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Rachel Rising #5
Rachel Rising, Volume 5: Night Cometh
Rachel, Jet, and Aunt Johnny recover quickly from their harrowing adventures with the aid of a magic herbal wrap, but they soon discover they've been the victims of a serial killer. Now they are determined to find the mysterious predator and deliver him to the evil of Zoe's knife. This new book is the 5th trade paperback in Terry Moore's Eisner Award nominated series, collecting issues #25-30.
156 pages, Paperback
First published March 6, 2015
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About the author
Terry Moore
817 books645 followersFollowing the examples of independent comic creators such as Dave Sim and Jeff Smith, he decided to publish Strangers in Paradise himself through his own Houston-based "Abstract Studios" imprint, and has frequently mentioned a desire to do a syndicated cartoon strip in the authors notes at the back of the Strangers in Paradise collection books. He has also mentioned his greatest career influence is Peanuts' Charles Schulz.[1] Some of Moore's strip work can additionally be found in his Paradise, Too! publications.
His work has won him recognition in the comics industry, including receiving the Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story in 1996 for Strangers in Paradise #1-8, which was collected in the trade paperback "I Dream of You".
It was announced on June 15th, 2007 that Moore would be taking over for Sean McKeever as writer of Marvel Comics's Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane series starting with a new issue #1. On July 27th, Marvel announced that Moore would also take over for Joss Whedon as writer of Marvel's Runaways.[2]
On November 19th, 2007 Terry Moore announced in his blog that his new self-published series would be named Echo and its first issue would appear on March 5th, 2008.[3]
His work has won him recognition in the comics industry, including receiving the Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story in 1996 for Strangers in Paradise #1-8, which was collected in the trade paperback "I Dream of You".
It was announced on June 15th, 2007 that Moore would be taking over for Sean McKeever as writer of Marvel Comics's Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane series starting with a new issue #1. On July 27th, Marvel announced that Moore would also take over for Joss Whedon as writer of Marvel's Runaways.[2]
On November 19th, 2007 Terry Moore announced in his blog that his new self-published series would be named Echo and its first issue would appear on March 5th, 2008.[3]
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December 31, 2019
Even though this is something of a transition volume, I still dug it. Our cast of characters are recovering from the battle with Lillith. Eventually the story turns to not only stopping a serial killer but Rachel finally looking into who murdered her the first time. Zoe continues to be a maniacal, murderous delight. She steals the show with her sense of humor and then slits your throat while you are laughing.
January 7, 2025
Dark, deep, great!
August 14, 2016
Things proceed in Rachel Rising, as they will. But it’s titled “night cometh” because it ain't here yet. In volume 5 we explore a bit who might have been the guy who might have originally killed Rachel. We also find there’s a serial killer in Manson. Could this possibly be the same person who killed Rachel? Who knows? So in this one Rachel rises again, which the title promises will happen.
Zoe is a little psychotic rat killer, and one great character. Little scary/funny psychos are the best/worst in horror stories. Whatever Happened to Baby Jane. … Chucky. . . But in this one Moore creates what he does best: Zoe, a sort of regular-seeming girl, on the surface, to go with all the realistic women in this series, interacting as they would, jokingly, though in these macabre circumstances.
It’s still entertaining, and I hope it gets better.
Zoe is a little psychotic rat killer, and one great character. Little scary/funny psychos are the best/worst in horror stories. Whatever Happened to Baby Jane. … Chucky. . . But in this one Moore creates what he does best: Zoe, a sort of regular-seeming girl, on the surface, to go with all the realistic women in this series, interacting as they would, jokingly, though in these macabre circumstances.
It’s still entertaining, and I hope it gets better.
August 13, 2016
Rachel Rising drifts a bit in v5. The focus wanders back to who killed Rachel (that first time). Lilith, the terrifying immortal überwitch with a fat quivering doom-on for the entire world, is forgotten. Her intermittently dead associate witches don't appear, and in fact aren't even mentioned. Presumably they're still wandering around turning water into rats and uploading illegal porn onto innocent people's computers but I guess we're not worrying about that. Moore seems to be writing whatever pops into his head.
