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Published by: Dark Horse Comics
Released on: Nov. 26, 2014
Writer: Paul Tobin
Artist: Juan Ferreyra
Cover artist: Juan Ferreyra
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Swivel the psychotic finger collector is one sick puppy, but very resourceful. His immediate need for a piece of paper to make an airplane is quickly fulfilled, courtesy of some poor slob of a stoner sitting around without a shirt. Skin makes great paper it would appear. This multi-talented man is also great with getting slivers out of precious fingers. On to other things though, Swivel makes his presence known to Reece at the hospital where she works and has some information about Declan he feels she needs to know. He calls Declan “the harvesterâ€.
Reese is no pushover though, and rightfully fearing Swivel she makes a break for it, but to no avail. He snags her and brings her back to the hidden world of the insane, a place he says Declan used to live right down the street from him and good old Jack Nimble from the last Colder tale. At any rate, he's got Reese, and with the help of his finger collection and some dogs with hands for bodies, he keeps her at bay and waits for Declan. But first he needs to show her something else.
The story deepens, Declan becomes more mysterious, and poor Reese is in the middle, totally undeserving of the horror she's being forced to endure. Swivel is far more frightening a foe than Nimble ever was and in the world of the insane there seems little he cannot do. Tobin and Ferreyra continue to keep this title in the category of “fucking awesome†and they successfully convey the nightmare world of the mentally ill to be chaotic and horrifying. The artwork is magnificent, and there are some amazingly beautiful and dark visuals to behold. And some funny little details too, like a panel where Declan uses a crazy older couple to get into the realm of the suffering and the woman's false teeth pop out as she screams in silence. Little subtleties like that make one appreciate the creativity on this book even more. Totally recommended.
