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Westlake Soul (2012), Rio Youers

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Summary: Champion surfer Westlake Soul’s entire life is turned upside down after a surfing accident leaves him in a persistent vegetative state. As his family and friends struggle to maintain the hope that he will reawaken, Westlake himself persists in an ultimate battle for his livelihood with the newfound powers granted by the accident–powers that have the potential to bring him back for good.

Review Link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5256249753?book_show_action=false

Full review: When we reflect upon our preconceptions about health and disability, we’re faced with the ways such biases color our perceptions of that world.

In the United States alone, 27% of people are disabled. The World Health Organization estimates this number is 1 in 6 individuals worldwide. We we think of disabilities, the preconceptions above that arise are often the associations of people with physical disabilities, or occasionally debilitating mental disabilities associated with trauma.

As growing numbers of people are beginning to recognize, however, disabilities come in a variety of physical, mental, and emotional forms. They can be physical conditions such as blindness, invisible conditions like Diabetes, or mental illnesses like Schizophrenia. Additionally, they can come in varying states of permanency, like a broken leg that will heal, or deafness, which a person can be born with, or Multiple Sclerosis which a person can begin experiencing the effects of during adulthood.

Westlake Soul is an adept exploration of acquired disability that soars over the tropes of disability narratives, interweaving a fantasy-laden psychedelic experience to take us into the mind of a character trapped in a persistent vegetative state following a catastrophic surfing accident.

A vegetative state is defined as “when the cerebrum (the part of the brain that controls thought and behavior) no longer functions, but the hypothalamus and brain stem (the parts of the brain that control vital functions…continue to function. Thus, people open their eyes and appear awake but otherwise do not respond to stimulation in any meaningful way.” (Maise, 2022)

In the ensuing years following the accident, the titular character’s family holds out hope that he will emerge from his fleshy tomb, unaware that within the confines of his mind, Westlake has undergone a transformation.

He’s developed superpowers.

For decades, there was a misguided, ableist, and now-outdated trope of granting disabled characters superpowers, often promoting them to the status of over-arching villains or occasionally, insufferable heroes in some attempt to “prove” their worthiness to society.

Dr. Sami Schalk alludes to this stereotype as the “supercrip” a term that has dated back since the 1970s and analyzes the issues with its deployment in media.

In an article examining the term in disability studies scholarship, Dr. Schalk defines the trope and its issues:

“in Marvel comics in particular, superpowers “‘overcompensate’ for a perceived physical defect, difference, or outright disability. Often, the super-power will erase the disability, banishing it to the realm of the invisible, replacing it with raw power and heroic acts of derring-do in a hyper-masculine fashion” (307). While there are connections and even overlap between the two, I distinguish the superpowered supercrip narrative from the glorified supercrip narrative because the person in a glorified supercrip narrative is represented as achieving something extraordinary through (supposedly) only hard work and determination, whereas the person or character in a superpowered supercrip narrative becomes exceptional by dint of their extraordinary powers and abilities alone—powers and abilities which are not the result of effort, but merely accident or luck. These are the stories of characters like the blind detective with extraordinary hearing or the superhero who gains powers after a potentially disabling accident.”

In Westlake Soul, author Rio Youers subverts this trope by crafting the development of Westlake’s powers as something of an enigma. Indeed, Westlake’s gifts are powerful, yet limited. So limited that he can barely make use of them. He is hardly the second coming of Professor X.

He can mentally flit in and out of his body to influence others and spends ample time communicating with the family dog. His attempts to telepathically commune with family and friends to inform them that he is in fact still conscious and has newfound powers can be described as discomforting at best, leaving him to abandon the practice. Mostly, he spends his time battling an impending specter that appears within his dream space by the name of Dr. Quietus whose presence perhaps indicates a threat more real than a simple nightmare. These battles leave Westlake exhausted when he awakens, and with too little energy to put more into attempting to achieve his goal: figuring out how to regain control of his cerebrum.

