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Written & Colors by: Jordie Bellaire
Art by Vanesa R. Del Rey
Letters by: Clayton Cowles
Three witches lay waste to a police station in an old-fashioned town in Florida.
By the time I finished this first issue of Redlands, I was ashamed at the lack of horror comic books I’m currently reading. The story kicks off in the middle of the action with a police station under siege. Readers are thrown into this exciting supernatural story while not knowing what is going on. Unfortunately, it ends with readers still not exactly knowing what is going on.
This whole issue felt like an opening of a Supernatural episode, which is one of my favorite television shows. It introduces readers to a world that is occupied by a murderous coven of witches. The police they attack are portrayed as awful humans, but the way the witches slaughter these men doesn’t leave you cheering for either side. There’s a good chance that the main protagonist will be introduced in the next chapter, which is a surprising way to launch a series; unless the series focuses on the three witches, which would be great, but as a reader, I never got my bearings. Despite the lack of main character to focus on, it was still creepy and exciting.
To be perfectly honest, it feels too early in the story to give a true review and score. All I know is that there are three powerful witches that are wrecking havoc on a small town in Florida in the year 1977. Also, Vanesa R. Del Rey’s art is gorgeous and Jordie Bellaire’s story and color work did leave me wanting more.