The Tormented Issue #2 Review

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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Hope you’re here after reading “The Tormented” Issue #1, minor story spoilers ahead.

Creators Chuck Austen (story) and Patrick Olliffe (art) ensure they don’t let readers forget how the first issue of their 5-part comic book series “The Tormented” ended – with the startling revelation that protagonist Ryan Auster’s therapist is actually a ghost. And not just an ordinary ghost, a murder victim who was brutally axed to death. Her blood-soaked face, with the axe still lodged on her head was the last panel in the climax, an exciting twist for horror fans.

“I’m more scared of this than anything supernatural, buddy. We’re gonna lose the car… the house…”. Issue two of “The Tormented” opens with Ryan worrying over the amount of bills he has to pay. It’s a fun, comical opening, since unpaid bills are what real nightmares are made of. If you remember, Ryan lost his job and is offered a ghost-hunting show that he’s against working in, especially due to his haunted past. So will he find another way out, or will the financial stress make him cave in and do the show?

This issue was a fun mix of Ryan’s personal battles and the uncertainty of his professional future, although the new show crew . Besides, readers also sort of get an understanding of who the friendly-ghostly therapist is and why he enjoys talking to her. Chuck Austen and Patrick Olliffe vividly add in some new supernatural theatrics, including a deadly new spirit whose entry reminded me of a scene from the movie “The Curse of La Llorona”, although others might think of “It Follows”.

With just 25 pages, the creators seamlessly squeeze in a lot of new little subplots, ending the second issue with a solid cliffhanger. Although at this point, I feel slightly worried about why “The Tormented” is only five issues long. There seems to be a lot of scope for it to be a longer horror comic series, but let’s see how things turn out in the next few issues!

Rating: 4 on 5. “The Tormented” is also on Kindle Unlimited.

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Published on August 01, 2024 04:26
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