But somehow the stuff that pops into his head is consistently five star material. It's probably for the best...if Moore's plotting was as good as his concepts, writing, dialogue, and illustration, I'd have to give him six stars out of five and space-time would implode. And that damn well can't happen until I find out how Game of Thrones ends.
Zoe is my all time favorite non-Watchmen illustrated character. In spite of what she did to those poor rats. She should be on Tshirts.
Plot points:
But somehow the stuff that pops into his head is consistently five star material. It's probably for the best...if Moore's plotting was as good as his concepts, writing, dialogue, and illustration, I'd have to give him six stars out of five and space-time would implode. And that damn well can't happen until I find out how Game of Thrones ends.
Zoe is my all time favorite non-Watchmen illustrated character. In spite of what she did to those poor rats. She should be on Tshirts.
Plot points:
February 2, 2016
After the big climax in the last volume, this story has lost steam. There are some things that are starting to feel repetitive, and the characters don't feel like they are in any danger, so some of the tension that was present in earlier volumes is missing.
April 26, 2019
I think I will write more after I complete the remaining trades. Its not that story points about jet, Rachel, Zoe and Johnny didn't move along-
Its that this was way too shot. I think burning through the last 2-3 volumes will help write a better overall review of the series.
Its that this was way too shot. I think burning through the last 2-3 volumes will help write a better overall review of the series.
February 6, 2017
Amazing!
World: I can't say anything else about the art, it's amazing the emotions that Moore can bring to these characters. The world building is also great, it's not in your face like the last two arcs but it's character based and subtle making it so much more.
Story: The story is solid, it's back to what it was with books 1 and 2 where character development and questions are asked and it's the quiet moments that are the best. I really liked the time we spend with them just being them and getting back to the new normal. Pieces are moving into place, but at this point in time it's about reconnecting with these characters and that's awesome.
Characters: Okay, Zoe is stealing the show. That being said everyone else is great and real. The emotions are real the humor is real and the warmth is also real. These are just great characters.
This series is just good.
Onward to the next book!
World: I can't say anything else about the art, it's amazing the emotions that Moore can bring to these characters. The world building is also great, it's not in your face like the last two arcs but it's character based and subtle making it so much more.
Story: The story is solid, it's back to what it was with books 1 and 2 where character development and questions are asked and it's the quiet moments that are the best. I really liked the time we spend with them just being them and getting back to the new normal. Pieces are moving into place, but at this point in time it's about reconnecting with these characters and that's awesome.
Characters: Okay, Zoe is stealing the show. That being said everyone else is great and real. The emotions are real the humor is real and the warmth is also real. These are just great characters.
This series is just good.
Onward to the next book!
March 21, 2015
Terry Moore is the nicest human and I love that he's the same person who writes this grisly, dark as fuck, funny book.
November 25, 2015
In Night Cometh, the Rachel series doesn’t so much rise as fall, both in my interest and expectations. While there are still some brilliantly creepy moment – psychotic child Zoe rat-catching is simultaneously terrifying and funny – the storyline seems to mostly have devolved to a magical musical game of chairs, with spirits jumping in and out of bodies willy-nilly. Serious injuries, even death, are no longer serious – so where are the stakes? Sure, we discover there’s a serial killer (other than Zoe) on the loose in Manson…but who cares? Moore’s series, which started so promisingly, seems to have lost its way, meandering around the edges of the plot rather than getting to it. While I still adore the book’s design – the epigrams, the sly black and white art – I think for me volume six is where the end cometh for this series.
March 10, 2016
A new arc is beginning, and it is interesting - Rachel's trying to find out who murdered her - but after the really climactic end of the last volume, it feels like the wind has been let out of this story's sails. The previous volumes did a good job creating tension - like the feeling that this town was imploding. You can't keep that up for very long without the reader wondering why everyone isn't moving out.
