Nailbiter

This series has been on my to-read list for a while now, so I bought the first volume a few days back. I was happy to support the small comic shop across the street from my work but I wish I bought something instead of this volume. It's an interesting premise, sure, but left me with too many questions after a first read-through.

Is this horror? Or is this mystery? Or is there some sci-fi time travel that we have yet to understand? There's nothing wrong with genre-blending, I usually really enjoy it, but this story read as if horror and mystery were playing tug of war without either side coming close to giving up.

It's also pretty tricky to keep track of all the major characters introduced in the first volume. There's 6 or 7? And then there's 16 MORE characters waiting in the wings (the serial killers from Buckaroo). I was already getting plot lines tangled and we only met a handful of serial killers.

I don't see myself continuing this series but that doesn't mean it's a bad story! It was an enjoyable, fast-read, the art/coloring was beautiful, but the plot arcs just don't mesh with me.

I quite enjoyed this. Nailbiter is a horror series set in the fictional town of Buckaroo where there seems to be some sort of anomaly in that a large number of serial killers are born there. The story so far focuses on an acquitted serial killer known as "Nailbiter" who murders people who bite their nails. (Yes, really.) We meet NSA Agent Nicholas Finch who has rolled into town with secrets of his own and an appointment with an FBI profiler who is working to solve the puzzle of why so many serial killers are born in Buckaroo. What follows is no small amount of murder and mayhem, all beautifully illustrated. There was also a layer of humour in this that was unexpected - including lots of references to Silence of the Lambs.

I felt Volume 1 of Nailbiter was a good setup to the start of this story. We meet the main characters and get to learn a little of their back story. We learn about some of the killers that have been born in town. We meet some of the local townsfolk. Mysteries are talked about. And it leaves us wanting more.

Looking forward to reading Volume 2.