our world once more. But for what dark purpose does she use her un-natural powers? And what’s her connection to Bee Foster, a young girl murdered by her father fourteen years ago? In order to save his life – and his sanity – one man will have to discover the truth of what waits behind the mask.
Writer Paul Tobin (Colder) and artist Andrea Mutti (MANIAC OF NEW YORK,
Hellblazer) unleash an eons old legend upon an unsuspecting world – one that’ll make your most horrific nightmare feel like a walk in the park!
This 128-page volume contains the entire series, issues #1-4.
120 pages, Paperback
First published February 8, 2022
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About the author
Paul Tobin
933 books406 followersPaul Tobin is the Eisner-award winning, New York Times-bestselling author of Bandette, Colder, and many other comic books and graphic series.
Bandette, drawn by Colleen Coover, was awarded the Eisner Award for Best Digital Series in 2013, 2016, and 2017; and was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award for Graphic Literature in 2016. His original graphic novel I Was the Cat was nominated for an Eisner in 2015.
The Genius Factor: How to Capture an Invisible Cat , first in his five-book series of middle-grade books, came out in 2016 from Bloomsbury Kids. It was followed in 2017 by How To Outsmart A billion Robot Bees , and How To Tame A Human Tornado in March 2018.
Bandette, drawn by Colleen Coover, was awarded the Eisner Award for Best Digital Series in 2013, 2016, and 2017; and was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award for Graphic Literature in 2016. His original graphic novel I Was the Cat was nominated for an Eisner in 2015.
The Genius Factor: How to Capture an Invisible Cat , first in his five-book series of middle-grade books, came out in 2016 from Bloomsbury Kids. It was followed in 2017 by How To Outsmart A billion Robot Bees , and How To Tame A Human Tornado in March 2018.
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February 20, 2025
I don't know why this worked for me, but it did.
Because this is some batshit stupid premise. Right from the start.
Some prehistoric ghoul in a bunny mask and a nightgown, talking about sickness or some other nonsense?
But then there's this whole other story about a social worker and her partner who show up at a 14 year old girl's house to check on her welfare, only to get sucked into some kind of CRAZY shit.
And then, years later...
I don't know what the hell is happening, but if I can get my hands on it I'll read the next volume.
Because this is some batshit stupid premise. Right from the start.
Some prehistoric ghoul in a bunny mask and a nightgown, talking about sickness or some other nonsense?
But then there's this whole other story about a social worker and her partner who show up at a 14 year old girl's house to check on her welfare, only to get sucked into some kind of CRAZY shit.
And then, years later...
I don't know what the hell is happening, but if I can get my hands on it I'll read the next volume.
February 25, 2023
Bunny Mask feels like two different horror stories smashed together, and I'm not sure it works. There's the "someone is talking inside my head" story, and there's Bunny Mask, a creature that is there to heal sickness. Or something. Nothing in this comic becomes clear. That said, I don't get the feeling Paul Tobin is interested in answers, the comic barely seems to know what the questions are.
It suddenly and unsatisfyingly ends. It definitely feels like the story needed a fifth chapter/issue, moreso because the revelations come thick and fast in the fourth issue, and our characters are a bit too quick in accepting new twists and turns. That person you have a traumatic past with, and have recently become reacquainted with? Yeah we think they've actually been dead for a decade. Oh no! Nevermind, I'll go visit them now anyway. And so on.
I could've done without the cringey bit where Bunny Mask starts seducing our hero - that is a trope that seems to only exist in the male horror writer's repertoire, mistaking any sex for vulnerability and/or intimacy.
(Picked up a review copy through Edelweiss)
It suddenly and unsatisfyingly ends. It definitely feels like the story needed a fifth chapter/issue, moreso because the revelations come thick and fast in the fourth issue, and our characters are a bit too quick in accepting new twists and turns. That person you have a traumatic past with, and have recently become reacquainted with? Yeah we think they've actually been dead for a decade. Oh no! Nevermind, I'll go visit them now anyway. And so on.
I could've done without the cringey bit where Bunny Mask starts seducing our hero - that is a trope that seems to only exist in the male horror writer's repertoire, mistaking any sex for vulnerability and/or intimacy.
