NIGHTBREED #1

Writers: Clive Barker, Marc Andreyko

Artists: Piotr Kowalski

Didn’t have to get to page five to really get that “I’m reading a Clive Barker book” feeling.  His style was prominent from the absolute beginning.  It was a treat to see all the creatures from the 90’s flick make it on to the comic, especially in the beginning pages when you get to scope out the art on the wall.  Very nice touch.  Pay special attention to the beginning when the old man with gills on his face tells you about Midian, if you're not a Cabal or Nightbreed fan.  Otherwise, the well informed will know.  Midian’s the Nightbreeds home, secluded from humans and hidden in the mists.  If I recall, it is in Canada somewhere.  For those of you that don’t know, the Nightbreed are a society of creatures that have existed since way before anything else.  

In the book we see two timelines, the past and the present.   In the past we see two runaway slaves.  Unfortunately one gets turned after encountering a creature.  Seems like the creature and the freshly turned slave are going to give em hell.

Then we see a senator who is visiting his… not wife but gets paid for x rated… you know… Any who, turns out she too is a creature.

The art struck me as simple.  The anatomy did not lack detail, thanks to the glorious backgrounds.  The panel work wasn’t too busy either, and it was incredibly smooth.

If you have never read Cabal, if you’ve never seen the movie. it’s ok.  This comic doesn’t have any prerequisites.  I definitely recommend it to anyone who is an occult fan and wants to dive in.