Shadowman: Book One
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Summary
The forces of darkness are awakening and they are hungry for life。
Jack Boniface， a。k。a。 Shadowman， faces the terrors that tear at the fabric of humanity’s world。 As the forces of darkness pry open doorways across the nation， the Shadowman will make a cross-country descent into horror… as something far more sinister emerges from the shadows。
From the bestselling master of horror Cullen Bunn （Venom） and bone-chilling artist Jon Davis-Hunt （Clean Room） comes a shocking supernatural odyssey！
Collecting SHADOWMAN （2020） #1–4。
Jack Boniface， a。k。a。 Shadowman， faces the terrors that tear at the fabric of humanity’s world。 As the forces of darkness pry open doorways across the nation， the Shadowman will make a cross-country descent into horror… as something far more sinister emerges from the shadows。
From the bestselling master of horror Cullen Bunn （Venom） and bone-chilling artist Jon Davis-Hunt （Clean Room） comes a shocking supernatural odyssey！
Collecting SHADOWMAN （2020） #1–4。
Reviews
Angela
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I received this as an eARC to read for free in exchange for my honest review。 Thank you to NetGalley and Valiant Entertainment， LLC for giving me access。The Shadowman is sending creatures of the dark back to where they came from， but he infant came from the Deadside as well。 Bunn creates an interesting blend between the two worlds that keeps you hooked to find out more and why。 The only issue that I had was the time jumps seemed unnecessary and were slightly confusing。
Wayne McCoy
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'Shadowman Book 1' by Cullen Bunn with art by Jon Davis-Hunt is another team doing another classic character at Valiant。Jack Boniface， also known as Shadowman， is always fighting at the things that try to come in to our world。 When Baron Zamedi shows up， Shadowman is suspicious， but he seems to want to help， or watch as Shadowman gets killed。I liked the story， and the backup story。 The art is pretty solid too。I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors， Valiant 'Shadowman Book 1' by Cullen Bunn with art by Jon Davis-Hunt is another team doing another classic character at Valiant。Jack Boniface， also known as Shadowman， is always fighting at the things that try to come in to our world。 When Baron Zamedi shows up， Shadowman is suspicious， but he seems to want to help， or watch as Shadowman gets killed。I liked the story， and the backup story。 The art is pretty solid too。I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors， Valiant Entertainment， and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel。 。。。more
Tia Schmidt
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Really just didn't do much for me。 I think the concept is really dope， but I just think it attempted to tackle too much in too short a time。 It was overwhelming and a bit confusing。 The characters were really sick though and I think the whole concept is intriguing。 The art style was also a bit overwhelming and all over the place， but it did grow on me over time。 I don't think I'll be continuing with further volumes of this， unfortunately， but it was an entertaining read。Thank you to NetGalley an Really just didn't do much for me。 I think the concept is really dope， but I just think it attempted to tackle too much in too short a time。 It was overwhelming and a bit confusing。 The characters were really sick though and I think the whole concept is intriguing。 The art style was also a bit overwhelming and all over the place， but it did grow on me over time。 I don't think I'll be continuing with further volumes of this， unfortunately， but it was an entertaining read。Thank you to NetGalley and Valiant Entertainment for an advanced copy。 All thoughts and opinions are my very own。 。。。more
Mike
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I'm just going to admit right up front that I didn't completely understand this one。 It's got some mystical， other-worldy， voodoo stuff that doesn't get explained all that well （at least for me） which made it a little difficult for me to follow。 What I got was that the story revolves around musician Jack Boniface who is in a sort of body-share arrangement with a voodoo spirit that turns him into Shadowman， an entity who is able to bend shadows/darkness to his will。 I'm not exactly sure if the Sh I'm just going to admit right up front that I didn't completely understand this one。 It's got some mystical， other-worldy， voodoo stuff that doesn't get explained all that well （at least for me） which made it a little difficult for me to follow。 What I got was that the story revolves around musician Jack Boniface who is in a sort of body-share arrangement with a voodoo spirit that turns him into Shadowman， an entity who is able to bend shadows/darkness to his will。 I'm not exactly sure if the Shadowman is good， evil， or indifferent。。。 It's complicated。This story concerns Shadowman looking into why/how demon spirits from another world are suddenly increasing in number within our realm and performing epic amounts of sinister mischief。 In the process he goes on a cross country quest accompanied by an entity called Baron Samedi who is "The King of Death"。 The two are not friends but thrown together by necessity。 The artwork was good。 Unfortunately， storywise， I just didn't " get it"。 It struck me as a typical worlds colliding in a supernatural battle for survival。 。。。more
