Black Eyed Kids Vol 1 covers the first five issues of the series. It is set in a small no-name town, and starts immediately into the creepy with no lead up. In some ways, this is nice, but on the other hand, I didn’t have a reason to connect with any of the characters, so I didn’t care who lived and who died. Black Eyed Kids Vol 1was a weird read and one that I can’t say I particularly enjoyed. The dark tones were fine, but the style the people were illustrated in meant it was sometimes hard to

I received a free copy of this book from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest reviewThis was a decent first volume. The art was dark and creepy and definitely helped enhance the mood, although sometimes it was a bit difficult to follow what was going on and there could have been a bit more distinction with some of the character designs. The plot was okay but so far it seems to be your fairly standard body snatcher esque horror story but my interest is piqued so I'll have to see if it picks up any...

I've always thought that the urban legend of the black eyed kids was interesting and creepy. The creep factor pulls through in these comics. Witham dark and muted palette, it really adds to the atmosphere. I'm interested to see how the characters develop and where the story goes.

Fall is right around the corner which means Halloween isn't too far after. If you're like me, you're looking for some spooky books to read and Black-Eyed Kids definitely delivers.For those who are not familiar, black-eyed kids or black-eyed children are a popular urban legend where supposed paranormal entities appear as children between the ages of 6 and 16. They have pale skin and completely black eyes and are usually seen late at night hitchhiking, panhandling or on your own doorstep, claiming...

I wasn't familiar with the urban legend of the black-eyed kids, but from what I can gather from this glacially paced story is that they are kind of like vampires, but not vampires. They have to be invited into your house and they've been hiding among us for many years. And I guess you have to kill your family to become one of them. The story has potential but we don't get enough information during this arc. I have very little idea what's going on. The art doesn't help. While it definitely sets a...

It was a decent setup, but it felt really slow; by the end of it, I felt like the story had just gotten around to starting. Mysterious stranger shows up to help (some of) the family escape from the BEKs, writer with repressed childhood memories has been kidnapped and is pointedly not being killed by the BEKs. (Like so pointedly. Seriously.) A couple of pets are murdered. A cop can't believe what's happening. Somewhere, the BEKs are taking over a juvenile detention facility.(All this is in 120 pa...

"No matter who tells it, the encounters always occur the same way: someone home alone in the middle of the night hears a knock on the door. When they peek through the window, children, normally in a pair, are seen standing in the cold. As the resident cautiously cracks open the door to see what might be wrong, a familiar feeling of dread washes over them. The strange children beg to be let inside, but something isn’t right ... there’s something “off” about these kids. As the lonely resident look...

No RemorseThis volume collects the first five issues of B.E.K.. The mood is great; the drawing, coloring and lettering all enhance the darkness and sense of imminent doom that permeates the tale. But, bear in mind that these are slow moving, dark, threatening black eyed kids who often seem to be on autopilot. There is a fair amount of backstory, and loads more hinted at. The feel is that of an alien invasion sort of thing, with a "black oil" kind of vibe. The B.E.K.'s are gathering up other kids...

The start of a seemingly adequate horror story. There are some hints towards a deeper back story, so I wouldn't be surprised to see this dragged out for a while.

An interesting horror story where a group of kids begin exhibiting strange behaviour, most notably violence and the tendency to have entirely black eyes.This is just the introduction, so it's hard to say where the story is headed.Art is good, but I found myself only vaguely interested.

Wasn’t overly exciting, wasn’t terrible, just an ok read.3 black eyes of 5

I actually met Joe Pruett at the Daytona Comic Con. Super nice dude, I bought bunch of Aftershock graphic novels from him, so expect more reviews coming soon. So what did I think of HIS Comic? This is basically children of the corn but a little bit more sci-fi. These kids begin to turn on the town they live in one by one. It's almost like a cult is forming, except instead of it feeling like a religious brand converting everyone's eyes turn pure black and start killing people. It's a slow, and cr...

Meh. I thought this had a lot of potential to be awesome, especially as someone who has been following the "black-eyed kids" urban legends a loooong time. It's not something I really ever see depicted in media, so I was pretty excited to learn this graphic novel series existed, but sadly, it was really boring and the art was so dark that I could barely make out any details at all. I won't be continuing the series. The only reason I'm giving it 2 stars is because I was intrigued by the subplot id...

This review originally appeared on my blog, Books Without Any Pictures:http://bookswithoutanypictures.com/20...Several years ago, my friend Sam and I were walking around on a crisp winter night. We were in a very rural residential neighborhood. We were approached by a white van filled with pale giggling children with dark eyes. Even the driver looked no older than twelve. They kept asking us where they could find Christmas lights. “Why, they’re all around us,” we replied. “Get in the van and sho...

I'm not sure if I just got a bad copy from edelweiss or what but I had no words in my edition, only pictures. The graphics were really good and it had classic horror movie vibes going on. But since I had no words, that means I had no story line, and that means I don't know what the hell was going on. Maybe my library will have it so I can give it a proper review but until I find out I have no choice but to give it 1 star. It's safe to say I am disappointed.

This had a great spooky feel to it. I just didn’t enjoy the swearing. I also didn’t feel like the characters got enough development. The motivation for the main villain was also very murky. It had potential.

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The artwork is highly detailed, but dedicates large areas to pitch darkness that suits the mysterious story. There is hardly anything revealed at this point, only that the kids have a goal and the strength to carry it out. A few characters oppose them, but so far can do little but run away. Overall, the setting is urban fantasy horror, so I don't have high hopes for a definitive ending. Still, the ride is entertaining, with plenty of mystery, violence and also hope and determination.The reader i...

A gruelling horror story for the not so feinted of heart. Atmospheric and stylish at the same time. I adore the drawing, the composition and the dark colours. I would give it a five-star review if the characters were a bit more fleshed out. I saw two grammatical errors in the lettering... Aaargh !!! Maybe better in the next volume?