This importance of achieving this goal becomes imperative when it becomes clear that after several years, Westlake’s family has begun to consider his quality of life. Whether he will ever reawaken or if he is even at all conscious is a matter of debate that cannot be answered by doctors around them, and without a living will having been prepared in advance by Westlake, there is no guidance on whether the life he is currently living is one he ever would have liked to live. All they can now debate is his right to live vs. his right to die with dignity.

The right to die is a highly contested issue right now, with more healthcare systems internationally adapting to the demand for people’s demand to die with dignity as populations continue to exceed life expectancy, and face an increase in disease. An NPR Boston affiliate reports “In the past five years, states allowing access to life-ending medication for the terminally ill have more than tripled.” (Sutherland, Chakrabarti, and Skoog, 2023).

Their decision is one mostly driven by empathy and care: no one wants to see their loved one suffer or exist in a state of what many of us would consider to be a low-quality life. And herein lies the horror Youers brings: we see into Westlake's mind. We know that, unlike the real world of comatose and vegetative people, Westlake is very much conscious. He is fighting to come back, and he is battling each and every eerie day.

Westlake must find the means to battle his foe and unite with his body while taking us on a journey through his innermost thoughts, memories, and desires in a spectacular book that makes for fantastic graphic novel material.

With care and consideration, Rio Youers crafts a portrait of disability and tragedy and centers on a devastating situation while making it flourish with love and light. There are many joyful moments to be found and a beautiful journey to coast among the many waves.

Not to mention lots of conversations with the family dog.

You can find Westlake Soul here at Youers’ website, attempt to find or order a copy through your local bookstore, or find it via your local library.

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#thevisibilityarchives #tva #books #diversity #disability #disabled characters #book blog #now reading #rioyouers #fantasy #fantasy fiction #representation matters #disabled representation

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Scares That Care’s AuthorCon II Programming Schedule

What follows is the official Programming Schedule for AuthorCon II (a Scares That Care charity event) taking place March 31 through April 2 in Williamsburg, VA. Fans, readers, and attendees can refer to this schedule to help them plan their weekend. Click here to purchase tickets to the convention or the special on-site events, view the Film Festival schedule, our Guests of Honor, hotel information, and more.

FRIDAY

Opening Ceremonies – 4:00pm to 5:00pm (First Floor, Auditorium): Brian Keene, Joe Ripple and the rest of our staff and volunteers welcome all Guests of Honor, vendors, and attendees, give you important information for the weekend, and present the 2023 Charity Award and the first annual Wilburn-Thomas Award. Attendance by all is strongly encouraged.

Vendor Hours (Vendors are located in the main Vendor’s Room and on both the First and Second Floors) – 5:00pm to 9:00pm

Silent Auction (First Floor, Auditorium) – 5:00pm to 9:00pm

An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe – 9:00pm (First Floor, Auditorium): A one-hour program with dramatic performances of “The Tell Tale Heart” and “The Raven”. Actor Campbell Harmon speaks in character as Poe with the audience about the author’s life, his death, and his profound influence on American literature, dispelling the myths that have surrounded his legacy to show how his works continue to influence literature and culture today. Suitable for all ages. This is a ticketed event. Tickets are available for purchase at convention registration.

Workshop: Writing Personal Horror – 9:00pm to 11:00pm (Second Floor, Room 15): In order to write effective and original horror, you have to dig into your own psyche and find out what scares you. By focusing on your own personal fears and giving them shivery life on the page, you’ll be connecting to your audience – guaranteed. In this session, participants will learn techniques from instructor Tim Waggoner for drawing on their past, their presents, hopes, dreams, fears, obsessions, and current observations to create horror that stands out from the pack. Participants should bring something to write with/on. This is a ticketed event. Tickets are available for purchase at convention registration.