I'm From Here
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A slightly confusing， yet interesting story about worlds colliding - reality and the Deadside - with the Shadowman （a voodoo spirit inherited by Jack Boniface） being able to cross effortlessly into both。 This book is full of demonic creatures， spectacularly drawn and kinda scary。 I'm not a big fan of horror so this title/series isn't for me。 However， there is a great pairing of characters between the Shadowman and Baron Samedi a。k。a The King of Death。 The writing is ephemeral and mysterious， and A slightly confusing， yet interesting story about worlds colliding - reality and the Deadside - with the Shadowman （a voodoo spirit inherited by Jack Boniface） being able to cross effortlessly into both。 This book is full of demonic creatures， spectacularly drawn and kinda scary。 I'm not a big fan of horror so this title/series isn't for me。 However， there is a great pairing of characters between the Shadowman and Baron Samedi a。k。a The King of Death。 The writing is ephemeral and mysterious， and the visuals influenced by rock n' roll which lends the story's pacing an unexpected musicality。 。。。more
Sheldon Wiebe
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Solid - but not spectacular - horror/superhero series carrying on from the comic originally created by Jim Shooter， Steve Englehart and David Lapham back in 1992 and brought back by Valiant Entertainment beginning in 2012。Volume One contains the first four issues of a new series begun earlier this year （the character has seen at least first issues over the last decade）。I enjoyed this collection， but not enough to get the next one。
Eye-ra
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Cullen Bunn。 All I need to say。
Anthony
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The ReviewSuch a brilliant reintroduction into the world of Shadowman for both newcomers and longtime fans of the character and Valiant’s universe overall。 The balance that the collection found between visceral and gritty artwork and layered mythology building and character growth was amazing to watch unfold。 The way the author wrote the narrative to showcase these self-contained battles in each issue， each representing a battle within humanity itself， while also alluding to an all-connecting so The ReviewSuch a brilliant reintroduction into the world of Shadowman for both newcomers and longtime fans of the character and Valiant’s universe overall。 The balance that the collection found between visceral and gritty artwork and layered mythology building and character growth was amazing to watch unfold。 The way the author wrote the narrative to showcase these self-contained battles in each issue， each representing a battle within humanity itself， while also alluding to an all-connecting source that is growing out of control was so well executed and kept me as a reader invested greatly。The almost muted tones of the scenery in each panel did a great job of highlighting the horror and carnage these creatures left behind as the Shadowman worked to seal these breaches in the veil。 What was great to read through was Jack’s evolution as a character， seeing him being thrust into new situations as the rules of these battles and the creatures he is facing seems to be changing before his eyes， giving the hero a new challenge that reinvents the character’s arc overall。The VerdictA chilling， heart-pounding， and action-packed volume of comics， author Cullen Bunn and Valiant Comics’s “Shadowman: Book One” is a must-read book of 2021， and the perfect read for fans of both graphic novels and the spooky/Halloween season。 The tone and atmosphere seemed to be a blend of Ghost Rider， Buffy the Vampire Slayer mythos building， and Blade’s maturity all rolled into one ass-kicking horror thriller， and I cannot wait to dive into the next volume。 。。。more
Bengali Girl
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I haven't read any of the original/older Shadowman book so didn't know what to expect。 Just by looking at the graphics， I thought it will be similar to The Punisher but boy was I wrong！ （I should read the descriptions more closely。。。） The premises are really interesting since its saturated with paranormal history。 Plus the Shadowman is from New Orleans-the home of spirits and hauntings！ I love the details of the illustrations and all characters were thoughtfully portrayed。 I think Baron Samedi i I haven't read any of the original/older Shadowman book so didn't know what to expect。 Just by looking at the graphics， I thought it will be similar to The Punisher but boy was I wrong！ （I should read the descriptions more closely。。。） The premises are really interesting since its saturated with paranormal history。 Plus the Shadowman is from New Orleans-the home of spirits and hauntings！ I love the details of the illustrations and all characters were thoughtfully portrayed。 I think Baron Samedi is one of my favorite graphic novel characters now！I thoroughly enjoyed reading this volume and will look out for/get the second one。 Thank you #NetGalley， Diamond Book Distributors and Valiant Entertainment for giving me the opportunity to read this！ You have a fan！ 。。。more