(Picked up a review copy through Edelweiss)
February 2, 2022
A strong start gives way to no resolution or stopping point. The book just ends as it's gotten stranger and stranger. I know another miniseries is planned but this was not the place to finish. It just leaves you hanging. I'm sure I'll like this more once it's finished. It has a nice creep factor to it. I did like it enough that I'll be checking out the sequel.
Andrea Mutti's art is fine. I think the coloring isn't great though. It's very splotchy. His covers that are colored by someone else look a ton better.
Andrea Mutti's art is fine. I think the coloring isn't great though. It's very splotchy. His covers that are colored by someone else look a ton better.
February 20, 2025
Not that good.
February 2, 2022
It takes a lot to make a horror graphic novel work for me, but it appears a man chiselling chunks out of his tweenaged daughter's teeth provides a response. As does a flighty bit of female thigh from a woman in a kind of sports dress – although rest assured it's quite the different reaction there. The big question here might be summarised as, do the teeth belong to the same person as the thigh, or are the thighs those of a saviour to the teeth girl, or a devilish tormentor? No end of possibilities might arise in this bonkers scenario – including the potential conclusion that even the author doesn't have the foggiest.
Our male hero was looking for a girl who had disappeared off the grid school-wise, when he finds her father to be a murderous beeyatch, muttering about an entity in a cave he was trying to dig through to. In amongst all the nutjobbery, thigh girl, Bunny Mask herself, appears, puts things 'right' – and leaves no end of shit-storminess to resolve itself (or not) a generation later. The intent is to make Bunny a seductive kind of hell-spawn, but the visuals can't decide on the girth of the thigh, and despite all she can do with her tongue it turns out that her place in the verbal WTFery is to join in. And that's soon not the only kind of WTFery, making me think there is just too much of it by the end. Were I to stick around (and there is ample scope for more, as there are only four issues collected here, alongside a far too large cover gallery) and everything get a logical reason I'd definitely doff my hat, but while the jury is out on the former I seriously doubt the latter. This could well be just too randomly bonkers for its own good.
Our male hero was looking for a girl who had disappeared off the grid school-wise, when he finds her father to be a murderous beeyatch, muttering about an entity in a cave he was trying to dig through to. In amongst all the nutjobbery, thigh girl, Bunny Mask herself, appears, puts things 'right' – and leaves no end of shit-storminess to resolve itself (or not) a generation later. The intent is to make Bunny a seductive kind of hell-spawn, but the visuals can't decide on the girth of the thigh, and despite all she can do with her tongue it turns out that her place in the verbal WTFery is to join in. And that's soon not the only kind of WTFery, making me think there is just too much of it by the end. Were I to stick around (and there is ample scope for more, as there are only four issues collected here, alongside a far too large cover gallery) and everything get a logical reason I'd definitely doff my hat, but while the jury is out on the former I seriously doubt the latter. This could well be just too randomly bonkers for its own good.
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January 15, 2022I have read bits and bobs of other stuff by Paul Tobin, but primarily I associate him with the charming all-ages material like Bandette which he produces with wife Colleen Coover. But just as her other work includes the charming, not remotely all-ages Small Favors, so this very much isn't one for the young Bandette fans. Right from the off it's clear things are about to go horribly wrong, with two representatives of officialdom off to investigate a girl's absence from school. Her father's place screams redneck nutjob, but the encounter still manages to go even worse than you'd expect. Years later, the survivor of that pair is a doctor in the city, when he meets that little girl again; she's an artist now, creating sculptures which recall the strange figure who saved his life back in that terrible cave, except that according to the people who found him, there was no cave... Andrea Mutti's art catches just the right note of spookiness and uncertainty, with settings always on the verge of shifting and characters never quite able to trust that they've seen what they think they have. Tobin's introduction namechecks Hammer, Junji Ito, Dario Argento, Klimt, but while I approve of all those reference points, and I liked this too, I wouldn't have guessed at them as influences had he not said it. His last line sums Bunny Mask up better: "I'm terrified of this. Let's get closer." Bunny Mask herself is an uncanny figure, but appealingly so, as when she looks at a kid's teeth and prophesies their future:
"I see...you will have laughter. You will share bad fashions with good friends. Fireworks, distant mountains. A fish beneath the sea, and kisses from fifteen pairs of lips before you find the perfect fit. You will have seven dogs in your life, and be bitten by three."