Readings:

5:30pm – 6:15pm (Second Floor, Room 8): Sarah Matthews and Jenny Allen

5:45pm – 6:30pm (Second Floor, Room 11): Lucas Milliron and J.P. Behrens

6:00pm – 6:45pm (Second Floor, Room 12): Jason Parent and Joseph Pesavento

6:30pm – 7:15pm (Second Floor, Room 8): Jeff Strand and Max Booth III

6:45pm – 7:30pm (Second Floor, Room 11): Todd Keisling and Kevin Lucia

7:00pm – 7:45pm (Second Floor, Room 12): Tim Lebbon and Rio Youers

7:30pm – 8:15pm (Second Floor, Room 8): Laurel Hightower and Red Lagoe

7:45pm – 8:30pm (Second Floor, Room 11): Anton Cancre and Pamela K. Kinney

8:00pm – 8:45pm (Second Floor, Room 12): L. Marie Wood and Sonora Taylor

8:30pm – 9:30pm (Second Floor, Room 8): Wesley Southard, Lucas Mangum, and John Wayne Comunale

Panels:

5:00pm – 6:00pm (First Floor, Auditorium): Help, I Married A Horror Writer – A mystery panel of six author’s spouses and partners spill the tea on the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of being in a relationship with a horror writer. Moderated by Brian Keene

5:30pm – 6:30pm (Second Floor, Room 16): So You Want To Publish An Anthology? – Kenneth W. Cain (moderator), Rachel A. Brune, Rebecca Rowland, Robert Sargent, and Candace Nola guide you step-by-step through the process of editing and publishing an anthology.

5:45pm – 6:45pm (Second Floor, Room 17): Horror Poetry – Jacob Haddon (moderator), Cynthia Pelayo, John Urbancik, M Ennenbach, and Anton Cancre discuss their creative process and some of their favorite horror poets.

6:00pm – 7:00pm (Second Floor, Room 18): The New Slashers – Crazed killers are making a comeback in both horror fiction and film. Preston Fassel (moderator), Adam Cesare, Kristopher Triana, Kristopher Rufty, Scott Cole, and Jason Myers discuss the new wave of slashers.

6:45pm – 7:45pm (Second Floor, Room 16): Collaborations – Stephen Kozeniewski (moderator), Wile E. Young, Wesley Southard, Ruthanne Jagge, Daron Kappauff, and RJ Roles discuss the ins-and-outs of writing with a partner.

7:00pm – 8:00pm (Second Floor, Room 17): Writing The Badge and The Bus – Joe Ripple, Ronald Malfi, and Amanda Headlee lead this Q&A on the correct way to write law enforcement procedure, tactics, and investigations, and EMT procedures for medical emergencies and trauma.

7:15pm – 8:15pm (Second Floor, Room 18): Body Horror Beyond – Lucas Milliron (Moderator), Hailey Piper, Bitter Karella, Gemma Amor, and Matt Serafini discuss the latest in body horror fiction and film.

8:00pm – 9:00pm (Second Floor, Room 16): Military Ops – Veterans of the United States Armed Forces and Alphabet Agencies discuss their military service, how they’ve utilized it in their fiction, and how you can, too. Scott M. Baker (moderator), Rachel A. Brune, Stephen Kozeniewski, John Lynch, and L.P. Hernandez.

SATURDAY

Vendor Hours (Vendors are located in the main Vendor’s Room and on both the First and Second Floors) – 10:00am to 6:00pm

Silent Auction (First Floor, Auditorium) – 10:00am to 5:00pm (winners will be announced at 5:00pm sharp)

A Tribute To Jay Wilburn – Noon to 1:00pm (Second Floor, Room 18): Friends and peers of author Jay Wilburn, including Armand Rosamilia, Max Booth, Jeff Strand, Daniel J. Volpe, John Urbancik, Stephen Kozeniewski, and Thomas R. Clark, share personal stories and tributes.

Workshop: Writing For Video Games (What You Need To Know) – 6:00pm to 10:00pm (Second Floor, Room 15): Video game industry veteran Richard Dansky (Red Storm, Ubisoft) leads this highly interactive seminar on how to write for video games. Participants should bring something to write with/on. This is a ticketed event. Tickets are available for purchase at convention registration.

