Basketful of Heads #4

Basketful of Heads #4

by Joe Hill, Reiko Murakami (Cover Art), Leomacs (Penciller)

Is June Branch a woman fighting for her life-or a deranged axe murderer with a basketful of paranoid fantasies? In the long hours of the night she makes a desperate run for the Brody Island Police Department, unsure whether she’s a victim who needs protection-or a killer who must be stopped!

Genres: Comics, Horror, Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels Comics

26 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 22, 2020

About the author

Joe Hill's debut, Heart-Shaped Box, won the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel. His second, Horns, was made into a film freakfest starring Daniel Radcliffe. His other novels include NOS4A2, and his #1 New York Times Best-Seller, The Fireman... which was also the winner of a 2016 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Horror Novel.

He writes short stories too. Some of them were gathered together in his prize-winning collection, 20th Century Ghosts.

He won the Eisner Award for Best Writer for his long running comic book series, Locke & Key, co-created with illustrator and art wizard Gabriel Rodriguez.

He lives in New Hampshire with a corgi named McMurtry after a certain beloved writer of cowboy tales. His next book, Strange Weather, a collection of novellas, storms into bookstores in October of 2017.

Reviews

[Emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

You’ve got to feel sorry for June....

[Wesley Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the beginning of this issue a lot. We see June being a badass female, defending herself against criminals. She begins to question whether what she is doing is right or wrong. Yes, June is protecting herself from harm but is wielding an axe and murdering people the correct solution? Is she insane? She’s carrying around a basketful of heads that are talking to her.

Later on, she goes to the police station to find Hank, son of the police chief. She fills him in on her dilemma, and he ends up tricking her into getting into a cell which he locks. Surprise! He’s a bad guy. While this was very expected, I found that the comic is staying very true to the original horror storyline typical of the 1980s horror classics. I’m still enjoying this series, love the art!

[Etienne · Rating 2 out of 5]

For me this one is just going nowhere. I'm out!

[Shannon · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.25

Ok, the last issue ended basically the same way, enough with that.

[Marcelo · Rating 4 out of 5]

O número de habitantes do cesto de cabeças aumenta.



Aquela parte da apresentação dos personagens ficou pra trás e a aura de mistério vai lançando novas pistas e, para mim, isto está deixando a história ainda mais interessante.



A edição aponta para uma grande revelação ...

[Bonnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A quick but compelling read! More backstory was given and I can't wait to read the next one!!

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. Pretty solid issue. Even though the way it ended, I saw it coming, it still has me wanting to read the next issue.

[Elizabeth (Miss Eliza) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh wow, the cops are corrupt and everyone is in on it? Didn't see that coming. Oh wait, I totally did. My question is, is the money actually real? Because if this is all about something that doesn't actually exist then what was the point? To show what man will do for even the slightest hint of gain? I think we all know how low man is willing to stoop.

[Alexa Moon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can't get enough from this story! I feel like every issue is s short and I simply need more!
This issue was a little predictable but I still enjoyed the horror of it, the art style is fantastic.
The suspense is here and although, like in every scary story, our heroine does all the wrong things, I still think we might get some surprises and I am on the edge of my seat!
Need #5 ASAP

[Kajos1717 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Souboj je trochu přitažený za vlasy(doslova), ale to co příjde pak.... Konverzace s další hlavou :D, je tam vše. Šok, strach, zhnusení, atd. A konečně mi do toho perfektně zapadá June. Puberťačka co seká hlavy a pak si s nimi ještě pokecá. A pak se nám to zase trochu víc posune a objasní. Tady už mě to nepřekvapilo a volal jsem na June ať se tam nechodí převlékat.

[Rosetta Overman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wasn't too impressed with this at first, but it's picked up quite a bit.

[Hanna G. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm still quite invested in the story. But dang these issues are short!

[Henry Acuña · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent comic, I really love how this girl defends herself !!!!

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just when you Think June has found someone to help her in this waking nightmare her confidence is betrayed once again.

[Tom · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series is a lot of fun. Invokes EC comics, but in an updated way. Bring on issue 5!

[Cristian Marrero]

Small Town Secrets?

[Steven · Rating 5 out of 5]

The plot is thickening!

[Mel · Rating 5 out of 5]

More twists! And the action keeps on coming!

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 Stars! ★★★★★
This series keeps surprising me! My jaw is on the floor.

[Chad Bunch · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's getting better, but I'm still underwhelmed...

[Kay ☾ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am so glad I continued this but man these cliff hangers are KILLING me. I need more.

[Steven Shinder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Given the title of the series, I guess I should have seen that coming.

[melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Francesca Giardiello · Rating 5 out of 5]

La tensione continua a rimanere alta, il ritmo è bene orchestrato, poco alla volta i tasselli stanno emergendo in un thriller che non fa altro che appassionare sempre di più.

[Shreks Cumdump · Rating 4 out of 5]

You know what's fucked up in all of this? She might need a bigger basket. Hot damn every character she encountered after acquiring that battle axe is just asking for it.

[Craig Schorling · Rating 4 out of 5]

This continues to be a lot of fun. We get another head in the basket and June continues to be such a fun and badass heroine. Very engaging read.

[Aryanna Tunstall · Rating 4 out of 5]

The twists and turns this series took was completely unexpected. By the end I felt just as gutted as most of the characters.

[Roman Colombo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally, we are getting somewhere with the plot. Not that watching cute girls decapitate had guys isn't great, but we needed it to progress a bit.