Kelly
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Yet again a highly entertaining Shadowman story that promises even bigger evils and troubles ahead for Jack to deal with The artwork is great and depicts the story perfectly。 Filled with monsters， this story has the perfect amount of horror， mystery， gore & sass。 Can't wait for more。 Yet again a highly entertaining Shadowman story that promises even bigger evils and troubles ahead for Jack to deal with The artwork is great and depicts the story perfectly。 Filled with monsters， this story has the perfect amount of horror， mystery， gore & sass。 Can't wait for more。 。。。more
Wayne
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Always enjoy books by Cullen Bunn。 Very interesting， and also enjoyed the characters。 The artwork was enjoyable also。 Can wait for the next book。 #ShadowmanBook1 #NetGalley
Chris Lemmerman
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The world is bleeding - the veil between us and the Deadside is coming apart， and demons and monsters from one are finding their way into the other。 But is this all some coincidence， or is there a larger plan at work？ With the enigmatic Baron Samedi at his side， Jack Boniface must once again claim the mantle of the Shadowman and find out。These four issues seem to be self-contained stories at first glance， but it's obvious by the end of this first arc that we're building to something much bigger。 The world is bleeding - the veil between us and the Deadside is coming apart， and demons and monsters from one are finding their way into the other。 But is this all some coincidence， or is there a larger plan at work？ With the enigmatic Baron Samedi at his side， Jack Boniface must once again claim the mantle of the Shadowman and find out。These four issues seem to be self-contained stories at first glance， but it's obvious by the end of this first arc that we're building to something much bigger。 If it's not Samedi's subtle hints， then it's the literal big bad looming over everything at the end - Cullen Bunn has a plan， and I don't think we or Jack are going to like it when we find out what it is。 Each issue follows the same pattern of Jack finding a monster feeding on humanity's darker desires and defeating it， but they're varied enough that it doesn't become repetitive。If you want creepy artwork， Jon-Davis Hunt is your man。 His work on Clean Room and The Wild Storm has proven just how brilliant he is at body horror， and that translates wonderfully to the dark and twisted world of Shadowman。 His demons are disgusting， his Shadowman is dynamic， and the scythe effects are especially nice。 This is a perfect pairing of artist and subject if you ask me， and I can't wait to see what else Hunt has in store once we get to the Deadside proper。A solid first arc that sets the groundwork for what's to come， if not too overly adventurous in terms of pattern。 An extra star for the truly horrifying artwork however， and the promise of even worse to come for everyone involved。 。。。more
Hanii Aburame
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Bosou Koblamin is one chill Loa。This has been my introduction to Shadowman and it was a blast to read。 The story starts strong， right in the middle of a fight with a messed-up looking lion demon， but all is not as it seems when he tells Shadowman to find "her，" to help "her。" Yes， demons have a soft side， even after slaughtering a bunch of people， which in my opinion is rather nice to read it being represented。Each issue does well to read as standalones or one long story as is here。 The art and Bosou Koblamin is one chill Loa。This has been my introduction to Shadowman and it was a blast to read。 The story starts strong， right in the middle of a fight with a messed-up looking lion demon， but all is not as it seems when he tells Shadowman to find "her，" to help "her。" Yes， demons have a soft side， even after slaughtering a bunch of people， which in my opinion is rather nice to read it being represented。Each issue does well to read as standalones or one long story as is here。 The art and lettering fit wonderfully in the story， the colors used give a nostalgic feel bringing you back to simpler times back when you picked up your first comic and were drawn into the world you were reading。 Also many of the characters are drawn with emotionless faces， a。k。a skulls， but they are shadowed well so you can tell what they're feeling or thinking even without the speech bubble。Shadowman/Jack Boniface's introspection is marvelously described and uniquely him。 Each character has their own personality and they all mesh well together。 I must say though， my personal favorite is Baron Samedi。 He's a pretty cool dude， mysterious and always with a flourish。 I also very much like the added details in the gallery about character designs and information about thin places relating to the real world。Overall the story， characters， and art were on point and I look forward to seeing where Shadowman goes next in his adventure。Thanks to Netgalley and Diamond Book distributors/Valiant for the e-arc in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Chad
