Blood Bowl
Was this comic what I thought it would be based on that cover? Reader, it was not. I chatted with Lief a bit at SPACE, but as my memory continues to turn into pudding, the specifics of what Lief said to talk me into this specific comic are sadly lost to history. There were other comics at the table for sure, but here we are. This is actually based on a true story, sort of, as are most other “based on a true story” stories. There is a real storm sewer entrance in Columbus Ohio, but it’s called Gates of Hell on Google maps. A cooler name than “Blood Bowl”? Don’t make me choose, but Lief is nice enough to explain the reasoning behind the title in the afterward. Anyway, in theory a skaker died there in the 70’s (Lief could not find actual documentation of this), but this comic is more of a fictional cautionary tale. A group of kids decide to go exploring, then they’re given a choice as to which tunnel to explore, and I can’t say much more without spoilers. Except the whole “cautionary tale” part, I guess. It’s a fun story; my only minor complaint is that it ended kind of abruptly. Which, it could be easily argued, it kind of had to based on the premise. This is not specifically available through Lief’s website (which continues a rough reviewing trend for me this week), but I’ll bet if you asked for a copy that they’d do what they could to make that happen. I also think maybe I paid $5 for this but, again, brain bad. Give it a shot, learn a little about Columbus!
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