Joshua Williamson

"Where do serial killers come from?" and why has Buckaroo, Oregon given birth to sixteen of the most vile serial killers in the world? NSA Agent Nicholas Finch needs to solve that mystery in order to save his friend, and he'll have to team up with the infamous Edward "Nailbiter" Warren to do it. Joshua Williamson and Mike Henderson deliver a mystery that mixes Twin Peaks with the horror of Se7en! Collects Nailbiter #1-5.

Nailbiter, Volume One: There Will Be Blood

Christine Bruce

What a great start to a great series. I got out of comics a while back, but nail biter was on my pull list even then. I’m excited to not have to WAIT to see what’ll happen next.

Jasmine

Buckaroo, Oregon, is a small town with a lot of history. It’s just unfortunate that its history happens to be filled with serial killers. NSA Agent Nicholas Finch has arrived in Buckaroo to find his friend who has gone missing while researching these murders. Finch meets Edward “Nailbiter” Warren, a less than conventional serial killer, who he will have to rely on for help to find his friend and to get to the bottom of what exactly is going on in this town. 

I’ve been trying to branch out a bit lately. So instead of horror novels, I’ve been reading horror comics! It’s essential to be well-rounded, right? So I started with Wytches (loved it), moved on to Redlands (it was okay. Not my favorite, but not bad), and then read Nailbiter. This comic was by far my favorite! The story was intriguing and well-paced. The art wasn't distracting as it can be in other horror comics. I dug it quite a lot! I'm excited to pick up the rest of this series asap. So if you're looking for an engaging read, this is an excellent place to start.

Jessica Nottingham

Ah, serial killers. The one thing that I am both completely terrified of, and yet utterly fascinated with. I can think of nothing worse than the evil that you don't see coming. A person who blends seamlessly into society, but is nothing but darkness beneath the surface. It might be a bit macabre, but I rather like throwing back the covers and peering under the bed. Straight into the eyes of what scares me most.
 
Which is why Nailbiter Volume 1: There Will Be Blood soared to the top of my to-read list the minute I read a review of it on a comic website that I frequent. Imagine a place where these killers are born. A place brimming with an unnaturally high count of blood-soaked murderers. That, my friends, is Buckaroo, Oregon. A town that came to life on the page in all its gritty and rundown glory. I admit, I was hooked from the moment my eyes fell on the first full page spread of this graphic novel. It's dark. It's bloody. It's so well done.
 
I was introduced to NSA Agent Nicholas Finch, a man with his own dark secrets in the past. Williamson does such a great job of creating a character that, despite any darkness he might have inside him, is just too good of a person to dislike. I was rooting for him the entire time. His need to find his friend, his inability to let any person that he had the chance to save die, all of it made him a character that I could get behind. As the mystery grew around him, I found myself worrying more and more about his well being. Nailbiter isn't a happy story by any means. People die. Violence is normal. I just wanted Finch to survive it all.
 
The absolute only reason I gave this 4, rather than 5, stars is because I really believe that there could have been a little more tied up at the end. I'm all for clues and cliffhangers. For the most part, Nailbiter excels at laying out just enough to keep you eagerly following along. However the ending made me a little cranky. Yes, I know this is only the first volume. There's more out there. I just wanted a little more resolution. Still, this is a great first volume! You can bet I'll be back for more.

Kate

3.75* so, yeah, um... this was so completely and utterly messed up. it was gruesome, gory, disturbing, definitely something I shouldn't have started reading alone at 2am but with that being said, I could not stop reading. It was horrifyingly addictive and 50% of me never wants to read it again and the other 50% knows there's no way I'm going to be able to stop reading this series now. I need to know what's going on!!! Definitely not something for people who are sensitive to graphic violence and gore, it was a little too much for me at times but I can't deny, no matter how messed up this is, it's definitely got me hooked and I'm not sure how I feel about that. 😂 I also have no idea how to rate this right now, my minds a little overwhelmed. 😅

Nailbiter, Volume One: There Will Be Blood

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