One Dread Door Closes and Another Opens as Miskatonic Goes and Maniac Grows

Can FBI agent Miranda Keller save the day, or will dark forces consume her and the rest of a sleepy little valley’s humanity? It’s curtains for Miskatonic, the riff on H.P. Lovecraft’s lore and personal lousiness by writer Mark Sable, artist Giorgio Pontrelli, colorist Pippa Bowland and letterer Dave Sharpe.  Harry’s on a train. The…

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All the Lovecraft Easter Eggs in AfterShock’s Miskatonic #2

Miskatonic’s Magical Misery Tour continues with a trip to Arkham in AfterShock Comics’ Miskatonic #2. Written by Mark Sable, penciled by Giorgio Pontrelli, colored by Pippa Bowland and lettered by Thomas Mauer, Miskatonic #2 finds our intrepid investigators on the run from the Dagon cultists, aiming toward deeper, darker corners of Lovecraft Country. We open…

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ADVANCE REVIEW: AfterShock’s ‘Miskatonic’ #1 Pokes at Lovecraft While Playing with Noir

In its solicit text, AfterShock’s “Miskatonic” promises “a mix of historical crime fiction and Lovecraftian horror that dives deep into the American nightmare.” Let’s get into the new series from Mark Sable, Giorgio Pontrelli, Pippa Bowland and Thomas Mauer and see if it pays off those dark and abominable promises.

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