That being said, it’s a shame that the original script at the end of the book isn’t accompanied by more supplementary artwork by Kuhnie. All in all, this indie publication feels uncharacteristically classy – though some might argue that the asking price warrants this kind of premium presentation. And once inside, bibliophiles are sure to be pleased with clear inking and solid pages that feel robust enough to handle rough hands revisiting them over and over again. The Godfly experience actually begins long before you properly dive into the story, with Blind Cyclops sparing no expense when it comes to the book’s eye-catching cover art and glossy finish. However, to say any more would spoil the grisly fun. Set in the 1940s and more than a little inspired by the speculative works of Ray Bradbury and Rod Sterling, the comic follows a pair of twins as they venture into a bizarre travelling carnival and encounter Ringmaster Bugsy’s so-called “Flea Circus and Anthropoditorium.” There, they come face to face with an exotic menagerie of insectoid curiosities that might also house one of the most dangerous beings on the planet. Their most recent foray into graphic novels comes in the form of Godfly, a self-proclaimed tale of true horror written by Ryan Oliver (founder of BCB) and drawn by Jeff Kuhnie.
One example of these persistent entrepreneurs is Blind Cyclops Books, a relatively new Chicago-based publishing house that specializes in dark literature. However, while superheroes have since dominated the industry with their (mostly) family-friendly conflicts, there are still a handful of brave indie publishers that insist on putting out edgy media for those with a taste for the macabre.
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Comic books tend to favor tightly paced stories with striking visuals and a brief page count, so it makes sense that horror anthologies used to be all the rage in the funny pages before the Comics Code Authority brought an entire artform to its knees.
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