{"id":16303,"date":"2021-11-01T07:00:09","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T11:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/?p=16303"},"modified":"2021-10-31T15:23:40","modified_gmt":"2021-10-31T19:23:40","slug":"review-swine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-swine\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Swine by Tyrone Finch and Alain Mauricet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16305\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-swine\/swine-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/swine-1.jpg?fit=323%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"323,499\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"swine\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/swine-1.jpg?fit=323%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-16305\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/swine-1.jpg?resize=227%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"cover of Swine\" width=\"227\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/swine-1.jpg?resize=227%2C350&amp;ssl=1 227w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/swine-1.jpg?w=323&amp;ssl=1 323w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 85vw, 227px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Swine-Tyrone-Finch\/dp\/1643376047\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Swine+Tyrone+Finch&amp;qid=1635707615&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Swine<\/i> by Tyrone Finch and Alain Mauricet<\/a><br \/>\nHumanoids (October 2021)<br \/>\n144 pages; $19.99 paperback<br \/>\nReviewed by Joshua Gage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tyrone Finch hails from Cleveland, Ohio. What? That\u2019s not enough? Okay, his favorite color is blue, he\u2019s not fond of green olives and he doesn\u2019t understand maraschino cherries. He loves Earth, Wind and Fire and he will make you love them too. Tyrone likes to write all kinds of stuff. TV stuff. Movie stuff. Short story stuff. Shopping list stuff. For more info on the stuff Tyrone likes to write, just catch him on the street and ask him. His newest graphic novel is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swine<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a revenge horror narrative based on a Biblical story that\u2019s funny, clever, and really fun to read.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Mark, Chapter 5, of the Bible, Jesus casts the demons from a madman into a herd of swine. The swine go mad and throw themselves off a cliff, presumably drowning. However, in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swine,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> written by Tyrone Finch and illustrated by Alain Mauricet, that\u2019s not the end of the story. The swine live and wreak havoc on the world. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two thousand years later, Ellis Rafferty has spent seven years in prison after being wrongly convicted for the murder of his wife, Becky. Now released, he seeks to avenge her death. Joining forces with Becky\u2019s sister, Zoey, they hit the road to take on the swine demons. Ellis and Zoey travel the country to put a stop to the pigs\u2019 murderous rampage, leaving carnage in their wake.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The premise of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swine<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is nothing new to horror. The idea of casting out demons and putting them into another body is a horror staple and is the driving plot behind such horror classics as <em>The Exorcist<\/em>, which even mentions the same tale. However, Finch takes the story and makes the pigs themselves the antagonist in a clever interpretation of the tale. The demon swine have been responsible for many of history\u2019s great disasters &#8212; The Titanic, The Hindenburg, Chernobyl &#8212; and are now running rampant through the United States. Add to that plot a healthy dose of humor (the herd of piglet assassins in chapter three was particularly amusing) as well as some great scenes of blood and slaughter thanks to illustrator Mauricet, and readers have a really successful graphic novel on their hands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some might find the plot too far-fetched or silly; to be sure, Finch is working as much within the horror comedy genre as he is the religious horror and body horror genres. However, with a bit of suspension of disbelief, readers will be able to delve deep into this world where demon swine have plagued mankind for centuries and are finally meeting their match. There are enough twists and turns in the plot to keep people guessing, and while there are some graphic scenes of blood and guts, it\u2019s pretty understated, so squeamish readers will not be too put off. Overall, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swine <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a really fun and successful horror graphic novel with a unique and clever premise, and horror readers will enjoy this tale.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swine by Tyrone Finch and Alain Mauricet Humanoids (October 2021) 144 pages; $19.99 paperback Reviewed by Joshua Gage Tyrone Finch hails from Cleveland, Ohio. What? That\u2019s not enough? Okay, his favorite color is blue, he\u2019s not fond of green olives and he doesn\u2019t understand maraschino cherries. 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