The Butcher of Banner
Cross
This three issue comic book narrative, consisting of
‘Punchline’, ‘Meat is Murder’ and ‘Sliced & Diced’ is by far the darkest
and most blood thirsty of CDComics humorous Surreal Murder Mystery Series so
far.
‘The Butcher of Banner’ is the forth narrative in the series
and follows on from the success of ‘Meadowhell’, ‘Spring Heeled Jack’ and
‘Football Crazy’. This story has a similar whodunit structure and starts at the
scene of a second murder where the victim has been dismembered and had their
internal organs removed.
The Police investigation is being led by D.C.I Bramley, who
regular readers will recognise from an earlier storyline. He is joined by
Watkins, a Government Agent from the Office of Paradoxical Security and his consultant
on the occult referred to only as Punchline. The murders have taken place in
Banner Cross and close to a family Butchers owned by Ron Savage and that is how
this surreal murder mystery narrative starts.
“The Butcher of Banner Cross: Punchline is a fantastic start
to a supernatural murder mystery series which will no doubt keep readers on
their toes. A must-read for horror fans,” Extract from Horror Cult Films
independent review
The art and story of previous CDComics have been provided by
Craig Daley, but this time the pen and ink work has been taken on Chatri
Ahpornsiri,
“With a new artist comes a new art style. The usual primary
colours and bizzaro look is replaced by pen and ink, all black and white that
does suit the morbid tone well and it is good to see none of the background
details is lost.” Extract from Rotting Zombies independent review.
The actual murder scenes are depicted as abattoir slaughters
and this is just one of the many clues that appear in the story, relating the
motive, method and identity of this surreal and eventually serial killer.
Reader feedback has been strong, comparing the narrative to
the work of Dyson, Gatiss, Pemberton and Shearsmith, referencing the
Psychoville, League of Gentlemen and Inside Number 9 and the final issue does
pay homage to Sherlock Holmes with several nods and winks… ‘The needle
Watkins,’ and the introduction of Ms Louise Sissons (Mrs Hudson maiden name),
it’s Sherlock Holmes, but having removed all that is possible, all that is left
is the impossible and the surreal and paranormal.
This comic is not for those with a weak constitution and
like all of CDComics narratives ends with a twist that will have you skimming
back through the pages of the comic and questioning your own sanity.
“The written words do enough to turn your stomach as investigator
Punchline thinks nothing of blurting out the brutal details of the murder,
seemingly unaffected by what he’s witnessed.” Extract from Horror Cult Films
review
A bonus in issue three is origin of Punchline and even that
has a twist that could leave regular readers looking back into earlier CDComics
releases.
The three issues of ‘The Butcher of Banner Cross’ are
available from various download websites, priced around $2, £1.30 or international
equivalent and each issue has 32, black, white and very red pages.
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