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Created by Tim Seeley & Stefano Caselli
Published by Image Comics
Twenty-three years ago, writer Tim Seeley (Revival) and artist Stefano Caselli (Ultimate Black Panther) introduced the world to Cassie Hack and her hulking partner, Vlad. The former is a final girl whose battle with undead, murderous revenants began when she was forced to kill her own mother, who had become a slasher known as the Lunch Lady. Vlad is like a living Jason Voorhees if he were kind and had the power of speech. Together, they travel the country eliminating slashers.
Cassie and Vlad’s adventures are an homage to all the great slasher films as well as all the delightfully bad ones. So, they’re often quite funny.
They’re also jam packed with memorable, original killers, but Seeley’s protagonists have also run afoul of some iconic horror movie characters as well. Over the course of Hack/Slash’s run, they’ve fought against and alongside the killer doll Chucky, Victor Crowley from the Hatchet films, Herbert West from the Re-Animator franchise, and Evil Dead’s Ash Williams.
Where to start: For the past few years, Seeley and Image Comics have been releasing beautiful hardcover graphic novels that collect Hack/Slash in order. You’ll want to pick up Hack/Slash: Deluxe Edition Volume 1, which collects the series’ initial one-shots, including Hack/Slash Vs. Chucky.
