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A Legacy Of Violence Vol. 1 GN

Illustrated by Andrea Mutti
Published by Mad Cave Studios
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

When Dr. Nicholas Shaw joins a humanitarian medical outfit in Honduras, he hopes to recover from a recent traumatic event and actually help those in need. But something sinister has followed Dr. Shaw here, something that wants to put his medical skills to ghastly tests. There’s something connected to this young doctor's past and to untold horrors that occurred long before he was born…

About The Author

Cullen Bunn is a comic book writer for Mad Cave Studios (Grimm Tales From The Cave, and A Legacy of Violence), Oni Press (The Sixth Gun, The Damned, and The Tooth) and Marvel Comics (Wolverine, Spider-Man: Season One, and Fear Itself: The Fearless). He also writes short fiction and novels, including the middle reader horror novel, Crooked Hills. ?Cullen's short stories and non-fiction have appeared in dozens of magazines, anthologies, and e-zines. His noir/horror comic (and first collaboration with Brian Hurtt), The Damned, was published in 2007 by Oni Press. The follow-up, The Damned: Prodigal Sons, was released in 2008. Since then, Brian and Cullen have teamed up on The Sixth Gun, an ongoing supernatural western, and Cullen has also worked on several other projects for Oni Press, Marvel, and DC.

About The Illustrator

Andrea Mutti began his career illustrating the superheroes comic 'DNAction' for Xenia Edizioni. He then illustrated horror comics for Fenix. He moved over to Star Comics, where he drew stories with 'Lazarus Ledd' and some episodes of 'Hammer'. Since then he's worked with DC/Vertigo, Marvel, Mad Cave Studios, and IDW.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Mad Cave Studios (April 4, 2023)
  • Length: 96 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781952303937

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Raves and Reviews

There's a reason Bunn is regarded as a master of horror. A Legacy of Violence isn't bursting with jump scares; instead, it's much more cerebral and unsettling, as the ambiguous nature of the story gets under the reader's skin.

– Sergio Pereira, CBR

If you like slasher horror this new comic A Legacy of Violence from Mad Cave Studios may be exactly what you have been looking for.

– Anton Kromoff, Comicon.com

"From the lurid bright red splatter to the surgical equipment and gloved torture, A Legacy of Violence absolutely nails its cinematic 70s' slash 80s' Giallo vibes."

– Joel Harley, Horror DNA

Definitely one of the most ambitious projects yet for [Mad Cave Studios].

– Heidi MacDonald, Comics Beat

A fun and creepy little book. I honestly have no idea where things will go, and that’s a good thing. Cullen Bunn continues his hit streak with A Legacy of Violence. The pencils and art completely fit the story and work well with the horror genre.

– Jeremy Carter, Monkeys Fighting Robots

A must-read series [...] If you are fans of the mysterious, the macabre, and evil experiments by masked individuals, then A Legacy of Violence will be for you.

– Geek Vibes Nation

Cullen Bunn knows how to ratchet up the tension and the horror [...]

– BIFFBAMPOP!

By using a real life atrocity and its fallout, readers are in for thrilling look on generational burdens. With miasmic artwork comes an intense atmosphere where anything can happen.

– Gutternaut

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