And – the bit a lot of horror comics can forget – the regular people caught up in all the weird shit are also given enough material that we care about them, rather than being cyphers there to panic and bleed. How can you resist characters introduced through conversations like this?
"So I just stared in his face. I mean, yes, I was frightened, but I was fierce. There are times when you can't back down. There are times you have to draw the line."
"I admire your bravery. So, did your cat get out of your chair?"
So yeah. Does it catch a note of the uncanny? Absolutely. But in terms of outright horror, the only time I did that intake of breath here was when someone orders an eggplant pizza. Now that's inhuman behaviour.
(Edelweiss ARC)
"I see...you will have laughter. You will share bad fashions with good friends. Fireworks, distant mountains. A fish beneath the sea, and kisses from fifteen pairs of lips before you find the perfect fit. You will have seven dogs in your life, and be bitten by three."
And – the bit a lot of horror comics can forget – the regular people caught up in all the weird shit are also given enough material that we care about them, rather than being cyphers there to panic and bleed. How can you resist characters introduced through conversations like this?
"So I just stared in his face. I mean, yes, I was frightened, but I was fierce. There are times when you can't back down. There are times you have to draw the line."
"I admire your bravery. So, did your cat get out of your chair?"
So yeah. Does it catch a note of the uncanny? Absolutely. But in terms of outright horror, the only time I did that intake of breath here was when someone orders an eggplant pizza. Now that's inhuman behaviour.
(Edelweiss ARC)
January 17, 2022
This was simple yet highly affective. The atmosphere the art drew makes this feel foreboding. Not to mention all of the characters in their downtime feel so down-to-earth, so self-consciously human. So when some monsters come knocking, there's some genuine fear to be had. Not only do they disrupt the lives of people just trying to get by and dealing with issues, they feel predatory and judgmental enough to torment people on a regular basis. They're like modern folk tale creatures that embed themselves into people's minds. Even after the reader puts this book down, they'll never forget this because of how much they'll try to interpret everything.
February 28, 2022
I was expecting a lot from this since Colder is one of my favorite horror graphic novels ever, but in my opinion this was just a mess. I feel like there are really two entirely different plotlines that never quite manage to come together and I have no idea what is even supposed to be going on and the kind of messy art style doesn't really do anything to help with that. Bunny Mask is the only 'character' that I have even the slightest passing interest in and she's hardly even in it at this point. I'm sure there's another volume planned that has the potential somehow pull all this together and make it make sense but I don't care enough at this point to try to read it. Maybe if I didn't find the main guy to be so bland and boring but alas.
June 13, 2022
As with most horror stories in any medium: intriguing premise, downhill from there.
There’s an unwritten rule in modern comic books: if you insist on a straight white male protagonist he must have a black lesbian sidekick. It’s like creators keep on their desk a very complicated color wheel. Hmm, I can balance out this green with red, fat with skinny, etc. It’s so unfeeling and mechanical at this point. Are white people not allowed to have white friends? To the point, why do protagonists—of any description—need these walking sounding boards anyway? Let’s just go back to narration boxes. First person, third person, whatever. All of the reasons people moved away from narration boxes now apply to these ciphers anyway. If you only have four issues to tell a story, don’t waste any pages.
(A subrule to the above: this straight white male protagonist must signal to the reader that he’s one of the “good” straight white males at every given opportunity. Of course, the reader must be careful, by the way, of assuming this teethless sexlessness has anything to do with the story—except, presumably, helping it get published. And ensuring the protagonist is completely forgettable.)
The problem with this book is actually the Joss Whedon Effect. Every comics writer feels twee banter is necessary regardless of the tone of the book or the ages of the characters. That’s mostly fine if the writer is funny; it’s not fine if he’s not. Here it just took away from the creepy atmosphere. All the banter did besides take up space was detract from the stronger aspects of the story. And the humor that did land mostly came from the creature anyway and probably because it was sparse and unexpected.
