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Abattoir #6

By Leroy Douresseaux
July 31, 2011 - 14:10

Abattoir #6 cover image

Abattoir, the horror comic book miniseries created by Darren Lynn Bousman (the director of three films in the Saw franchise), comes to an end.  Set in the late 1980s, Abattoir follows real estate agent, Richard Ashwalt, who was struggling to sell a house where a brutal massacre took place.  Richard falls into a murderous conspiracy involving a strange old man named Jebediah Crone, who buys the house in spite of Richard’s tremendous efforts to stop him.

In Abattoir #6, Richard has finally discovered Crone’s Abattoir.  Crone wants Richard to be the curator of this monstrosity.  To say no could mean the end for Richard and for his wife and daughter.

THE LOWDOWN:  While the sixth and final issue of Abattoir has pretty much the same vibe and mood, as well as characters, plot, and settings as the rest of the series, I am disappointed.  I don’t like how it ends, although most of this issue is quite good.  Actually, this is the ending that I expected, and Bousman was bound to leave an opening for a sequel, just as he did in his three Saw films.

Overall, this is a riveting, scary tale that doesn’t skimp on the blood, gore, and brain matter.  And yes, it does matter that Vertigo and IDW not be the only big publishers (relatively speaking) that publish horror comics.  So I go for Radical Publishing’s Abattoir.  It is a real deal true bloody horror comic book.

POSSIBLE AUDIENCE:  Readers looking for good horror comics will want to try Abattoir.

B+

 

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