An Evening with Psychic and Medium Dakota Lawrence – 7:00pm (Second Floor, Room 17): In this group setting, renowned psychic and medium Dakota Lawrence will conduct live readings regarding loved ones, participant’s lives, and more. This is a ticketed event. Tickets are available for purchase at convention registration. Please note that participants will be chosen at random, and a ticket does not guarantee a reading.

Breast Cancer Walk – 9:00pm (approximately) (First Floor Lobby and Bar area) — Brian Keene, John Anderson, and Grim.

The Gross-Out Contest – 10:30pm (Second Floor, Room 18): A bevy of your favorite horror authors square off once again in the literary world’s most vile, hilarious, and incendiary showdown. Each has five minutes to gross out the crowd and impress host Brian Keene, bouncer Armand Rosamilia, and judges Maurice Broaddus, L. Marie Wood, Mary SanGiovanni, Bridgett Nelson, and Candace Nola. Adults Only. No One Under 18 Permitted. Attendee Discretion Is Strongly Advised.

Readings:

10:15am – 11:00am (Second Floor, Room 8): Carol Gyzander and Rachel A. Brune

10:30am – 11:15am (Second Floor, Room 11): Richard Dansky and P.D. Cacek

11:00am – 11:45am (Second Floor, Room 12): Cynthia Pelayo and Briana Morgan

11:15am – Noon (Second Floor, Room 8): Hailey Piper and Gemma Amor

11:30am – 12:15pm (Second Floor, Room 11): Tim Waggoner and Mason Winfield

Noon – 1:00pm (Second Floor, Room 15): Armin Shimerman (Reading, plus Q&A moderated by John Anderson)

12:15pm – 1:00pm (Second Floor, Room 8): Kenzie Jennings and Bridgett Nelson

12:30pm – 1:15pm (Second Floor, Room 11): Jonathan Janz and Justin Holley

1:15pm – 2:00pm (Second Floor, Room 8): Bitter Karella and Mary SanGiovanni

1:30pm – 2:15pm (Second Floor, Room 15): Maurice Broaddus and John Urbancik

1:30pm – 2:15pm (Second Floor, Room 11): Kenneth W. Cain and Tom Rimer

2:15pm – 3:00pm (Second Floor, Room 8): Katherine Silva and Mike Tyree

2:30pm – 3:15pm (Second Floor, Room 11): Dorian J. Sinnott and Daniel Braum

2:30pm – 3:15pm (Second Floor, Room 12): Tony Evans and Shawn Burgess

3:15pm – 4:00pm (Second Floor, Room 8): Mark Masztal and Nathan D. Ludwig

3:30pm – 4:15pm (Second Floor, Room 11): Joshua MacMillan and Megan Stockton

4:15pm – 5:00pm (Second Floor, Room 8): Ronald Kelly and Stephen Mark Rainey

4:30pm – 5:15pm (Second Floor, Room 11): Douglas Ford and Jeremy Megargee

5:15pm – 6:00pm (Second Floor, Room 8): Chase Will and Jay Bower

5:30pm – 6:15pm (Second Floor, Room 11): R.J. Roles and Jason Myers

6:15pm – 7:00pm (Second Floor, Room 8): Robert Essig and R.J. Benetti

6:30pm – 7:15pm (Second Floor, Room 11): Nathan McCullough and L.P. Hernandez

7:15pm – 8:00pm (Second Floor, Room 8): Preston Fassel and M. Ennenbach

7:30pm – 8:30pm (Second Floor, Room 11): Adam Cesare, Scott Cole, and Clay McLeod Chapman

Panels:

10:15am – 11:15am (Second Floor, Room 16): Agent and Publisher Ethics – Matt Blairstone (moderator) Rio Youers, Laurel Hightower, L. Marie Wood, Kelley Jefferson, and D. Alexander Ward discuss what to look for – and what to run away from – when it comes to agents and publishers.