The art style is not my cup of tea but I don’t know how much of that is down to the watery coloring. It makes everything kind of blurry. And if you remove blurry, you’re mostly left with scratchy. Not my favorite combination especially combined with the aforementioned coloring as well as little background work. (Compare this expressive style to the hyper detailed work of Junji Ito. The latter to me is better for horror.)
Good, weird story overall. Nothing riveting, nothing that will make you want to go buy Bunny Mask merchandise. Maybe with a few more stories under her belt that may change. Because as much as I want to say Bunny is like some Lovecraftian-esque, deus ex machina mix of a Playboy bunny, Seven of Nine, and Freddy Krueger, she’s actually sort of original. If this was published ten years ago, it probably would have been better. Compromising your story compromises your story.
(The Charlie Brown shirt motif was interesting, and I wonder if it is an indicator for anything, but I won’t read it again to find out.)
(Teeth: I too thought they would have more to do with the story in one way or another. Maybe it’s one of those overpowering images that possess a writer but he eventually forgets that he forgot all about it?)
(One other positive: I liked how some of the “deep dark” secrets were the kind that most people would find completely excusable yet still understand why the character is haunted by them (sheriff.) Not every character needs to secretly be a disgusting human.)
There’s an unwritten rule in modern comic books: if you insist on a straight white male protagonist he must have a black lesbian sidekick. It’s like creators keep on their desk a very complicated color wheel. Hmm, I can balance out this green with red, fat with skinny, etc. It’s so unfeeling and mechanical at this point. Are white people not allowed to have white friends? To the point, why do protagonists—of any description—need these walking sounding boards anyway? Let’s just go back to narration boxes. First person, third person, whatever. All of the reasons people moved away from narration boxes now apply to these ciphers anyway. If you only have four issues to tell a story, don’t waste any pages.
(A subrule to the above: this straight white male protagonist must signal to the reader that he’s one of the “good” straight white males at every given opportunity. Of course, the reader must be careful, by the way, of assuming this teethless sexlessness has anything to do with the story—except, presumably, helping it get published. And ensuring the protagonist is completely forgettable.)
The problem with this book is actually the Joss Whedon Effect. Every comics writer feels twee banter is necessary regardless of the tone of the book or the ages of the characters. That’s mostly fine if the writer is funny; it’s not fine if he’s not. Here it just took away from the creepy atmosphere. All the banter did besides take up space was detract from the stronger aspects of the story. And the humor that did land mostly came from the creature anyway and probably because it was sparse and unexpected.
The art style is not my cup of tea but I don’t know how much of that is down to the watery coloring. It makes everything kind of blurry. And if you remove blurry, you’re mostly left with scratchy. Not my favorite combination especially combined with the aforementioned coloring as well as little background work. (Compare this expressive style to the hyper detailed work of Junji Ito. The latter to me is better for horror.)
Good, weird story overall. Nothing riveting, nothing that will make you want to go buy Bunny Mask merchandise. Maybe with a few more stories under her belt that may change. Because as much as I want to say Bunny is like some Lovecraftian-esque, deus ex machina mix of a Playboy bunny, Seven of Nine, and Freddy Krueger, she’s actually sort of original. If this was published ten years ago, it probably would have been better. Compromising your story compromises your story.
(The Charlie Brown shirt motif was interesting, and I wonder if it is an indicator for anything, but I won’t read it again to find out.)
(Teeth: I too thought they would have more to do with the story in one way or another. Maybe it’s one of those overpowering images that possess a writer but he eventually forgets that he forgot all about it?)
(One other positive: I liked how some of the “deep dark” secrets were the kind that most people would find completely excusable yet still understand why the character is haunted by them (sheriff.) Not every character needs to secretly be a disgusting human.)
February 21, 2022
Do you ever see a trade cover and just know that you have to read it? That's what happened to me when I saw Bunny Mask: The Chipping of the Teeth. This is a cover that screams to be read. At least, it is for those that enjoy horror and weirdness. Written by Paul Tobin, with artwork by Andrea Mutti (art/colors) and Taylor Esposito (letters), Bunny Mask: The Chipping of the Teeth is a twisted tale of man and the things of nightmares.
