Abattoir #5 of 6

Radical Comics
Written by Rob Levin & Troy Peteri
Art by Hugo Petrus

I’ve just read the fifth installment of the Abattoir series. The first ones that I read were good and this one lived up to the expectations left by the others. This one doesn’t deal directly with Richard Ashwalt as the other two did, but it does start giving you a background as to who’s at the root of the issue and is setting you up for the main climax of the story. In this one, all you really need is the eerie music going on in the background to help scare you out of your wits.

I could go on about the technical areas of this book, but that would be a tad redundant. Everything flows from the last book going into this one. The writing is at the same level, drawing you into a world that, I don’t think any of us wants to go into. The art has that dark, edgy feeling to it from the last issues. You feel yourself being sucked in (you want to start looking over your shoulder as you read, just to make sure). Once you look at the cover, you’re drawn in. All around, this is a good book to go with a good series.

Ever since the first book of this series was given to me, I’ve been impressed with it. This one didn’t fail either. I can’t stress that enough. If you liked the first four, you’ll want to get this one. As always, you’ll find someone to read this with you, so you’re not alone. The way this is going, I have no idea how it’s going to end and I really like that. In my humble opinion, get this book. It’s worth it; if Radical puts this out as a single issue or a trade, get it now. I give it 5 caps out of 5.