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The Cape by Joe Hill, Jason Ciaramella
4.0

This was some twisted ass shit. No other way to say it.

So the story is about a man who gets a cape and then he can fly. Simple right? Well he had the cape when he was a kid, and the first time he flew, when he took it off he fell and nearly died. So growing up he wanted the cape back but his mother told him she threw it away. When he does find the cape again and starts flying he decides to show it off to his ex-girlfriend...and then the horror begins.

Good: The series is extremely fast paced. Never dull and the art gives it this gloomy feeling without feeling TOO dreadful. Also the deaths are extremely fucked up, very horror like, and the build up keeps getting worse and worse which gives it this death-like feeling throughout. Also the ending was satisfying which I can't always say for horror stories.

Bad: It felt a tad bit cut short and another issue to flush out the beginning probably would have helped. Also one death struck me wrong as I wondered if the cape also gave super strength or some shit.

Overall highly entertaining, very dark, and really fucked up. I'd go with a 3.5 but I'll bump it to a 4 because I was always intrigued throughout! Reading all of Joe Hill's short stories next!