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The story is standard Shadowman。 Creatures from the Deadside are bleeding through to our world。 This is all about the art。 Jon Davis-Hunt excels at drawing horror and that trend continues here。 His creatures are always inventive and menacing。 I could look at his pages for hours。
Sarah-Grace （Azrael865）
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This Volume was cool。 I want to continue reading g this story。 The artwork is amazing and I like the main character Jack Boniface。 His Crossroad Blues t-shirt is an awesome touch。 Jack Boniface is responsible to investigate brights that open up， thin spots in the veil between our world and the Deathside， which allow murderous spirits to cross through。 His job is to banish the evil spirits back while investigating why more brights are appearing all around the world。 Its a very detailed mythology This Volume was cool。 I want to continue reading g this story。 The artwork is amazing and I like the main character Jack Boniface。 His Crossroad Blues t-shirt is an awesome touch。 Jack Boniface is responsible to investigate brights that open up， thin spots in the veil between our world and the Deathside， which allow murderous spirits to cross through。 His job is to banish the evil spirits back while investigating why more brights are appearing all around the world。 Its a very detailed mythology that I want to explore further。 Thank you to Netgalley and Diamond Book Distributors / Valiant Entertainment for the opportunity to enjoy the e-ARC of this graphic novel。 。。。more
Shimone Thorn
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First of all， I would like to thank Net Galley for giving me an advanced copy of this comic in exchange for an honest review。 The Shadowman: Book One， tells us the story of a man who also happens to be a 'Shadowman'， someone who's in charge of killing the horror creatures that cross the veil from the death side into the human world。 I do love cults and secret societies in books and I loved the beginning of the book when Jack， our main character， visits a rich family's house in which a mask party First of all， I would like to thank Net Galley for giving me an advanced copy of this comic in exchange for an honest review。 The Shadowman: Book One， tells us the story of a man who also happens to be a 'Shadowman'， someone who's in charge of killing the horror creatures that cross the veil from the death side into the human world。 I do love cults and secret societies in books and I loved the beginning of the book when Jack， our main character， visits a rich family's house in which a mask party and some secret satanic rituals are being celebrated。 I loved the artist's way of telling the story and I definetely want to know how the story continues。 It has the perfect amount of horror， gore， cult and rituals。 。。。more
Adrian Montanez
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The Shadowman cometh！This Volume of Shadowman Book 1 by Cullen Bunn contains Shadowman（2021） #1-4。 Jack Boniface is SHADOWMAN， a powerful protector with powers given to him by a Loa， who keeps humanity safe from the demons that claw at the fabric of our reality。 And he's coming back with a different approach this time。 This has gone from a character-centered arc to more of a monster-of-the-week arc with some overreaching plot points。It's this shift in story-telling that affected my enjoyment of The Shadowman cometh！This Volume of Shadowman Book 1 by Cullen Bunn contains Shadowman（2021） #1-4。 Jack Boniface is SHADOWMAN， a powerful protector with powers given to him by a Loa， who keeps humanity safe from the demons that claw at the fabric of our reality。 And he's coming back with a different approach this time。 This has gone from a character-centered arc to more of a monster-of-the-week arc with some overreaching plot points。It's this shift in story-telling that affected my enjoyment of the story。 Sometimes it's good to have this sort of approach towards the story， but I didn't feel that with this volume。 It's still an enjoyable book， but just not the best。 Now this book's art was on point when it comes to getting the feeling of what Shadowman is。 On this， I have nothing but props to Jon Davis-Hunt for his work。 All in all， this is still a good addition to any Shadowman fan's collection。 。。。more
Elia
