When I read Proctor Valley Road, I see my family, my students, myself. Travis Hedge Coke, who recommended this comic, says: “Since the beginning of the pandemic, I have watched schools, classrooms, teachers become overwhelmed and underprepared to serve and support children, and realized this is every time of crisis, and it’s almost always a time of crisis. Now they must slay the evils roaming Proctor Valley Road… along with the monsters lurking in the hearts of 1970s America. When their visit turns deadly, these four friends race to rescue the missing students… before the town tears them limb from limb. Proctor Valley Road (BOOM! Studios, 2021 - Grant Morrison, Alex Child, Naomi Franquiz, Tamra Bonvillain, Jim Campbell): August, Rylee, Cora & Jennie have organized a “Spook Tour” with their classmates on the most haunted, demon-infested stretch of road in America to fund attending the concert of their dreams.
I do not recommend reading it when it’s dark out!” The artwork was beautiful and unsettling in the same breath, and I often found myself looking away, and then forcing myself to look back.
Meher Shiblee recommended this comic, saying: “This comic manages to be profound, carrying a strong message about how deeply racism is rooted in our society, while also being extremely scary.
Infidel (Image Comics, 2018 - Pornsak Picheshote, Aaron Campbell, José Villarrubia, Jeff Powell): A haunted house story for the 21st century, Infidel follows an American Muslim woman named Aisha and her multi-racial neighbors who move into a building haunted by entities that feed off of xenophobia. Most importantly, you’ll find comics that excite us - comics whose stories we can’t wait to share with someone else. Here you’ll find what scares us, thrills us, and even what brings us joy. As the staff share their picks, consider this an opportunity to get to know us a little better. In the spirit of the season, we’ve curated 18 comics we think are perfect for this time of year. Whatever the case, at Comic Watch, we all think of it as a good time to curl up and read comics. Or perhaps it’s just nice to wear costumes and eat candy with societal permission. Isn’t there something great about Halloween? Perhaps it’s the chill in the air or the days growing shorter that send people in search of scary stories or supernatural romances. By Lillian Hochwender on October 25, 2021
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