Appeals to Different Tastes In general, I like things like "Teen Titans" and "X-Men: Evolution." My husband likes traditional fantasy comics. So when we got Forge, a CrossGen sampler book, we both really liked Route 666. We were kind of amazed that a horror story could appeal to both of us, with our decidedly different tastes.
It's well-written and well-drawn. CrossGen bankrupted before they could finish the story but, as the comic store man told us, Route 666 could probably have gone on another 5 years without getting any closer to a resolution.
I've only found two books of it thus far: "Highway to Horrors" and "Most Haunted." There were 21 issues published, and this book includes the first six. It's still a tasty tidbit to own. (They were even going to make a TV show out of it a while back.) I highly recommend it.
not a franchize like x-men or spiderman, this is unique I think a lot of people don't give books like this one a chance because it isn't a well known name and just started. I recommend you give this a chance though. I never read a comic like this before. It has tons of twists and turns making you wonder what will happen next. I honestly could never tell where the story was going to take me and i loved that. I have read tons of comics before and this one is the most underrated of them all.
As for what happens in it, I'm not at making a book seem interesting because i'm a bad writer myself. Basically though, its a girl that sees things no one else can see, ghosts. She ends up killing people she thinks are ghosts. This makes her go on the run. Is she insane? Is she for real? You the reader are left to wonder that.
Exit: Route 666 - Dead Ahead I first picked up issue #5 of Route 666 on a trip to my local comic shop last October. There was nothing particularly interesting besides this. I had thought it would be some drab horror story, but it wasn't! it was much more than that.
ROUTE 666 is the story of Cassie Starkweather, a young girl who has the ability to see supernatural entities. She is taken to a mental hospital after claiming that she has seen her dead friend's ghost, who was taken down Route 666 by mysterious entities. She escapes from the hospital after realizing that it's head doctor is really an agent for the Adversary. However, the creatures return to human form when they are dead, which leads the authorities to believe that Cassie is a dangerous criminal. Along the way she makes both friends and enemies alike. She also learns that all these creatures work around people who are near death, so that they can take their souls to the Adversary.
One thing I love about this series is that you can jump in any time you want, and know the story. At the beginning of each issue is a 'letter' written by a character that appeared in the previous issue, which relates details from that issue and that character's perspective.
I highly reccomend this engaging series for anyone who loves horror and suspense. This comic has equal amounts of both.
moves very quickly This was an enjoyable little story. I'm an avid comic reader and can't say that the horror genre is my favorite (although Hellboy is classic stuff), but I bought this because I've enjoyed other CrossGen series. I have to say, there's some horror cliches in here (especially the "misunderstood" main character who no one believes) but the art is excellent, the story moves quick, the writing is good...and I can't wait to read the second part! (nothing is resolved at the end of this one). Recommended if you're looking for a fun, quick-paced comic story (one caveat: some blood and guts involved, but remember it's horror!)
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