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Like many of the stories Cullen Bunn writes， this one is just plain COOL。 A man who is posessed by a Loa （a voodoo spirit） and becomes Shadowman sets out to hunt the things from the "deadside" who are killing humans。 But who is the beautiful woman he keeps seeing in visions， and why does someone seem to be out hunting all those who have made pacts with Loas？ Great cliffhanger ending and absolutely STUNNING creepy art！ Like many of the stories Cullen Bunn writes， this one is just plain COOL。 A man who is posessed by a Loa （a voodoo spirit） and becomes Shadowman sets out to hunt the things from the "deadside" who are killing humans。 But who is the beautiful woman he keeps seeing in visions， and why does someone seem to be out hunting all those who have made pacts with Loas？ Great cliffhanger ending and absolutely STUNNING creepy art！ 。。。more
Nathaniel Darkish
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Not the strongest Shadowman graphic novel I've read-- definitely a shift toward a story of the week format rather than a tight， character-centered arc。 Not the strongest Shadowman graphic novel I've read-- definitely a shift toward a story of the week format rather than a tight， character-centered arc。 。。。more
lic marza
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I really enjoyed this！ It was dark and so good！ There was a great twist that I was not at all expecting。 I would definitely recommend to a friend and I hope there are more to come。
Matty Dub
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Shadowman: book oneFinally a series that sees Jack Boniface in full control of his powers and destiny！ After every series/appearance since the 2012 relaunch saw him at the mercy of one element or another， whether it be Darque， his Loa or others， this new series has him in the driver’s seat directing the action。Guided by Baron Samedi， he investigates “blights” or areas where the veil between our world and the Deadside have gotten thin and entities cruel and wicked cross over and wreak havoc。 The Shadowman: book oneFinally a series that sees Jack Boniface in full control of his powers and destiny！ After every series/appearance since the 2012 relaunch saw him at the mercy of one element or another， whether it be Darque， his Loa or others， this new series has him in the driver’s seat directing the action。Guided by Baron Samedi， he investigates “blights” or areas where the veil between our world and the Deadside have gotten thin and entities cruel and wicked cross over and wreak havoc。 The book is definitely horror and bringing it to life in amazing gory details is Jon Davis-Hunt with colours by legend Jordie Bellaire。 Getting Davis-Hunt back on this genre is so awesome， anyone who read Clean Room will know what to expect but we get even more of it in Shadowman。 The man was born to draw this book！The four issues are very much connected but still have an episodic feel which I always appreciate as things never end on cliffhangers from one chapter to the other。 Without getting too deep into the story itself to avoid spoilers， I can say it sets the table for what seems like an epic chapter in Shadowman’s life and I’m here for all of it。 This is the best Shadowman since the relaunch and a standout since DMG bought the publisher。Many thanks to NetGalley and Valiant for the review copy。 。。。more
Theediscerning
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Here he comes again， one of Valiant's least likeable title characters， and that's saying something。 He's a musician hitched to a supernatural entity called a Shadow Loa， which means he can enter the demonic version of the Negative Zone， and police it， here and the places in between for our benefit。 This four-parter is basically three issues of him plodding around with the ever-so annoying Baron Samedi – a character who does nothing for me， mostly because he does nothing – and one issue recapping Here he comes again， one of Valiant's least likeable title characters， and that's saying something。 He's a musician hitched to a supernatural entity called a Shadow Loa， which means he can enter the demonic version of the Negative Zone， and police it， here and the places in between for our benefit。 This four-parter is basically three issues of him plodding around with the ever-so annoying Baron Samedi – a character who does nothing for me， mostly because he does nothing – and one issue recapping the point of the whole piece。 For yes， Cullen Bunn has managed to crow-bar A Point onto proceedings – a message， a moral， a reason for the whole plod to ever exist。 And we have to thank all that's holy that he did because it would be deadly boring if he hadn't。 This is mediocre dark fantasy， to say the least – and to call it horror is a great disservice to that genre， so I'm certainly not prepared to do that。 What I will also do， though， is remind you that Andy Diggle's run on Shadowman was pretty much guff， too， so there was very little reason to believe this poisoned chalice of a title had come up trumps here。 It hasn't。 。。。more
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