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Title details for The Empty Man (2018), Volume 1 by Cullen Bunn - Available

The Empty Man (2018), Volume 1

Recurrence

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by Cullen Bunn
jesus Hervas
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There's something terribly wrong with Melissa Kerry. Her husband Andrew sees it. Their teenage daughter Vicki sees it. Melissa is losing herself, falling into the grips of the Empty Man pandemic that is spreading across the nation. Andrew and Vicki do all they can to care for her themselves, to keep her worsening condition a secret from the roving government quarantine crews, but it's becoming harder and harder...until a strange visitor arrives on their doorstep, offering a cure. Written by Eisner Award-nominated author Cullen Bunn (Harrow County, Bone Parish) and illustrated by artist Jesús Hervás (Lucas Stand), Recurrence is the second installment in The Empty Man franchise and explores the psychological horror of a family member in decline, and the depths one will go to protect those they love.

  • Creators

  • Series

    The Empty Man (2018)

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    July 31, 2019

  • Formats

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      • ISBN: 9781641443395

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      • ISBN: 9781641443395
      • File size: 587056 KB
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  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      August 30, 2019

      A deadly phenomenon is plaguing the world, spreading like a viral infection from mind to mind. Once contracted, the afflicted feel they receive commands from a mysterious entity, the Empty Man, who urges self-harm, mass murder, and destruction. This terrifying situation becomes real for the Kerry family when mother Melissa comes down with the syndrome and begins self-mutilations. The family tries to treat it themselves, but two different forces barge into their home. One is a group of Empty Man cultists looking to ensure their master's wishes are carried out in full, with Melissa a linchpin for his plans. Joint FBI/CDC agents Monica and Owen are acting outside of their jurisdiction; Monica's former partner has disappeared combating the plague in another dimension, and she feels it's her duty to keep fighting on this side to help his cause. Around the Kerry home and neighborhood, horribly mangled manifestations of the Empty Man's world begin crawling into existence as everyone argues over what to do about Melissa. VERDICT Veteran scribe Bunn (Harrow County), with artist Hervás (Lucas Stand) and colorist Guardia, brings dense plotting and chilling body-horror imagery in this gripping first installment of an ongoing series that metaphorically uses social media as a strange virus metastasizing terror.--Douglas Rednour, Georgia State Univ. Libs., Atlanta

      Copyright 2019 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • Library Journal

      August 30, 2019

      A deadly phenomenon is plaguing the world, spreading like a viral infection from mind to mind. Once contracted, the afflicted feel they receive commands from a mysterious entity, the Empty Man, who urges self-harm, mass murder, and destruction. This terrifying situation becomes real for the Kerry family when mother Melissa comes down with the syndrome and begins self-mutilations. The family tries to treat it themselves, but two different forces barge into their home. One is a group of Empty Man cultists looking to ensure their master's wishes are carried out in full, with Melissa a linchpin for his plans. Joint FBI/CDC agents Monica and Owen are acting outside of their jurisdiction; Monica's former partner has disappeared combating the plague in another dimension, and she feels it's her duty to keep fighting on this side to help his cause. Around the Kerry home and neighborhood, horribly mangled manifestations of the Empty Man's world begin crawling into existence as everyone argues over what to do about Melissa. VERDICT Veteran scribe Bunn (Harrow County), with artist Herv�s (Lucas Stand) and colorist Guardia, brings dense plotting and chilling body-horror imagery in this gripping first installment of an ongoing series that metaphorically uses social media as a strange virus metastasizing terror.--Douglas Rednour, Georgia State Univ. Libs., Atlanta

      Copyright 2019 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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