Under: Scourge of the Sewer Collection

Under #1-2

by Christophe Bec, Stefano Raffaele (Illustrator)

Nobody knows what horrors lurk in the bowels of the city. The sewer police work hard to keep it that way.

For Lieutenant Wilson Jericho, Hell is and it's in the sewers of the sprawling city Megalopolis. As an officer of the Sewer Police, he's responsible for ensuring the bowels of the city are kept running smoothly. Disgraced from his position above ground and now an officer in the Sewer Police, Lt. Jericho thinks he knows everything there is to know about what lies beneath. But scientist Sandra Yeatman is determined to discover the truth behind the legends, and something is threatening to crawl out and rip the city apart...

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Horror

112 pages, Paperback

First published September 15, 2015

About the author

Christophe Bec is the writer of over fifty graphic novels. His flagship series as a writer, Shrine, has sold several hundred thousand copies worldwide. He is also the author of the comics Prometheus, Carthago, Darkness, Bunker, and Aéropostale.

Reviews

[Graham · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Ben · Rating 2 out of 5]

The solid B-movie concept is the best part of this so-so outing in the tunnels under 'Megalopolis'. I didn't love the art (James Stokoe provided some alternate cover art and this would have been much better if he had done the whole thing), and the story had few surprises.

[Javier Lanz · Rating 2 out of 5]

Seguramente, más cercano al 2,5 que al 2. Tiene ideas e imágenes muy interesantes (en particular, la enorme red de cloacas), pero la narración es poco fluida y los personajes no llegan a tener entidad propia, cayendo usualmente en el cliché. Algunos de los aspectos más macabros resultan efectistas y no particularmente exigidos por la situación. El dibujo es eficaz y, en ocasiones, brillante (sobre todo, al reflejar la arquitectura de las cloacas).

[Daniel Kovacs Rezsuk · Rating 4 out of 5]

A schlocky 80s B-movie in comic book form without budget restrictions that'd ruin the spectacle of the gory, gruesome goodness on display. The goal of this kind of entertainment is the indulgement in action and horror visuals and in that the writer and artist did a great job with this comic.

[Aisla Houghton-Foster · Rating 2 out of 5]

Clearly inspired by B-Movie Monster-schlock that is clearly at least partially inspired by Resident Evil and similar works. It’s entertaining enough, and you get what you expect, but I picked this up for 99p and would have been annoyed if I’d paid more.

[Stephen Blake · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyable book about giant sized creatures in the sewers. It's not that original but it is enjoyably done. If you like your Kaiju, you'll not be disappointed.

[Adrian Bloxham · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ace creature feature comic. Would make a great film

[Monika · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad, not bad at all 😁

[Dawn Livingston · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't know why I picked this up at the library. It's not like you can't tell what kind of graphic novel it's going to be by the cover. Gross and a waste of time.

[Tom Nicholson · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was fine, but the plot was flying very fast without much time to breathe

[Aaron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reminds of the B movies except with now a hard R.