Issues: Motel Hell #1-3
Writer: Matt Nixon
Artist: Chris Moreno
Colors: Tom Smith
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Release Date: 2011
Pages: 24 (each)
Price: $3.99 (each)
“Welcome back to America’s favorite cinematic psycho siblings,
Vincent & Ida Smith as these two insane farmers recruit some new
prospective “crops” for their special garden. A group of wine snobs are
flown into to their Napa Valley winery for the time, as in last, of
their lives!”
Artwork: 4.0 out of 5
Damn that’s a big hog! Want to know what I mean by that, then I guess
you would have to read Motel Hell. These books had a great gritty look
to them, that placed me directly where I needed to be. Sadly I have not
seen the original movie, but I am guessing that the character designs
are spot on. The new cast looks great as well. The one thing that this
book had going for it was the gore factor, and for that alone I have to
say it was a GORE-Geous collection of issues. Sadly the first issue
seemed to have some rough spots with pixellated images, but overall I
loved the look of this series.
Story: 4.0 out of 5
Again I need to mention, I have not seen the original movie, but how
cool is it that a comic book sequel would make me want to run to the
video store to find a copy! This story had everything I needed to give
me a classic slasher movie feel. The dialogue was spot on and completely
in line with a B-Movie. I do have to say that if I had to complain
about one thing, it was the choice for the cast, I found them to be a
bit to cliché. However it didn’t take anything away from the overall
story and I was in love with it all from page 1.
Dying Breath: 4.0 out of 5
Who would I suggest pick up this book? Honestly anyone and everyone
reading this review. This story was packed full of great moments that
would be found in any classic B-Movie. It may seem like an easy thing to
achieve in writing, but I think it’s harder than writing something
serious. You have to know when you cross the line into dumb, and then
come back and make it work. This book delivers on the artwork, story and
everything in between. I’m sorry I missed the initial release of these
issues because I would have been spreading the word of Motel Hell so
much sooner.
