Issue: Suicide Note
Writer: Jamison Kasian
Pencils: Dwayne Biddix
Inks: Rob Lansley
Letters: Brant Fowler
Colors: Anthony Lee
Publisher: Hard Way Studios
Release Date: January 2010
Pages: 72
Price: $16.95
“Cassie receives a strange anonymous suicide note and after
reading it she begins a downward slide from a sane and controlled world
into a world of twisted nightmarish images, a mysterious man who guides
her along the dark path, and a pulling in her mind, to take her life
and escape the nightmare. But, if she doesn’t give into to the leading
of the note to kill herself she must wonder a shadow world, forever
unable to die.“
Artwork: 3.5 out of 5.0
This is a pretty good looking book. I was a big fan of the artwork not
overpowering the story line here, but more just for the visual
presence. I felt that the Biddix’s style was kind of on the same level
as Gabriel Rodriquez and in my book, that’s pretty good. However there
were some panels where the characters felt flat, and just had no depth
to them. The colors were done well and helped carry the tone of the
story nicely.
Story: 4.5 out of 5.0
Now this is a rare type of story to come by. Not just in the sense of
subject matter, but a psychological horror book that is done right and
works. I think that this is a branch of the horror genre we need more
of and I applaud Kasian for succeeding. What you get in these pages is
a great start to grab you, then as if it were a tower of bricks, one
layer is placed on top of the next, leading to the climactic finish.
There is a lot of story to be had here in only 72 pages, so get your
reading glasses ready.
Dying Breath: 4.0 out of 5.0
Good artwork mixed with a great story gives this one a great
recommendation from me. Like I touched on, this is a genre not really
played with to much in comics and it works very well here. I almost
thought I had it all figured out towards the end, but I was sent
looking in another direction, and it is what had me hooked. A great
read that should be a part of your horror collection.
