Number 17 - Something is killing the Children Vol 5

 

Playing catch up on this. I read this in an hour last weekend as part of my continuing series theme. A return to the House of Slaughter.

Erica Slaughter has turned her back on the Order of St George and has gone rogue, slaying monsters without the complications the Order's rules imposed.

The order are not happy and want to deal with Erica, to set an example.

Meanwhile Erica is facing up to a new type of monster, straight from your deepest nightmares.

The storytelling here is top notch. Unfortunately the artwork can be very underwhelming. Some panels are truly impressive, the first clear view of the new monster for example, but otherwise it's not a visual feast like the Monstress or Gideon falls series and feels quite basic. At worst the art can be quite poor and off-putting.

The cliffhanger ending has me wanting to start picking up the comics, but then I'm in for a a cliffhanger every month almost when I catch up. It's a toss up. wait till September for Vol 6 (which would also be considerably cheaper than the individual comics...) or dive in...