Dead Birds

Deadhorse

by Eric Grissom, Phil Sloan (Illustrations), David Halvorson (Contributor)

Deadhorse is the story of William Pike, a reclusive shut in who comes into possession of a powerful key and becomes the target of an evil industrialist. When Pike learns the key may help solve the mystery behind his father's death, he embarks on a journey into the farthest reaches of Alaska while being pursued by an array of bizarre bounty hunters. "Dead Birds" collects the first six issues of Deadhorse, character sketches, pinups, deleted pages, and more. Full Color / 184 pages

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Horror

186 pages, Paperback

First published January 31, 2013

About the author

Eric Grissom's work includes the middle-grade fantasy graphic novel series GOBLIN with artist Will Perkins, the interactive middle-grade novel ON THE ISLAND OF THE MAD MAGICIAN, the strange mystery graphic novel DEADHORSE with artists Phil Sloan, David Halvorson, and Marissa Louise, and the mature graphic novella ANIMALS with artist Claire Connelly. Additionally, Eric is the author of the tabletop RPG BEWARE THE DARK SISTERHOOD.

Eric lives in New Jersey with his wife, three children, two dogs, and several Halloween animatronics in various states of repair.

Reviews

[J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this strange little book. It's got a very intriguing story (even if some of it seems derivative), good plotting, great art, a nice but not overdone sense of the absurd, and a good, slightly confusing sense of nonlinear storytelling. It's strongly To Be Continued, though, so we'll see if we get more coming or not. Nice.

[Andy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a strange quest story with just the right amount of humor. I read this digitally, but would definitely purchase this in book form.

[Danny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well written story with a well thought out backstory. Keeps the audience guessing while being an enjoyable read.

[Stephanie Griffin · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars. This graphic novel gave me quite a few chuckles! I liked the originality too.

[Etienne · Rating 2 out of 5]

2,5/5. I was going into this one expecting something similar to Gregory Suicide since it's by the same author. I was wrong. Totally different in every aspect. I nonetheless like the artwork, a weird style, some old school but with a touch, it was pretty enough. My problem was with the story. It felt too weird, like the author pitch his ideas right in without a second thought. So we get a bit of humor, which didn't work well with me, just wasn't my style, and a story that seem to go in every direction while going nowhere. I can't say I enjoy and I won't continue the series. Good and bad, I like the originality of it, and, I said the same thing about Gregory Suicide, this author has real talent, but his work always look a bit unfinished, rushed or just not polished. I don't no how much time he put into them and I'm not here to judge or anything, but it look to be like he could achieve something was better by putting more time into a second or third look and by a better editing job. Just my opinion...

[Tony Laplume · Rating 3 out of 5]

Honestly, I have no idea what to make of this. I couldn't really follow the story at all. It seems to have spontaneously written itself, following an internal logic that leaves the reader behind. Part of a bundle I got at Comixology, Deadhorse follows a whole trend of somewhat similar comic book storytelling, but is not a particularly good example of it. But the art is pretty good, even if I personally would imagine it in a slightly more...subdued?...context.

[Justin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Maybe it picks up and gets better after you read the whole issue. The sample I just read was okay at best, rather odd really.

[Patrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

meh