Grimm Tales of Terror 4

When a deadly plague hits Earth, it wipes out 99% of the population. And while the majority of those who remain alive are suffering, the wealthy are using their status to survive. . . But at what cost?

The horror stories continue here with a new twisted tale of death and destruction.  This time around, the acts of a drug-dealer are paralleled with the story of a mysterious disease that swept over an alternate Earth.  No one is able to escape the effects of the highly contagious virus, except for one man and his newborn daughter.  As they struggle to survive this plague, the man and his daughter believe to have finally found some solace, only to have it dashed away.  However, one should always be careful as to whom they turn away.

As he did with issue 2, Shane McKenzie paints a gruesome picture of the follies of the human condition.  Here we have a father who only wants to keep his family safe, but ends up just making things worse at every turn.  And it doesn’t help matters any that the world has pretty much become mob rule with only the wealthiest being able to secure the supplies necessary to sustain a prolonged hibernation away from the contagion.  There’s no more time to think of others because as soon as you’re exposed to the virus, you’re as good as dead.  So, now we have a Y: The Last Man situation, where this man seems to be the only one immune to the virus, that is until his daughter was born.  Now with one less worry on his mind, the man only needs to think of the basics in order for him and his daughter to survive.  And here’s where we get to see how far this good man is willing to go in order to keep his daughter safe.  The issue does raise some good points about how death isn’t fickle and McKenzie really drives it home with the imagery, with help from returning artist Antonio Bifulco.

Four issues in and the death toll keeps rising, so I recommend picking up Grimm Tales of Terror issue 4 to keep the thrills coming.  This would make an especially good read for the upcoming holiday, where the true horrors lurk.  Don’t just take my word for it though, let the work speak for itself and check this one out.  For more info on where to find this issue, visit the Zenescope website, or the Zenescope Facebook page.

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