Basketful of Heads #7

Basketful of Heads #7

by Joe Hill

It’s time for a final swing of the axe. In the darkest, coldest hours of the night, June Branch finds herself up against the deadeyed killer who abducted her lover...and comes face to face with some truths even more horrifying than a basketful of heads.

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

26 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 26, 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

[Alexa Moon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This issue was a blast!
What a great way to finish a series!
I loved June's arc in this series and I think she showed a lot of growth and character. everything that happened made a lot of sense and all the things that were revealed tied the story neatly. The artwork was spectacular as usual.

I am only sad for the destiny of the ax ;)


Please.Please.Please make a spin off.

[Bonnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great end to the series! I really liked June's development as a character. The story was compelling and well thought out. Great pacing and art in all the issues. Amazing overall. I would highly recommend!

[Marcelo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hill deixou que todas as pontas se juntassem nesta última edição .



Achei satisfatórias as respostas dadas (algumas bem criativas), como L.E, por exemplo.

Nota 3.8 para a série como um todo.

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

June finally knows all the truths now and takes matters into her own hands. Nice wrap to the story.

[Wesley Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

June somehow hulks out of her ropes and frees herself from the lake, axe in hand. This action seemed a little unrealistic to me. June is amazing, and everything a strong female character should be, but this felt a little unrealistic. Perhaps, it is because of the axe’s ability to give life after death. June was so close to death, and the axe was within her proximity. Perhaps she died, but the axe brought her back?

The proposal is almost perfect. June is out axe murdering everyone, and Liam leads the bad guys to the place where the engagement ring was. He witnessed June cut someone in half, but they are still talking as if they were alive. He decides this is the best moment for a proposal. It’s so great.

But unfortunately, the heads weren’t lying about Liam stealing the money. So June makes a surprising decision. She cuts off Liam’s head. This act made this comic one of my favourites. Suddenly June cares about standing up for this woman who could have had a better life, but law enforcement let her down. She stands up for women and takes her life and path into her own hands. She dumps the axe and heads over the bridge and escapes for a better life.

This beautiful finale is full of twists and turns. I’ll be rereading this series.

[Katherine (Kat) · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5/5 stars

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 Stars! ★★★★★
Hands Down!! I loved it! Beginning to end, this story gave me chills and goosebumps. Issue after issue, the cliffhangers had my jaw open. Art was great! The concept of an Axe with magic powers of life was thrilling.
I almost wish June didn’t throw it away in the end.

I wish there was a continuation to this story. (Fingers crossed that Joe Hill creates more issues)

[Craig Schorling · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a total blast of a read. The story was good and moved along quickly while still having some fun and interesting characters. The violence was good and the combination of suspense and humor was on point. The ending was good and June will go down as one of the better female protagonists in a story that I have read. Very pleasant read.

[Sebastien]

I really enjoyed this serie, each issue take the story deeper in the rabbit hole ,and kind of change what was learn in the previous issue. the concept is interesting, the mix of horror and film noir is great.highly recommended .

[Shreks Cumdump · Rating 3 out of 5]

The ending wasn't good. Specifically, June beheading Liam. In a moment she went from victim to psycho killer, for no good reason. Now what's the point of her 7-issue mission to rescue him? And when it reveals that Gabriella the cleaning woman was the undercover cop and not Liam kinda threw me of.

[Mat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic way to end the series with a couple of signature Hill twists! Definitely was worth the wait because of the pandemic.

[Avi Alany · Rating 5 out of 5]

I missed a few issues but they were summed up enough that the plot was clear. This book was a lot of fun and has a deadpan humor as likely to come from the final girl as the villains.

[Henry Acuña · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like the end, althought it needed more development, all the mystery and besides were told at the end in a few lines, althought I recommend this comic by Joe Hill.

[Steven · Rating 5 out of 5]

I highly recommend this series of comics!

[Mel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great finish, and filled with even MORE twists and turns.

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Twisted, deranged and cheekily funny at points

[Stephanie M. Wytovich · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finished up the last in this seven-part series today. Really enjoyed it: dark humor, strong female protagonist, women helping women, Norse mythology... I'm here for it!

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved every issue of this insane run. Perfect ending to the tale.

[Burton Olivier · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wish I didn't wait so long to read this last issue, I was a little lost but overall I really enjoyed this whole series. Fun writing, great art

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series is a very fun and clever story from the genius that is Joe Hill. Well-crafted story with twists and turns you won't expect.

[Elizabeth (Miss Eliza) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great ending with a nice twist and the heroine riding off into the sunrise. Could have done without the preachy proverb at the end. It pissed me off and knocked this down from a perfect five star ending.

[Jennifer Zeman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great close to a fun and horrific series. Hold out for the twist!

[Lucía Xochimitl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazingly good.

[Kay ☾ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Am I surprised Liam was garbage? Nah, I mean most of the town was. Good ending though!

[Steven Shinder · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little bit underwhelming, but it had an ending.

[Roman Colombo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great ending. I hope we see this character in the follow-up series.

[Francesca Giardiello · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastico, memorabile. Un colpo di scena dietro l'altro, ogni scoperta è plausibile, nessuna forzatura, la storia è del tutto naturale nel suo essere irreale.

[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.