October Faction : Horror and Monsters Hunters

The cover of October Faction is what intrigued me the most, I’ve always been drawn to these kind of artwork, until now I haven’t heard about this story nor that a Netflix series will be adapting this graphic novel soon. But after reading the graphic novel, I can say that I’m officially very excited to see the adaptation on screen.

Now as you can tell from my pictures, it’s a very specific genre of graphic novels: it’s horror at its best but I will say that the horror elements blend beautifully in the storyline and it doesn’t seem too scary anymore. The storyline follows a family of monster hunters who reside in a big mansion (yes typical a la Umbrella Academy and many more gothic vibes). Unlike other first volumes of graphic novels, I feel like October Faction didn’t give away too much details and still keep us in the dark about certain aspects: the father’s past and how it affected the children now, the mystery behind the main villain.

As for the artwork, it reminds me a lot of Arkham Asylum styles, the direct lines and rough corners contribute to that gory atmosphere and suspenseful emotions in the character’s expressions.