That's exactly what I did when I reached the last page of this. it was a case of "You can't leave it there! I need to know what happens AND I NEED IT NOW!"
Sadly it's going to be a few days until it arrives.
Subtlety isn't the strong point of this series. The title kind of gives away the main thread of the story. Small town America and something in the woods is, well, killing the local children.
The something is a very nasty set of monsters. Enter Erica Slaughter to kick some monster ass. In the last volume she was a bit of a cypher, arriving from nowhere to save the day.
In this volume we learn more about her past and the organisation (the House of Slaughter) that sent her on her mission. Similar to Buffy and the Council of Watchers if they were a lot more unpleasant to work for.
there's very little originality in the story, but its all packaged so well and breezes past at such a hectic pace that you really don't care. It was only last night that I twigged about the similarity to Buffy, hours after finishing it. that's a good sign. if you read it and you're making the links while you're reading, then you can suggest it's derivative. This certainly doesn't feel it.
The artwork is pretty good. the panel layout could be clearer as to when you're reading across a double page and when it's single pages, but it's not enough of an issue that it spoiled my enjoyment.
It's exciting, scary and damned good fun, and finishes with a massive cliffhanger. Highly recommended.
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