Rot & Ruin #3 Review


With the world coming out of the zombie apocalypse, our teens make their way to a farm but something is not right. Read on to find out more.

The official description from IDW:

Benny, Nix, Lilah and Chong are taken in by Farmer John and his community. They’re offered shelter, protection, and food if they stay. The only hitch is what they will have to do in order to earn their keep. In the world of the Rot & Ruin nothing is ever what it seems -and ‘horror’ comes in all shapes and sizes.

STK654080So one of my issues with some horror comics is actually two things; one they don’t go there and two they don’t know how to make humans. If you can’t do this than I am out. Well, this issue of Rot and Ruin did those things and did them well. I really am trying to stay away from the ending because it is very good and thought out. The basic idea is that our hero’s have reached a farm and find a utopia of farmers. They automatically assume something is wrong, just like the readers do but then you start to let your guard down, shit goes crazy and they don’t stop. The buildup to the ending really tricks you and it works. I will say that I wish it would have been a little longer so that it could build my trust more, but I can forgive it because it is a great issue.

Jonathan Maberry proves why he is an award winning writer with this issue. He plays with your emotions and give you hope, then steals it away. It is very intense. I loved it all.

Tony Vargas  works well for this style of comic and brings out the terror and hope that this comic is trying to put out. It is successful and fantastic.

Rot & Ruin #3 is a thrilling episode.

OUR RATING
9
  • +Rot & Ruin shows the true terror of humanity.
  • +Gives us a false sense of hop.
  • +Visually is stunning.
  • -Too short.

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