Found a costume, it's one I've wanted to do for a few years. Inspiration struck me last night as I was succumbing to the self inflicted roofies I take every evening to keep the night terrors in check. Sadly, it's one that not many will "get". It's sad because it should be more well known than it is. It absolutely deserves a wider audience. Huge among comic fans, but not translating to the masses.
Jesse Custer!
Here's a link to the Wiki.
Some links to get the Trade Paperbacks.
I can't recommend this series enough. The premise is...
Jesse Custer is a small town Texas preacher who sees his congregation destroyed by the same energy bolt from Heaven that grants him the "Word of God". He now has the ability to command others to do "exactly" what he says. He starts on a journey, joined by his great love Tulip and newfound friend Cassidy, an Irish Vampire, to find America's soul and see if God still gives a shit. Along the way he encounters a collection of the most depraved and socially awkward characters that have ever been put to a comic page.
Garth Ennis is the writer, Steve Dillon the penciller (for most of the issues) and they are just brilliant. It touches on some advanced topics and certainly isn't afraid to get graphic. However, you will be hooked once you try the first collection. Every issue has been compiled and they even did a hardcover of the Glenn Fabry painted covers.
MotD: Pumpkinhead
P-head as his friends like to call him, is one of those monsters that always showed up in documentaries about special effects. Created by recently departed LEGEND Stan Winston, who also directed, Pumpkinhead tells the story of a demon summoned for revenge upon some city kids for the death of a country chillun. Seriously, that's it. Kid dies, city folk are dicks about it, Bishop calls forth P-head and regrets it pretty much right away, kids die, Bishop redeems himself a bit, movie over. Not much there. The effects are cool, an attempt to add an icon of horror to the genre, but ultimately a fail.
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