movie there was really no reason for me to ever pick up the Wildstorm comic book series. It looked horrible. In fact, of all the covers, this is the only one that ever grabbed me.Close-up covers usually work very well. They force the viewer to pay attention to them. They convey importance. The cover to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre #4 is no exception. It is a close-up of the upper left section of a female's face. You see an eye, a tear and an image reflected in the eye which is causing that tear -- Leatherface holding a chainsaw. Anyone who has seen the films know why this would cause someone to cry.
For a cover to put across so much emotion is a rare thing, especially for a horror comic. Subtlety does not usually sell issues. In this case, however, the cover transcends the usual horror comic trappings and instead focuses on raw feelings. The tear may look exaggerated, but that doesn't matter. You understand it. You sympathize. You fill in the missing pieces of her face. If every issue of this series did such a cover, it would've been worth picking up.
On a final note, you can see that the series was suggest for "mature readers." If a parent doesn't understand that a comic book called The Texas Chainsaw Massacre which features a man holding a chainsaw on the cover isn't for mature readers, he or she should not be a parent.
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