Five stories of Faustian bargains occasioned when blood is shed on a cursed coin. Normally an anthology series will either have entirely different creative teams each time, or one writer and rotating artists, but this flips that model; Michael Walsh draws everything, with an issue each scripted by Chip Zdarsky, Kelly Thompson, Ed Brisson, and Jeff Lemire, before Walsh wraps up solo. Which makes a kind of sense, when you think about it: the world looks like the world, but the events which happen

A cursed coin wreaks havoc on those who find it in five stories that are set apart by decades and even centuries (from the 17th to the 25th). There actually isn't much imagination here, just an inevitable descent into gore over and over again.

A series of random short stories about a cursed coin that makes people go mad. I enjoyed the first story about a guitarist who suddenly plays like a star after finding the coin. It’s actually about something - how fane and success can make you a monster. The only other story that somewhat works is the last one, but it feels too much of a mix between The Witch, The Crucible, and the third Fear Street movie.

A horror anthology that has a cursed coin as its premise, but only two stories really make use of the coin as an object, in the others it's grafted on to the story and could've literally been any other object.Only the first story really works, the others have no point to them - coin makes people go mad and kill other people. That's it. There's no twist, no surprise.Really disappointing.(Picked up an ARC through Edelweiss)

Eh, this was fine. I like a lot of the creators involved and definitely vibed with the overall tone of the anthology. There's plenty of potential here, but not a lot is done with it, which is a bummer because Walsh is obviously passionate about the project, and his artwork is consistently strong. Some of the characters and facial expressions are a bit smudgy, but the coloring is steeped in pervasive shades of blue that set a consistent, unsettling mood, which I liked a lot. All the stories are p...

Individual issue reviews: #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5Total review score: 2.85

The Silver Coin is a horror anthology series all about a cursed coin and the bad things what happen to people who come across it. A guitarist, a teen camper, a burglar, some futuristic person, and belt buckle-hat people. It’s also completely pants! Michael Walsh draws the entire comic, as well as writes the terrible final part, and is joined by Chip Zdarsky, Kelly Thompson, Ed Brisson, and Jeff Lemire - a who’s who of the worst writers currently in mainstream comics. None of the parts were any g...

When I subbed to this, it was a five issue mini. Now with issue #5 closing the arc out I find out it’s been upgraded to an ongoing with the upcoming second arc featuring a whole new host of amazing writers. I. Could. Not. Be. Happier!!!!The gist is this cursed coin causes all sorts of fuckery to whomever holds it and this book chronicles that jumping along the timeline to show you chapters in the coin’s history and the havoc its evil unleashed upon its bearers.This arc had chapters written Zdars...

This was crap. People in different time periods randomly find a cursed coin, get possessed and kill people. That's the story. Michael Walsh draws, colors, and letters each issue while a guest writer pens each issue. The first issue or two were hand lettered and it showed. They were difficult to read as I guess Walsh doesn't know how to use a ruler. Walsh writes the origin which is a complete ripoff of the movie, The Witch. I expect better from Chip Zdarsky, Kelly Thompson, Ed Brisson and Jeff Le...

This was mostly a re-read for me with the exception of the final issue. I knew I'd be getting the trade paperback so I held off finishing the series until its release. Straight off I'll let you know I'm a sucker for any horror anthology series! They give me those old 'Tales From The Crypt' vibes where you tune in every week for your spooky fix and The Silver Coin definitely plays right into that for me. Not only is each issue a separate story, connected to the main plot by each characters owners...

Are horror anthologies the only kind to be even a little memorable? I see a lot of them, few of them try to tie them all together like this, even if it is rather loose. Which does present them all with great display and anticipate what comes next.I see a lot of writers attached to this like Lemire and Zdarsky and the quality I've come to respect is top notch. I mean there's a cyberpunk story from Lemire that's unlike anything I've ever seen from him. It feels like people are coming in to experim...

A musician who goes down the tired road of selling his soul to the devil, when he kind-of inherits a token of ancient hoodoo, is our introduction to the silver coin of this book's title. It's a very decent start to the anthology, however much the plot toys with cliche. Next, more cliches, with the girl camp killer getting inspired by the coin, which is by now embedded in a hatchet. We also realise there is a crow with a two-lettered warning "No" in common with both stories.Part three of the five...

When it comes to horror comics, no matter what scary ideas that writers can come up with, the key to getting the chills when reading horror through sequential art is the art itself. Horror, in many forms, should be defined by imagery that should stick with you, even if you’re trying to sleep. Comics like Infidel and Blue in Green, both of which published by Image, have art styles that lean into abstract imagery, taking situations we are familiar with and leading them to a horrific, surreal concl...

As with all Anthology series, you get some good you get some bad. The first two stories are the best in the volume. The first dealing with a Rocker who will do ANYTHING for fame. It's pretty brutal ending to a tale of greed. Second is about a girl who watches to many slasher films and when she goes to sleep away camp things go very bad for her. Those are the two best. The following two are the weakest, dealing with a bunch of people who steal and murder and you find out what really happens when

Issue #1: The Ticket - 3 StarsIssue #2: Girls of Summer - 3.5 StarsIssue #3: Death Rattle - 2.5 StarsIssue #4: 2467 - 1.5 StarsIssue #5: Covenant - 4 StarsReally interested to see where this goes in future volumes.

A silver coin traveling from person to person throughout time with the goal of fucking up lives...I really enjoyed the first story about the guitarist, but the rest felt so random and just...not good. We did get a glimpse into the origin of the coin, but it felt unimportant. I feel like this is a series that wasn't expected to do well and then they decided to prolong when it did. The next arc tells me this is the truth since the original writers brought in new writers to freshen things up. Will

Loved this concept. Follow a cursed coin as it finds news owners over the years. Great read! One of the best graphic novels I’ve read this year.

Read the single issues of this one. Excellent collection of horror comics about a cursed coin. Every issue brought something new to the overarching story of the coin while being completely unique stories. Very excited this is going to have a second volume.

The Silver Coin is a perfectly decent little horror anthology, all wrapped around a mysterious evil coin that bestows powers or madness on the individual holding it. There are few surprises here, just fun shocks and gore. The art is perfect for the stories being told - the stories themselves are perhaps too short and not quite connected enough. You can see the threads linking the stories, but the whole never emerges. Still, a fun, fast read.

Some pretty underwhelming, non-horrific "horror" stories all linked by a cursed coin. This was surprisingly bad, considering the talent on display...