FROM HELL

It’s the last Pilot Season one-shot; It’s the one that’s going to be the most fresh in your mind come voting on the 1st of November. Such a pleasure, then, that Top Cow have decided to end this competition with their strongest one-shot by far. A comic shouldn’t just be a high concept on display at all times. There’s no depth to that, there’s no real craft. But in this competition you kind of have to put your elevator pitch first. It is the ultimate hook that’s going to get the votes and hopefully turn this introductory toe-dipping into a full length belly flop into the waters of this tale. The concept here demands nothing but a 10m board. Imagine you’re a mercenary killer, and look like you just stepped out of a Coppola frame from the early 70’s. Then some kid blasts a hole in your head big enough to let all your dreams escape. As you plummet towards the fiery reward you’ve certainly earned, you are plucked up by a very attractive woman named Mandy. With glowing eyes, she makes you a