There's unlucky, and then there's accidentally falling into a horror trope levels of unlucky. You can probably guess which category our unwilling hero falls into. It all started with a wellness check, but that fateful moment cost his partner her life and changed the course of his life forever.
Bee Foster was an unlucky girl with an abusive father. Now she's a brilliant artist with a particular obsession: Bunny Mask. The woman in a Bunny Mask appears in all of her artwork, as she essentially lives rent-free in Bee's mind. But what ties these two characters together?
Writing
Okay, wow. Bunny Mask: The Chipping of the Teeth does not hesitate to throw readers right into the deep end. Paul Tobin's tale is as terrifying as compelling, which is saying something. This is one of those stories that sucks readers in as they try and puzzle through the mystery presented to us.
Or maybe I'm just speaking for myself here. I dunno. What I do know is that this Bunny Mask tale is oddly enchanting while being utterly unafraid to delve into the darker side of humanity (and beyond).
This first volume is a strong start to the series. I have so many questions about the connections between the main character, Bee, and Bunny Mask. These questions have yet to be resolved, but I'm sure that they will be in due time. Unfortunately, that means being patient and waiting for the next installment, which sounds like a painful prospect at the moment.
Artwork
The artwork inside Bunny Mask: The Chipping of the Teeth is quite perfect for the story. All credit goes to Andrea Mutti (art and colors) and Taylor Esposito (letters) for that feat. I imagine it is challenging to find the right balance when it comes to portraying graphic elements, of which there are plenty in this volume.
I personally liked the artistic license Mutti took from time to time. The colors aren't solid, but that adds an ethereal sense to the story, which is highly appropriate. Esposito's lettering really tied it all together, as there is so much happening both in plain sight and behind the scenes.
Conclusion
Bunny Mask: The Chipping of the Teeth is a haunting and worthwhile read. I can see many readers either loving or hating it, depending on their mood or preferences. And that's okay. Personally, I enjoyed the mystery laid out before me, and I look forward to seeing how it unfolds in future volumes.
Thanks to AfterShock and #Edelweiss for making this book available for review. All opinions expressed are my own.
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There's unlucky, and then there's accidentally falling into a horror trope levels of unlucky. You can probably guess which category our unwilling hero falls into. It all started with a wellness check, but that fateful moment cost his partner her life and changed the course of his life forever.
Bee Foster was an unlucky girl with an abusive father. Now she's a brilliant artist with a particular obsession: Bunny Mask. The woman in a Bunny Mask appears in all of her artwork, as she essentially lives rent-free in Bee's mind. But what ties these two characters together?
Writing
Okay, wow. Bunny Mask: The Chipping of the Teeth does not hesitate to throw readers right into the deep end. Paul Tobin's tale is as terrifying as compelling, which is saying something. This is one of those stories that sucks readers in as they try and puzzle through the mystery presented to us.
Or maybe I'm just speaking for myself here. I dunno. What I do know is that this Bunny Mask tale is oddly enchanting while being utterly unafraid to delve into the darker side of humanity (and beyond).
This first volume is a strong start to the series. I have so many questions about the connections between the main character, Bee, and Bunny Mask. These questions have yet to be resolved, but I'm sure that they will be in due time. Unfortunately, that means being patient and waiting for the next installment, which sounds like a painful prospect at the moment.
Artwork
The artwork inside Bunny Mask: The Chipping of the Teeth is quite perfect for the story. All credit goes to Andrea Mutti (art and colors) and Taylor Esposito (letters) for that feat. I imagine it is challenging to find the right balance when it comes to portraying graphic elements, of which there are plenty in this volume.
I personally liked the artistic license Mutti took from time to time. The colors aren't solid, but that adds an ethereal sense to the story, which is highly appropriate. Esposito's lettering really tied it all together, as there is so much happening both in plain sight and behind the scenes.
Conclusion
Bunny Mask: The Chipping of the Teeth is a haunting and worthwhile read. I can see many readers either loving or hating it, depending on their mood or preferences. And that's okay. Personally, I enjoyed the mystery laid out before me, and I look forward to seeing how it unfolds in future volumes.