10:15am – 11:15am (Second Floor, Room 15): Queer Horror 2023 – Sam Richard (moderator), Bitter Karella, Jamie Flanagan, Rebecca Rowland, and Dorian J. Sinnott discuss the latest trends and the hottest books in queer horror.

10:30am – 11:30am (Second Floor, Room 17): Horror Comics – Interested in horror comic books and graphic novels but don’t know where to begin? Nathan McCullough (moderator), Clay McLeod Chapman, Mark Masztal, Scott Cole, and Wile. E. Young discuss some of their favorites.

10:45am – 11:45am (Second Floor, Room 18): The Psychology of Horror – How does human psychology apply to horror fiction? What makes for effective psychological horror? David Simms (moderator), Mona Kabbani, Tommy B. Smith, Daniel Braum, Jenny Allen, and J.P. Behrens discuss all this and more.

1:00pm – 2:00pm (Second Floor, Room 16): Road Dogs – What are some tips for setting up a book signing? How can one plan an economical book signing tour? What are the do’s-and-dont’s of setting up at conventions? Wesley Southard (moderator), Gemma Amor, Ronald Malfi, Joseph Pesavento, John Wayne Comunale.

1:15pm – 2:00pm (Second Floor, Room 12): Sherrilyn Kenyon Q&A (Kelly Jefferson moderator)

1:15pm – 2:15pm (Second Floor, Room 17): The Truth About Paranormal Investigations – What really happens during a paranormal investigation? What kind of tools and skills are used? And what does horror fiction get right and wrong? P.D. Cacek and Mason Winfield answer all your questions.

1:30pm – 2:30pm (Second Floor, Room 18): Self-Publishing 101: Sonora Taylor (moderator) discusses tips and tricks for self-publishing in 2023 with Jessica Eppley, B.C. Lienesch, Caterina Novelliere, John Durgin, Briana Morgan, and Jay Bower

2:15pm – 3:15pm (Second Floor, Room 16): Trauma In Fiction – Candace Nola (moderator), Kristopher Triana, Marian Elaine, Kristopher Rufty, Bridgett Nelson, Sam Richard, and Lucas Milliron discuss how trauma is used in fiction, why it is used, and the benefits of doing so.

2:30pm – 3:30pm (Second Floor, Room 17): Golden Years – Jonathan Janz (moderator) talks with Ronald Kelly and Stephen Mark Rainey – veterans of the late 1980s/early 1990s horror boom, and Sherrilyn Kenyon, Maurice Broaddus, Tim Lebbon, Ronald Malfi, Mary SanGiovanni, and Tim Waggoner – veterans of the 2000s horror resurrection – on those golden years, and what possibly lies ahead for the genre.

2:45pm – 3:45pm (Second Floor, Room 18): Marketing 101 – Now, more than ever, authors are finding themselves responsible for their own marketing and promotion. Red Lagoe (moderator) discusses tip and tricks with Lucy Leitner, Aron Beauregard, Daniel J. Volpe, and Lucas Mangum.

3:30pm – 4:30pm (Second Floor, Room 16): Cryptids – Bigfoot, Mothman, and their kin are experiencing a resurgence in horror fiction. C.W. Briar (moderator), Bitter Karella, Laurel Hightower, Pamela K. Kinney, and Dan Franklin discuss the trend and some of their favorites.

3:45pm – 4:45pm (Second Floor, Room 17): Book Design 101 – Scott Cole (moderator) discusses the ins-and-outs of book design, from cover to bookstore shelves, with Todd Keisling, Lynne Hansen, John G. Hartness, and Kenneth W. Cain.

4:00pm – 5:00pm (Second Floor, Room 18): Screenwriting 101 – Preston Fassel (moderator) talks to screenwriters Jamie Flanagan, Clay McLeod Chapman, James Noll, and Nathan D. Ludwig about everything you need to know to write for movies and television.

4:45pm – 5:45pm (Second Floor, Room 16): Cosmic Horror – Mary SanGiovanni (moderator and “the Queen of Cosmic Horror”) is joined by Robert P. Ottone, Daron Kappauff, Dan Henk, Ben Farthing, and Tommy B. Smith to discuss the evolution of modern cosmic horror and where it might go from here.

