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Galaxis December 2012
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omics, even when they’re static on a printed paper page, are a moving target that can be difficult to keep track of. Comics retailing has been lurching from crisis to crisis to occasional technological epiphany over the past couple decades, and it has made finding and following great comics more difficult. This becomes especially true with smaller or genre comics titles; even if one local comics shop carries it, the one a mile away might never have heard of it. But keep looking, and without too much trouble you’ll find neat publications such as Hellbound, published by Boston Horror Comics. Without a single world-famous superhero scorching its pages, Hellbound reminds us of the pleasure of reading new and sometimes puzzling stories. Hellbound #2 includes 12 black and white stories. The graphic and storytelling
styles are very different; there is no homogeneous big-comics conformity here. The book begins with “Necrocomicon,” Nathan Kitler and Jerel Dye’s tale of a foulspirited cartoonist taken over by the even worse spirits in his own comic art. John Hillard’s “Eugene” will leave a smile on your face as it depicts what we can only call a love-slayer story. J. Bell and Andy Wong’s “RobMeBlind.com” is a nasty little revenge turnaround. And Catlin Plovnick’s “Eye Contact” is just, well, deliciously and—if it’s possible—innocently wicked. The third edition of Hellbound was also recently released, and if you like what’s in the second iteration, you’ll want to track down the third. The Boston Comics Roundtable, which is behind Boston Horror Comics, is not only focused on horror. They also produced Outbound a few years ago, showcasing science fiction. Like Hellbound, Outbound is a good platform for a variety of different artistic voices. You will likely find a few stories weak or overly experimental, but overall you’ll find a refreshing volume of talent. So far, two editions of Outbound have been published. Hellbound 2 is available in the regular, 96-page $10 edition, and it’s also available in an “art edition” of 100 pages for $100, which comes in boxes covered in paper handmade by the Boston Paper Collective, which is the first time you’ve heard that there was anything called the Boston Paper Collective. Hellbound 3 was also released right before this issue of Galaxis went to press and was not reviewed; but it is being sold for $25 for 64 pages in an art edition that features a wraparound cover by Uruguay born Roho, owner/publisher of River Bird Comics and creator of Hellbound. If you can’t find these publications at your local comics retailer, go to their website bostoncomicsroundtable.com. The internet is doing a pretty good job of filling in the void left by the imploding retail industry.