Thanks to AfterShock and #Edelweiss for making this book available for review. All opinions expressed are my own.
Read more reviews over at Quirky Cat's Comics
July 31, 2022
Stronger character work than I'm used to in a horror comic. Not complete in one volume and absolutely nothing is explained.
Two social workers drive out to investigate a case of possible child abuse. One is killed and the other forced to dig in a strange cave by a man who hears a voice calling to be let out. He unearths something (see the cover), but it's not the same voice the man hears.
Years later, the social worker encounters the girl he was originally trying to help, now all grown up and creating art based on her experience in the cave. The social worker starts hearing the same voice as the father. And the supernatural creature in the bunny mask starts showing up in places and doing random things for reasons.
The art is pretty good. The story seems interesting until it goes nowhere.
Two social workers drive out to investigate a case of possible child abuse. One is killed and the other forced to dig in a strange cave by a man who hears a voice calling to be let out. He unearths something (see the cover), but it's not the same voice the man hears.
Years later, the social worker encounters the girl he was originally trying to help, now all grown up and creating art based on her experience in the cave. The social worker starts hearing the same voice as the father. And the supernatural creature in the bunny mask starts showing up in places and doing random things for reasons.
The art is pretty good. The story seems interesting until it goes nowhere.
January 31, 2022
A mediocre first arc that had potential in a solid first issue, before diving into boredom. Another big miss from AfterShock. The creep factor was way up there, before taking a weird turn in the story it never comes back from.
August 16, 2022
I have absolutely no idea what I just read. Little plot, little character development. Little of… anything? I did enjoy the art style, I suppose. But it couldn’t make up for the fact there was no substance or story.
February 25, 2023
I feel like the story got a bit too convoluted in the second half. Too much stuff happening at the same time, not enough answers and the whole thing just feels like a fever dream that seems to end because Paul Tobin run out of time, I guess? Well, okay...
May 20, 2024
It's an interesting read. The art is not my favorite but it was solid enough to get me through.
One of my larger complaints is the dialog felt very unnatural to me. Most of it seemingly being nonsense if coming from "supernatural" or for lack of a better term posessed characters while everyone else is overly vulgar for the sake of being vulgar. The first two issues felt especially heavy handed with a lot of forced exposition.
There is another volume and I am compelled to pick it up because I am left somewhat unconvinced so far as to where I fully stand on the story. There wasn't much sense of completion or resolution to any aspects of the story.
I hope volume two can bring something along to capitalize on what I believe is a very promising premise. Bunny Mask is an interesting character and I want to know more about everything this story could potentially offer . .
I'm sitting at a 2.5/5 right now. Though I hope after I read the second volume it provides the overall story more value.
One of my larger complaints is the dialog felt very unnatural to me. Most of it seemingly being nonsense if coming from "supernatural" or for lack of a better term posessed characters while everyone else is overly vulgar for the sake of being vulgar. The first two issues felt especially heavy handed with a lot of forced exposition.
There is another volume and I am compelled to pick it up because I am left somewhat unconvinced so far as to where I fully stand on the story. There wasn't much sense of completion or resolution to any aspects of the story.
I hope volume two can bring something along to capitalize on what I believe is a very promising premise. Bunny Mask is an interesting character and I want to know more about everything this story could potentially offer . .
I'm sitting at a 2.5/5 right now. Though I hope after I read the second volume it provides the overall story more value.
May 25, 2024
Oh, I'm digging this! All kinds of weirdness right out of the gate, and a novel (to me,) way to do a spooky mystery.
I'm also liking the art. Something about the combo of a watercolor style with some sharp inking is doing something for me.
I'm also liking the art. Something about the combo of a watercolor style with some sharp inking is doing something for me.
November 9, 2023
I'm glad I finally read this. It has great atmosphere and leaves plenty of questions to keep you hooked.