5:00pm – 6:00pm (Second Floor, Room 17): Extreme Horror – Thomas R. Clark (moderator) is joined by Kristopher Rufty, Daniel J. Volpe, Carver Pike, Bridgett Nelson, and Eric Butler to discuss the resurgence in popularity of extreme horror and Splatterpunk and what the future may hold for each.

SUNDAY

Vendor Hours (Vendors are located in the main Vendor’s Room and on both the First and Second Floors) – 10:00am to 3:00pm

Readings:

10:15am – 11:00am (Second Floor, Room 8): Daron Kappauff and Nicholas Day

10:30am – 11:15am (Second Floor, Room 11): Shanna Robillard and Amanda Headlee

11:15am – Noon (Second Floor, Room 8): Scott M. Baker and John Lynch

11:30 – 12:30pm (Second Floor, Room 11): Jacob Haddon, D. Alexander Ward, and Chris DiLeo

12:15pm – 1:00pm (Second Floor, Room 8): Stephen Kozeniewski and Wile E. Young

Panels:

10:30am – 11:30am (Second Floor, Room 16): Found Footage – Tom Rimer (moderator and cohost of Found Footage Fridays), Matt Blazi, and Chase Will discuss the renewed popularity of found footage films and fiction.

10:30am – 11:30am (Second Floor, Room 17): Folklore and History – How can one accurately portray folk horror? What are some witchcraft tropes that practitioners would love to see put to the stake? How does a writer or researcher gain access to historical archives? Thomas R. Clark (moderator), Ruthann Jagge, Tony Evans, Mason Winfield, and Douglas Ford discuss getting your facts straight when it comes to Folk Horror, Historical Horror, and Witchcraft.

11:00am – Noon (Second Floor, Room 18): Writing Media Tie-Ins: Tim Waggoner, Mary SanGiovanni, and Brian Keene discuss writing for big media properties – how to get the job, what you can get away with, and what you can’t.

1:00pm – 2:00pm (Second Floor, Room 18): The Yell At Brian Keene Panel – Joe Ripple, Jake Lerner, Brian Keene, Sonora Taylor, Angel Hollman, and the rest of the Scares That Care staff welcome your feedback in this open forum, so that we can implement it next year. (Please don’t really yell at Brian, though.)

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delectablywaywardbeard-blog · 1 year

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Sleeping Beauties, graphic novel da horror Stephen e Owen King

(ANSA) – ROMA, 18 GEN – STEPHEN KING, OWEN KING, SLEEPING BEAUTIES. GRAPHIC NOVEL (SPERLING & KUPFER, PP 252, EURO 25), ADATTAMENTO DI RIO YOUERS. DISEGNI DI ALISON SAMPSON “Sleeping Beauties”, l’horror firmato da Stephen King con il figlio minore Owen King diventa una graphic novel in libreria per Sperling&Kupfer. L’adattamento è dello sceneggiatore Rio Youers e dell’illustratrice Alison Sampson…

