Who doesnt love a comic set in an asylum for the criminally insane run by a mysterious russian corporation. And now im doing a new book, as chosen by my patrons, original hate, my first real horror book since welcome to hoxford and finishing off. While getting past the confines of the now completely mislabeled format or approaching the more apt graphic novel, to call welcome to hoxford a comic book is like calling eli roths hostel a travel video. Ben templesmith is a new york times best selling artist and writer most widely known for his work in the comic book industry where he has received multiple nominations for the international horror guild awards as well as the industrys top prize, the eisner award. While getting past the confines of the now completely mislabeled format or approaching the more apt graphic novel, to call welcome to hoxford a comic book. Ive been creating comics professionally for 17 years. As a creator, his most notable works have been 30 days of night which spawned a major motion picture and fell. Welcome to hoxford is a standalone both written and illustrated by mr. Written and illustrated by templesmith, welcome to hoxford is a horrific new series that features a unique and nasty take on werewolves. And why are people always transferred into hoxford, but no records show anyone ever transferring back out.
On a bad day, you wont have time to scream to the prison guard for help. He has also created book covers, movie posters, trading cards, and concept work for film. Among the extras in the book is a cover gallery that gives templesmith several twopage spreads on which to show off. Hes the newest inmate at the hoxford correctional facility and mental institution. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine. Find the value of the idw comic welcome to hoxford miniseries.
Welcome to hoxford read marvel comics dc comics dark. In the debut issue, raymond delgado is the newest inmate at the hoxford correctional facility and mental institution. Welcome to hoxford isnt the most sophisticated or wellthoughtout comic ever written, but the main reason to buy a ben templesmith book is page after glossy page of his gloriously gory artwork. As august and the release of ben templesmiths new comic series welcome to hoxford draws evercloser, anticipation is starting to build. Wytches only has one volume out right now, but its great. Welcome to hoxford is a gripping tale that i believe is best shown through templesmiths art. On one hand it can be considered a shallow, empty, and, ultimately, unnecessary addition to the horror genre because there seems to. October faction, broken moon and monster world which are miniseries, anything from ben templesmith, wormwood, squidder, welcome to hoxford, ten grand, the hellblazer books are good, hellboy is too, there is a solid texas chainsaw massacre book from wildstorm, some dr strange and deadman books have a good horror tinge too. My husband got about 10 or pages in and went, nope. Welcome to hoxford comic read welcome to hoxford online. First, like any excited kid, to see the pictures, and to see if i could get a sense of what the story was by the art alone.
Raymond delgado is the newest inmate at the hoxford correctional facility and mental institution. In the debut issue of welcome to hoxford, raymond delgado isnt welcome at all. Horror comic welcome to hoxford coming to theaters while scanning imdb for upcoming werewolf flicks i came across a film with no date and no info called welcome to hoxford. I actually owe the entire book to an idea i had after receiving a letter about some previous work being banned from a prison, said templesmith. Welcome to hoxford by ben templesmith unspeakable gibberer. Welcome to hoxford by ben templesmith, paperback barnes. Welcome to hoxford comic read welcome to hoxford comic. I went through the book three times right away when i got it. Rather, hes the newest inmate at the hoxford correctional facility and mental institution. On a good day, hell tell you hes zeus and only bite your arm off. He has no hope of release, parole, rehabilitation, or decent conversation. The book follows a slightly insane convict whos sent to one of the nastiest prisons in america to stay with the nastiest prisoners. Welcome to hoxford is a 4issue miniseries by ben templesmith that follows ray delgado an utter psychopath whos considered a major threat even when on his antipsychotic medications, as hes transferred to the titular hoxford penitentiary, a private prison owned by the russianbased usmanov corporation along with other irredeemable prisoners.
Horror comic welcome to hoxford coming to theaters. Read welcome to hoxford comic online free and high quality. My exposure to templesmith is still limited enough. Welcome to hoxford is a fourissue comic book miniseries created, written, and drawn by eisner award nominee and spike scream awardwinner ben templesmith and published from august to november 2008 by american company idw publishing. Welcome to hoxford templesmith, ben, templesmith, ben on. Preacher tells the story of jesse custer, who is accidentally possessed by a supernatural creature named genesis, the infant product of an unauthorized, unnatural coupling of an angel and a demon. Gentleman corpse, as well as welcome to hoxford, and singularity 7, all of which he also wrote. Welcome to hoxford is a fourissue comic book miniseries created, written, and drawn by eisner award nominee and spike scream awardwinner ben templesmith and published by idw publishing. His other projects include the critically acclaimed serial wormwood. It is impossible to read ben templesmiths welcome to hoxford without yearning for warren ellis to emerge from hiding and rescue the project. Idw and ben templesmith say welcome to hoxford cbr.
View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. Is this an actual book or is it a comicgraphic novel. About idw publishing idw is an awardwinning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and. Five horror comics to read this month trash mutant. Welcome to hoxford is a fourissue comic book miniseries created, written, and drawn by eisner award nominee and spike scream awardwinner ben. Ben templesmith born 7 march 1984 is an australian comic book artist best known for his work in the american comic book industry, most notably the image comics series fell, with writer warren ellis, and idws 30 days of night with writer steve niles, which was adapted into a motion picture of the same name. Among the extras in the book is a cover gallery that gives templesmith several twopage spreads on which to. Because of patreon, ive already been able to bring projects like mr wormwood goes to washington and blackholers into the world. Welcome to hoxford is a 4issue miniseries by ben templesmith that follows ray delgado an utter psychopath whos considered a major threat even when on. Welcome to hoxford is a fourissue comic book miniseries created, written, and drawn by eisner. Welcome to hoxford is a fourissue mini series written and drawn by ben templesmith who, in my opinion, is the best horror artist around.
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