Review: Blobby Horror
Something disturbing from Frisson Comics
After a successful Kickstarter, and just before Halloween, I received a collection of horror tales that hark back to my childhood. This is Blobby Horror from Frisson Comics.
A childhood-ruining cursed comics compilation in reverence of 90s TV idol Mr. Blobby.
The zine has been edited and curated by Tom Smith and Katie Whittle of Frisson comics and Erika Price.
This was truly a last-minute backing by me. I had seen it bouncing around my social networks, and I backed it when it came to the final countdown. As with most1 Kickstarter projects, you never know when they are going to turn up, but I got regular, meaningful updates, and the team behind it seemed like they knew what they were doing.
They may have known, but I had no idea what to expect! All I knew was there would be some Blobby-horror, which would all be based around my family’s Saturday Evening viewing of my childhood.
Wow!
Blobby Horror is a 72 page descent into the annals of a half-remembered childhood, one that was mostly happy but one that was also inhabited by... HIM.
A collection of cursed comics and illustrations from those whose sanity scarcely survived encounters with the Blobbed entity...
Blobby Horror will be an A5 sized 68 page perfect bound zine featuring a mixture of colour and black and white horror comics and illustrations from 16 different artists and writers eager to share their memories and impressions of this fondly remembered hellbeast.
Kicking off with some initial nightmare fuel, we get Blobby from the eyes of a child. It all starts off nice enough, but over a short time, as the night draws in there is a nice twist with something that leaves you wondering what comes next.
Some twisted “after the fame” for Mr Blobby, making him a bit more sympathetic here. The god-like entity is a nice twist as it all finished off with a wry grin and some excellent art and light/dark.
In Crinkley Bottom's remains are some additional parts to the Blobby lore, with some horrifying cameos from TV of the day.
Blobby’s old house is featured in the next one, with some cartoony style and a sickening ending. I love how it finishes with the reveal, and it plays off well.
We also get a good selection of horror stills featuring the pink and yellow menace. I especially like the Nightmare on Elm Street one!
There’s a dark story next, with no words, but the pictures show the horror well.
Next up is the single - My Wife Has a special place in hell for this song - and I think those who have heard this song everywhere can resonate with this story.
It's a nice twist with Blobby and what he has been doing since the finish of the House Part. The aged Noel Edmunds is done well, as is the final panel with the spotlight and helicopter.
Exploring the remains of Crinkly Bottom would never go well, and the suspense in this story is excellent - as it that final panel… BLOBBY!
More Blobby through the eyes of a child, with some excellent freaky style and some changes (ones with the kids always get me more!)
The next one has a short story about transformation but is well done with its sparseness. I like how it plays out here.
Then we get a different look, with a Deal Or No Deal reference, too. I like the finish, and it didn’t go where I thought.
Finally, we get a hint as to what is behind (or inside) the suit. That is something I can imagine being made into a bigger story, but the information and commentary given were well done.
This is a terrifying selection of stories and had some brilliant art and storytelling.
Blobby Horror was created by Michela Cicconi, Luke Francis, Sarah Gordon, Jake Parappa Hainey, Gareth A Hopkins, Jabe Jackson, Arfon Jones, Atticus Lee, Allan MacRitchie, Shane Melisse, Renata Mukhametzhanova, James Park, Erika Price, Thomas Skews, and Tom Smith.
*Cough* Tales From The Quarantine