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dukeofmercury · 1 year

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My 2022 Media

MUSIC Top 10 Bands/Artists I:Scintilla VNV Nation Auger Seeming Ashbury Heights Biomekkanik J:dead Blutengel Neurotech blackbook Eisfabrik ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOOKS 22 Things A Woman With Asperger's Wants Her Partner To Know - Rudy Simone The Forgotten Girl - Rio Youers Hold On Until Your Fingers Break - Luke Smitherd The Fossil - Joshua T. Calvert Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia Before Mars - Emma Newman Atlas Alone - Emma Newman The Flight Of The Silvers - Daniel Price The Song Of The Orphans - Daniel Price The War Of The Givens - Daniel Price Hell Cats - Carina Rodney Nothing You Don't Already Know - Alexander Den Heijer The Stone Giant - Luke Smitherd The Man With All The Answers - Luke Smitherd When The Stars Sang - Caren J. Werlinger Face The Wind - Caren J. Werlinger Stop Reading The News - Rolf Dobelli Ark - Veronica Roth Randomize - Andy Weir You Have Arrived At Your Destination - Amor Towles The New Shore - Caren J. Werlinger ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FILMS The Matrix Resurrections Donnie Darko The Lego Batman Movie The Adam Project Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind The Crow Into The Wild The Social Dilemma Childhood 2.0 Pitch Black The Chronicles Of Riddick Everything Everywhere All At Once The Batman Hocus Pocus 2 The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain Reminiscence Locked Down Single All The Way The Lost City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TV SHOWS Ongoing Love, Death & Robots Undone The Good Place Up-To-Date/Completed The Expanse Raised By Wolves Russian Doll Tales From The Loop Derry Girls Gentleman Jack Picard Outer Range A League Of Their Own Foundation For All Mankind Love, Death & Robots Abandoned Superstore ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GAMES Ongoing A Plague Tale: Requiem Hitman Trilogy Powerwash Simulator Sea Of Thieves As Dusk Falls No Man's Sky Sea Of Thieves Microsoft Flight Simulator 100% Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Firewatch The Forgotten City Cyberpunk 2077 A Way Out Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion Townscaper Assassin's Creed Liberation Assassin's Creed III Remastered Unpacking Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection Twelve Minutes Completed Main Story Final Fantasy XII

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dccomicsnews · 2 years

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Review: Refrigerator Full Of Heads #1

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#Andworld Design #basketful of heads #Bill Crabtree #DC #DC Black Label #DC Comics #DC comics news #DC Horror #Hill House Comics #Joe hill #Kendra Hale #Refrigerator Full of Heads #review #Rio Youers #tom fowler

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smashpages · 3 years

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Joe Hill’s Hill House imprint returns in October with ‘Refrigerator Full Of Heads’

Novelist Rio Youers and artist Tom Fowler continue the story started in ‘Basketful of Heads.’

#joe hill #hill house #dc comics #basketful of heads #refrigerator full of heads #comics #tom fowler #rio youers

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nfcomics · 3 months

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REFRIGERATOR FULL OF HEADS no.4 (of 6) • cover art • Cully Hamner [Feb 2022]

Now that Cal and Arlene’s secret is out to the bloodthirsty biker gang scouring Brody Island for the magical axe in their possession, the heads are truly rolling…and if they plan to get out alive, they’re going to need an ally—someone who knows exactly what that axe can do! Someone like, for example, June Branch? Unfortunately, June is a little…tied up at the moment...

(W) Rio Youers (A) Tom Fowler (CA) Cully Hamner

#REFRIGERATOR FULL OF HEADS no.4 (of 6)#Cully Hamner #Tom Fowler #Rio Youers #Night Flight Comics #Comic Mail Orders #NFComics #Reading #Comic Books

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geekcavepodcast · 3 years

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DC Announces Hill House Comics’ “Refridgerator Full of Heads”

The axe is back! DC Comics has announced new Hill House comic Refrigerator Full of Heads, expanding the lore from Joe Hill’s Basketful of Heads.

Refrigerator Full of Heads, from writer Rio Youers and artist Tom Fowler, takes readers back to Brody Island. “With a new sheriff, new visitors, and a dangerous Great White Shark spotted off the coast, the pieces are all in place for terror to rise again when vacationing couple Calvin Beringer and Arlene Fields stumble onto the wrong side of Brody’s unsavory elements.” (DC Comics)

Refrigerator Full of Heads #1 (of 6), a DC Black Label comic, goes on sale on October 19, 2021.

