Drums (comics)

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Drums
Drums TPB (2016). Art by Raúl Allén.
Publication information
PublisherImage Comics
ScheduleMonthly
FormatLimited series
GenreSupernatural, Mystery, Horror, Zombies
Publication dateMay – September 2011
No. of issues4
Main character(s)FBI Agent Martin Irons
Michelle Hernandez
FBI Agent Poltz
Creative team
Created by,
Written by
Artist(s),
Colorist(s)
Editor(s)
Collected editions
Drums (2016)ISBN 978-8416486380

Drums is a 2011 supernatural comic book limited series created by writer and artists and . Drums follows FBI special agent Martin Irons as sinister forces work against him while he investigates the mass homicide of practitioners at a Voodoo ceremony in Florida.

Synopsis[]

The series follows FBI agent Martin Irons, who is tasked with investigating the deaths of a large group of people during a Santeria ceremonial ritual in Florida. When one of the seemingly dead victims rises as a zombie, Irons must find out what exactly is going on and why.

Development[]

For the series, Torres brought in elements of several Afrocaribbean religions, mainly Cuban Santería, Brazilian Candomblé, Haitian Vodou, and New Orleans Voodoo.[1] Torres admitted that they took liberties with the representations of these religions for "dramatic purposes" and that brought in other Afro-Caribbean religions to avoid the "well known" clichés about Voodoo.[1][2]

In an interview with Bloody Disgusting, Torres states that Drums was inspired by his desire to do a modern twist of Voodoo zombies from the Golden and Silver age of comic books.[3]

Publication[]

The series was published by Image Comics as four issues released from May to September 2011. A collected trade paperback edition was released by Amigo Comics in August 2016.

Reception[]

Critical reception for the series has been mixed, with Bloody Disgusting praising the first issue and CNN's Geek Out blog calling it one of the "best comics of the year".[4][5] A reviewer for Nj.com stated that the "strength of the story is not in the presence of the supernatural though, it is the fact that the supernatural is presented as a tool. The spirits may be powerful, deadly, and evil, but without human help they have no power in our world".[6] Broken Frontier called the comic "well crafted" but criticized that the story was "too familiar".[7] Crave Online also criticized the comic's familiarity, also citing that the artwork was "incredibly dull" and that the comic was "laid out like a bad SyFy movie".[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "El Torres Beats the DRUMS of Horror for Image Comics". Newsarama. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  2. ^ Torres, El. "Drums." Comic strip. Ed. Edward Sellner. Drums. 1st ed. Vol. 1. Berkley: Image Comics, CA. Print. Ser. 1
  3. ^ "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: El Torres And Abe Hernando Discuss Their Thriller, 'Drums'!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  4. ^ "REVIEW: Image Comic's – 'Drums' Issue #1". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  5. ^ Sager, Christian. "Comic books' 'unprecedented creativity' in 2011". CNN GeekOut. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  6. ^ Kulesa, William. "'Drums' dwells on zombies unlike any others in current fiction". Nj.com. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  7. ^ Wilkins, Jason. "Drums #1 Review". Broken Frontier. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  8. ^ Robinson, Iann. "Review: Drums #1". Crave Online. Retrieved 28 October 2012.


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