February 23, 2015
Five volumes in and I'm still loving Terry Moore's latest series. This one adds some bloody creepy and horrible things to his usual formula of Man Who Writes, Draws and Publishes Comics About Realistic People Who Tend To Be Mostly Women. Excellent small town horror.
January 6, 2017
so addicting! beautiful art beautiful story. This is definitely one of the best comic books series ever ! Love the characters so much!
September 22, 2020
The animal death continues to be a bit much for me [it's mostly rats if that makes a difference to anyone reading this] but I do continue to really enjoy the characters and the story. I think it's a *little* bit ridiculous that Rachel is just running around town telling everyone she meets that she's trying to find her killer and enact vigilante style justice on him and they're all just like 'yeah sounds good', but the mood of the scenes is so well done that I honestly can't complain that much. I am *very* confused about the dude that always sits on the porch and apparently just likes to decapitate people and we all know this and are fine with it??? Because from what I remember that has NOT been brought up before, but I guess I'll see in the last few volumes.
April 12, 2020
Probably the weakest volume so far, but still an enjoyable read with some interesting twists and turns.
March 14, 2024
Gosh this is sooo dark and grim and yet I keep on reading because I really want to know how this comes together in the end.
January 5, 2020
Rachel, Jet, and Aunt Johnny recover quickly from their harrowing adventures with the air of a magic herbal wrap, but they soon discover they've been the victims of a serial killer. Now they are determined to find the mysterious predator and deliver him to the evil of Zoe's knife. This new book is the 5th trade paperback in Terry Moore's Eisner Award nominated series.
April 30, 2015
Still, hands down the best comic book series currently on the market that, sadly, no one is reading!
June 7, 2016
Rachel Rising is one of my favorite contemporary titles. I've also recently interviewed Terry More the series: http://comicsalternative.com/comics-a....
February 8, 2022
Rachel is strangled to death by a perverted serial killer and left to rot in a shallow grave. Not long after that, Rachel rises from her grave in nearly perfect condition. She meets up with her aunt who works as a coroner to discuss her miraculous defiance of death in hopes of catching the man who killed her, but things get even more complex. Rachel finds herself to be caught up in a twisted revenge plot that has been in the making for centuries, a plot that defies time, death and the limits of human existence.
Rachel Rising is a true hidden horror gem in the world of graphic novels. The plot is insanely original, reminiscent of the darker side of Neil Gaiman, China Meiville, Gerald Brom and other writers of morbidly beautiful tales of magical realism. The story starts off as a simple psychological thriller, but gradually ramps things up with elements of paranormal horror, Christian mythology and gruesome surrealism.
Though there are some truly horrifying and grotesque things that happen all throughout the story, it also manages to handle comedy and romance extremely well. I genuinely felt invested in all the friendships, romantic relationships and laughed out loud quite a few times. The comedy is morbid as hell and the romance feels earned. It doesn’t feel out of place with the dark fantasy and horror elements at all. The fine balance of all these qualities reminds me of Preacher a bit.
The art is stunning. The character expressions are some of the most highly detailed I’ve ever seen. I loved all the main characters. My favorites were the mortician Aunt Johnny and a little psychopath girl named Zoe who brutally murders people throughout the entire story while somehow remaining consistently charming, hilarious and empathetic.
Great series!
Rachel Rising is a true hidden horror gem in the world of graphic novels. The plot is insanely original, reminiscent of the darker side of Neil Gaiman, China Meiville, Gerald Brom and other writers of morbidly beautiful tales of magical realism. The story starts off as a simple psychological thriller, but gradually ramps things up with elements of paranormal horror, Christian mythology and gruesome surrealism.
Though there are some truly horrifying and grotesque things that happen all throughout the story, it also manages to handle comedy and romance extremely well. I genuinely felt invested in all the friendships, romantic relationships and laughed out loud quite a few times. The comedy is morbid as hell and the romance feels earned. It doesn’t feel out of place with the dark fantasy and horror elements at all. The fine balance of all these qualities reminds me of Preacher a bit.