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#refridgerator full of heads #basketful of heads #rio youers #tom fowler #hill house comics #dc comics #joe hill #dc black label #TGCLiz

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graphicpolicy · 3 years

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Preview: Sleeping Beauties #6 (of 10)

Sleeping Beauties #6 preview, In the small town of Dooling, a mysterious woman has walked out of the woods; she calls herself Eve and leaves a trail of carnage behind her. More mysterious: she's the only woman not falling asleep. #Comics #ComicBooks

Sleeping Beauties #6 (of 10) Rio Youers (A) Alison Sampson (CA) Bex GlendiningIn Shops: May 19, 2021SRP: $3.99 Based on the horror novel by Stephen King and Owen King and adapted by Rio Youers (The Forgotten Girl) and Alison Sampson ( Hit Girl, Winnebago Graveyard)! A strange sleeping sickness, known as Aurora, has fallen over the world, and strangest of all, it only affects women. In the…

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#alison sampson #bex glendining #comic books #Comics #idw publishing #rio youers #sleeping beauties

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comicbookfx · 4 years

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SCREEEEEECH!

Sleeping Beauties #2 L: Christa Miesner A: Alison Sampson C: Triona Farrell W: Rio Youers

#sleeping beauties #owen king #idw #lettering #typography #christa miesner #alison sampson #triona farrell #rio youers

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oosteven-universe · 4 years

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Sleeping Beauties #2

Sleeping Beauties #2 IDW Publishing 2020 Based Upon the Novel by Stephen King & Owen King Adapted by Rio Youers Illustrated by Alison Sampson Coloured by Triona Tree Farrell Lettered & Designed by Christa Miesner A strange sleeping sickness, known as Aurora, has fallen over the world, and strangest of all, it only affects women. In the small town of Dooling, a mysterious woman has walked out of the woods; she calls herself Eve and leaves a trail of carnage behind her. More mysterious: she’s the only woman not falling asleep. I am loving this so far! There is something so utterly and completely beautifully bizarre about this that it hypnotises and mesmerises the reader. This of course means not only can’t we look away but we have the seed of desire planted within us to want to know and see more. It is an amazing adaptation so far and it only seems to be getting that much better with each page. Also there is an extremely symbiotic relationship between all of the creators here in how they work together so that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts holds true and is seen here as a brilliant example. The way that this is being told is completely sensational. The story & plot development we see through how the sequence of events unfold as well as how the reader learns information is immaculately rendered. I am in such admiration of the news on the telly and the narration that provides while we see what is being said simultaneously in play. It is just brilliantly done and I cannot stress that enough. The character development that we see here is amazing. The characters we are introduced to and those that we’ve already seen and how they face the situations and circumstances is extremely telling. The pacing is superb and as it takes us through the pages revealing the story and how it weaves through information and application is exceptional. How we see this book being structured and how everything works together to create the story’s ebb & flow shows some nice talent. It is never easy to do an adaptation, usually we get inspired by so that the writer has more leeway but here it says adapted by which for me is more impressive. How and what we need to see and what can be kind skipped or skimmed over somehow without ruining the bigger story is not easy to do. Rio demonstrates such knowledge, talent and skill here and it’s exciting to see and think of what else he’s capable of creating. The interiors here are seriously mindbogglingly good. The linework is phenomenal and how we see the varying weights and various techniques being utilised to show the attention to detail is extraordinary. From plants, trees and all greenery to the patterns in the clothing or the lines in the faces, what we see is a modern day masterpiece. The utilisation of the backgrounds and how they not only enhance the moments but how they work to bring us depth perception, a sense of scale and the overall sense of size and scope to the book is brilliantly rendered. The utilisation of the page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective in the panels show such a masterful eye for storytelling. Now the linework here would be nothing without how the colour work is laid down. The hues and tones within the colours and how they are being utilised to create the shading, highlights and shadow work is stunning to me. There is an opulence of colour throughout and we see someone who understands how to utilise them to create a lasting impression. Folks I may get a tad wordy or flowery sometimes but this is one of those books where I don’t think any reviewer can do it justice with sheer words. The writing, layering and characterisation alongside these interiors make for what I would think of as an award winning book and one of the absolute best new books of the year.

#Comic Books #Comics Reviews #IDW Publishing #Rio Youers #Alison Sampson #Triona Tree Farrell

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