November 13, 2025
Paul Tobin's "Bunny Mask" delivers a excellent blend of supernatural horror and mystery centered on a weird (in the Lovecraftian sense), ancient entity wearing a rabbit mask who becomes entangled with human affairs. Tobin builds his mythology at a good pace, giving you enough to stay hooked without ever dumping a ton of exposition on you. It moves along quickly, mixing in some real creepy moments with character stuff that makes you actually care about what happens to these people.
What really makes this volume work so well is Bunny Mask, herself. Bunny Mask is a character who, with the right exposure, could honestly be a new horror icon. The design so perfectly blends cute and unsettling, and wanting to understand her is what drives much of the story. Andrea Mutti's artwork fits Tobin's script perfectly, creating moody panels that build dread without going overboard on the gore. The overall vibe reminds me a bit of "Channel Zero", particularly the very underrated fourth season.
Overall, I really enjoyed "Bunny Mask: Vol. 1" and look forward to reading volume two. This one ends with enough resolution to feel satisfying but still leaves a pretty huge plot thread unresolved, which will presumably (hopefully) be addressed in the next volume.
What really makes this volume work so well is Bunny Mask, herself. Bunny Mask is a character who, with the right exposure, could honestly be a new horror icon. The design so perfectly blends cute and unsettling, and wanting to understand her is what drives much of the story. Andrea Mutti's artwork fits Tobin's script perfectly, creating moody panels that build dread without going overboard on the gore. The overall vibe reminds me a bit of "Channel Zero", particularly the very underrated fourth season.
Overall, I really enjoyed "Bunny Mask: Vol. 1" and look forward to reading volume two. This one ends with enough resolution to feel satisfying but still leaves a pretty huge plot thread unresolved, which will presumably (hopefully) be addressed in the next volume.
July 18, 2024
Confusing is a great work to describe this book. I am not sure what is really going on. Who or what is the Snitch? How can Bee be alive and dead? Is she the Bunny Mask? Why does the Bunny Mask speak in weird riddles?
With all these questions and the abrupt ending I should be really annoyed when reading this book, however the premise is intriguing and I want to read the second volume to find out more.
The art has a nice water color style that fits this weird story well.
With all these questions and the abrupt ending I should be really annoyed when reading this book, however the premise is intriguing and I want to read the second volume to find out more.
The art has a nice water color style that fits this weird story well.
December 2, 2025
I really liked this, but I think it could have been better. I'm giving this first volume 4 stars because I want to rate it based on how I felt about it before the second volume. The Bunny Mask character is intriguing, The Snitch is intriguing. It doesn't all quite come together, though. I rushed to find the second part after reading this but it didn't answer the questions I had. I hope Tobin comes back to the character because I do feel there is a lot of potential here.
July 17, 2022
Tobin is one of my favorite horror writers and I love Mutti's art, so this was a win-win and one of my favorite books of 2021. A man gets mixed up in a really, really strange and messed up psychological horror situation, becoming enmeshed with a woman who may or may not also be a demon. Lots of great, incredibly creepy moments from Mutti.
December 22, 2024
Fun read. Enjoyed the horror elements and the mystery behind everything. Was concerned we wouldn’t get any answers especially entering the 4th comic and it seemed liked nothing was gonna happen but that kinda changed with an important reveal. Also announcing there was gonna be a sequel helped which is gonna be my next read.
August 29, 2022
Lu chapitres #1-#4
Un comics horrifique prenant qui capture le lecteur dès les premières pages avec des créatures intrigantes et des personnages auxquels on s'attache vite
Le style graphique est magnifique !
Un comics horrifique prenant qui capture le lecteur dès les premières pages avec des créatures intrigantes et des personnages auxquels on s'attache vite
Le style graphique est magnifique !
April 5, 2022
Gruesome, haunting, mysterious - I like it
January 28, 2023
Wierd but I will keep reading.
March 5, 2023
Qué mal rollo. Inquietante, para lectores que buscan terror y secretos desvelados.
November 28, 2023
70
Art was pretty bad. But story was okay enough to finish the four issues. Don’t care to continue on with the series.
Art was pretty bad. But story was okay enough to finish the four issues. Don’t care to continue on with the series.
May 14, 2024
Intriguing but not much has happened yet
June 25, 2025
Excellent graphic and cosmic horror!
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