The art is stunning. The character expressions are some of the most highly detailed I’ve ever seen. I loved all the main characters. My favorites were the mortician Aunt Johnny and a little psychopath girl named Zoe who brutally murders people throughout the entire story while somehow remaining consistently charming, hilarious and empathetic.
Great series!
August 7, 2025
Rachel is getting witchier and in this issue she gets a haircut that makes her look like Sabrina the teenage witch, and instead of a broom, her prop is the little serial-killer Zoey. Yeah, they become very buddy-buddy in this volume and somehow Terry Moore manages to make the freaky little murderess the most entertaining character in this series.
Plot-wise, there isn't a lot going, except Rachel is done dying and wants to find the dude who killed her first, before the very many times she died. And aunt Johnny also figures someone else poisoned them, so there is another killer on the loose.
But Terry Moore's artwork is chef's kiss.
(A more coherent review is on my blog: https://abstractaf.in/rachel-rising-v...)
Plot-wise, there isn't a lot going, except Rachel is done dying and wants to find the dude who killed her first, before the very many times she died. And aunt Johnny also figures someone else poisoned them, so there is another killer on the loose.
But Terry Moore's artwork is chef's kiss.
(A more coherent review is on my blog: https://abstractaf.in/rachel-rising-v...)
May 1, 2018
OK, questo volume mi è sembrato un po' meno metafisico degli altri e per questo l'ho apprezzato di più.
A volte i cambi di scena sono un po' troppo veloci e ci metto sempre un po' di pagine a capire cosa sta succedendo. Se poi contiamo che Terry Moore disegna sempre la stessa faccia con una pettinatura diversa... A volte diventa difficile riconoscere un personaggio che è apparso un paio di numeri prima.
Non so, mi aspettavo qualcosa di diverso da questa serie. Non son sicura che mi piaccia, anche perché non credo di aver capito tutto quello che sta succedendo.
A volte i cambi di scena sono un po' troppo veloci e ci metto sempre un po' di pagine a capire cosa sta succedendo. Se poi contiamo che Terry Moore disegna sempre la stessa faccia con una pettinatura diversa... A volte diventa difficile riconoscere un personaggio che è apparso un paio di numeri prima.
Non so, mi aspettavo qualcosa di diverso da questa serie. Non son sicura che mi piaccia, anche perché non credo di aver capito tutto quello che sta succedendo.
May 25, 2023
The story isn't as good as it once was. However, this one has some really dark, and darkly funny, pieces. This redirected the focus of the story back to Rachel's original murder. Not in time, but the murder that kicked off the narrative. I love that I am trying to guess who committed that murder, and I can't narrow it down. Is it possible that the character hasn't been introduced yet? I look forward to finding out.
October 24, 2023
Oh man, things are really heating during the seemingly perpetual winter in the town of Manson. Zoe is starting to challenge Rachel as the focal point for this series. This series is a real slow burn, playing out like a television drama with accents of Horror. Think of it as an undead version of Northern Exposure, only these undead are not brainless zombies and there is no moose. This title remains one of the bright spots in modern comics. Check it out!
September 3, 2019
У цьому томі не відбулося абсолютно нічого важливого. Серйозно. До того ж, обкладинки вперше не відповідають вмісту номерів навіть віддалено.
Хоча і зрозуміло, що навіть розмазана на чотири випуски дещиця інфи таки важлива для подальшого сюжету, я б волів, аби це все вписалося у один випуск.
Хоча і зрозуміло, що навіть розмазана на чотири випуски дещиця інфи таки важлива для подальшого сюжету, я б волів, аби це все вписалося у один випуск.
September 17, 2019
I feel about Rachel Rising like I felt about Bone back in the day. I love every panel of it and can't stop reading, but I also don't want it to end and hate that I'm getting closer to that happening.
July 6, 2021
Who tried to kill our trio? Not Lilith. Someone else. But who? And what's the deal with Zoe, who's past seems to catch up with her. And who was Rachel? What does Lilith really want? Questions and answers galore.
August 23, 2017
Good volume.
November 22, 2017
Insanely good.
April 20, 2019
Still a lot. Still so much violence.
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