The Book of Slaughter # 1

Title: The Book of Slaughter # 1
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Written by: James Tynion IV
Illustrated by: Werther Dell'Edera
Colored by: Miquel Muerto
Lettered by: Andworld Design
Covers by: Dan Mora, Werther Dell'Edera
Variant Covers by: Dan Mora, Werther Dell'Edera, Stephanie Hans, Francis Manapul, Dylan Todd
Created by: James TynionIV & Werther Dell'Edera
Price: $ 9.99 US
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Website: www.boom-studios.com
Comments: Maxine Slaughter is featured here. She is a tough girl. As a White Mask she is part of a group yet we can see this life is not for her. 
  This book does give us a step by step short form of how one becomes a member of the Order of St. George and a hunter of monsters. There is a lot of tradition in joining the Order of St. George. Being a part of this secret order is not easy it requires lots of sacrifice. There are so many different levels within the order. They have a long history and many didicated members serving many different roles all vital to the Order. This writeup is done in prose. The art fits perfectly the story being told. It does go on to long but it does deliver a lot of information that is good to know if you are reading the regular comic book series. Most of this book is taken up by the prose writing. A little more story art as an actual comic book would have made this better and more time spent on Maxine. 
  We see here Maxine considering her life and what to do next. She has decided on a path that is full of hardship and one she may not survive. Her new life is starting. 

Richard Vasseur