by Zoe Gaussoin, Assistant Editor

There are comics you read… and then there are comics that consume you.

In News From the Fallout, writer Chris Condon, (That Texas Blood) and artist Jeffrey Alan Love, (Notes from the Shadowed City), engross readers in a nuclear engulfed America circa 1962. With stark, apocalyptic visuals and cold war dread, they craft a haunting glimpse of survivors clinging to fading purpose in a world that has already written them off. Love’s minimalistic, expressionist art style, rendered in scorching blacks and menacing grays, gives the reader the impression that the pages themselves, were created while sitting amongst the rubble. Condon’s sparse, unnerving narration feels direct, damaging, and disturbingly calm. 

From the first page of News From the Fallout, the art grabs you by your throat. Everything is blurred, bleak, and full of menace. You’re blown away by a world where nothing is stable. Shapes blur into warped silhouettes. Faces hidden behind gas masks and white eyes. 

And that’s what makes it so terrifying…

It’s not just what you see in News From the Fallout. It’s what the creators don’t show you. You’re squinting through the charcoal grime, mindlessly trying to wipe that black ink off after every page turn. My thoughts exploding, trying to make sense of what’s happening, just like the characters. You feel their confusion and their helplessness. Their slow march into panic, perfectly executed.   Why won’t the ink come off my fingers? 

Then the screaming starts. Horror hits. And it’s visceral.

Every transformation, every smeared silhouette, every inhuman screech is delivered with violent dark ink saturated brushstrokes that give a new twist on a beloved genre. This isn’t jump-scare horror. It’s in your bones horror. Like waking up mid-nightmare and not knowing what’s real. I can’t get the ink off my fingers, nightmare grey scale. 

And even when one soldier escapes, barely, there’s no relief. The panel’s shadows never end. You can almost hear the static buzzing in your skull.

This News From the Fallout creative team knows what unsettles you. And played into your fears masterfully.

If you’re tired of formulaic horror, pick up this up today,. This bold, unnerving, absolutely unforgettable new twist on a beloved horror coupled with a visual storytelling masterpiece, won’t disappoint. This is the first of a six-issue mini series. Don’t forget to add this to your pull list!

Rating:
ComicsOnline gives News From the Fallout 5 out of 5 nuclear burns.

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