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Red Room #5
Red Room Trigger Warnings #1
Medical specialist Dr. Droog's secret files are exposed --- revealing how Fritz, her mother Maria, and Fritz's movie rival, Mila, are all connected, via mysterious facial re-construction! Love and Rockets is not enough to contain the unbridled imagination of Gilbert Hernandez... Delve into the darkest corners of psychodrama.... illustrated!
36 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 1, 2021
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About the author
Ed Piskor
83 books199 followersEd Piskor had been cartooning professionally in print form since 2005, starting off drawing American Splendor comics written by Harvey Pekar. The duo continued working together on 2 graphic novels, Macedonia, and The Beats. Ed began self publishing Wizzywig after developing a huge interest in the history of Hacking and Phone Phreaking. 3 volumes, making up 3/4 of the full story, have been published to date.
Recently Ed had designed the characters for the new Adult Swim series, Mongo Wrestling Alliance.
Recently Ed had designed the characters for the new Adult Swim series, Mongo Wrestling Alliance.
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
December 8, 2023
Nah, TRASH.
It's an interesting idea but the execution is a bit of a mess. Some interesting style choices but the artwork is ugly and the story should be but isn't.
The concept is horrific but the way its done sucks any emotion out of it and leaves it feeling bland. It's a bit confusing with what it's trying to say, and there's not really any kind of hook to it.
Disappointing; won't bother with anything else in this series.
It's an interesting idea but the execution is a bit of a mess. Some interesting style choices but the artwork is ugly and the story should be but isn't.
The concept is horrific but the way its done sucks any emotion out of it and leaves it feeling bland. It's a bit confusing with what it's trying to say, and there's not really any kind of hook to it.
Disappointing; won't bother with anything else in this series.
March 17, 2022
I’m extremely conflicted with this one. I looove horror comics ok? Don’t get me wrong, I’m down for some crazy shit and I usually love it, but this was a bit too out there for me I guess? I don’t know, a lot of the dialogue rubbed me the wrong way but I guess that’s kind of the point? I understand why this book reads the way it does, there’s no sugar coating the dark web, so in every aspect it SHOULD be extremely disturbing, but I guess that’s just not something I want to read about. I definitely like the artistic direction of the three layered story telling and the use of colour! Overall I understand this book to some extent, it’s just not for me
May 19, 2022
For the first issue of "Red Room: Trigger Warnings" Ed Piskor uses a unique story structure. Almost every page is divided in three stories, with three different art styles. The one on the top follows Brianna, the daughter of Davis, aka Decimator, a popular Red Room torturer, as she's trying to figure out what's going on with her father. In the middle of each page we see from start to finish one of Decimator's most popular Red Room streams. Finally, on the bottom, we see Davis' twisted life.
This was an incredible start to the new Red Room series. The way Ed Piskor structures the story is incredible and it works perfectly. Seeing things from Brianna's point of view offers a new, innocent perspective, something that is reflected by the color that is used for her part, which progressively disappears, as she gets into the world of Red Rooms. Moreover, watching (or actually reading) an entire Red Room stream was extremely interesting and weirdly entertaining. I especially loved reading the comments. Ed Piskor makes it very clear that the people who watch these are seriously disturbed and also filthy rich. Furthermore, seeing Davis' point of view also offers an interesting perspective and shows how a seemingly nice person can be incredibly horrible.
The artwork was beautifully disturbing. It's crazy how detailed some parts are and that makes the violence look much better than someone would expect. Also, the parts with color look really great and offer an interesting contrast with the rest of the comic.
This was an incredible start to the new Red Room series. The way Ed Piskor structures the story is incredible and it works perfectly. Seeing things from Brianna's point of view offers a new, innocent perspective, something that is reflected by the color that is used for her part, which progressively disappears, as she gets into the world of Red Rooms. Moreover, watching (or actually reading) an entire Red Room stream was extremely interesting and weirdly entertaining. I especially loved reading the comments. Ed Piskor makes it very clear that the people who watch these are seriously disturbed and also filthy rich. Furthermore, seeing Davis' point of view also offers an interesting perspective and shows how a seemingly nice person can be incredibly horrible.
The artwork was beautifully disturbing. It's crazy how detailed some parts are and that makes the violence look much better than someone would expect. Also, the parts with color look really great and offer an interesting contrast with the rest of the comic.
May 3, 2023
Story 4
Art 5
Colors 5
Sick sick sick !
Art 5
Colors 5
Sick sick sick !
March 25, 2024
Not for the fainted hearted.
Red Room is certainly not for everyone, but, the cover illustration should give a good indication of what to expect. The amazing thing is that each issue is self contained. So essentially, what a short story or a short film is for their respective mediums.
The amount of work displayed in each page is simply stunning, all done by one person, art, colours, lettering, etc; All executed with great attention to detail. The art, varies from a more pop sensibility to the grotesque horror torture fest. A simple and effective narrative that keeps you going at a good pace till the end.
Highly recommended.
Updated on the 25.03.24 | In spite of the great work done here, due to recent allegations against the author, I can no longer in good conscience recommend this, or any other books from Ed Piskor.
Red Room is certainly not for everyone, but, the cover illustration should give a good indication of what to expect. The amazing thing is that each issue is self contained. So essentially, what a short story or a short film is for their respective mediums.
The amount of work displayed in each page is simply stunning, all done by one person, art, colours, lettering, etc; All executed with great attention to detail. The art, varies from a more pop sensibility to the grotesque horror torture fest. A simple and effective narrative that keeps you going at a good pace till the end.
Highly recommended.
Updated on the 25.03.24 | In spite of the great work done here, due to recent allegations against the author, I can no longer in good conscience recommend this, or any other books from Ed Piskor.
April 2, 2022
I'm not sure this is for me. Not much of a story. Art is fine. Idunno I might take a look at the next issue and see if it gets better. The idea of a red room is interesting, but only worth it if the characters around it are fleshed out.
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