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Hack Slash Vol X The Crossovers Featured

Butcher’s Block, Slab 9: Carving Through “Hack/Slash”

By Gregory Ellner | Apr 22, 2024 | Annotations

Welcome to Butcher’s Block, our “Hack/Slash” annotation. With the Kickstarter-funded hardcover compilation of most of the crossovers between “Hack/Slash” and other franchises, noted as “Hack/Slash Vol. X: The Crossovers,” in print, alongside another fourth volume of the main deluxe hardcovers, there are two additions to the overarching narrative that deserves some attention, and the various […]

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Interviews

NYCC ’23: Cracking the Books on “Hack/Slash: Back to School” with Zoe Thorogood and Tim Seeley

By Gregory Ellner | Oct 18, 2023 | Interviews

Shortly before the release of its first issue, writer and illustrator Zoe Thorogood took the time to answer some questions about “Hack/Slash: Back to School,” the latest installment in the “Hack/Slash” saga of slasher-basher Cassandra “Cassie” Hack. Thereafter, series creator Tim Seeley gave his own thoughts on the new installment and let us in on […]

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Annotations

Butcher’s Block, Slab 8: Carving Through “Hack/Slash”

By Gregory Ellner | Nov 8, 2021 | Annotations

Welcome to Butcher’s Block, our “Hack/Slash” annotation. With the Kickstarter-funded hardcover version of the second omnibus now in print, there’s a few new additions that we should dive into. Furthermore, for sake of clarity: “Hack/Slash” is a mature comic book series. As such, many images may not be suitable for younger audiences, and quotations and/or […]

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Hack Slash Deluxe Omnibus Vol 1 Hardcover Featured

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Butcher’s Block, Slab 7: Carving Through “Hack/Slash”

By Gregory Ellner | May 3, 2021 | Annotations

Welcome to Butcher’s Block, our “Hack/Slash” annotation. With the Kickstarter-funded hardcover version of the first omnibus now in print, there’s a new addition that we should dive into. Yes, there is also the timeline added in (and I am still very proud to have been a part of that, but that has already been discussed […]

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Hack Slash 15th Anniversary Collection Annotation Featured

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Butcher’s Block, Slab 6: Carving Through “Hack/Slash”

By Gregory Ellner | Dec 23, 2019 | Annotations

Welcome to Butcher’s Block, our “Hack/Slash” annotation. Today we’ll be going over the “Hack/Slash 15th Anniversary Celebration” one-shot. As a note: unlike some other analyses, this one will not skimp on spoilers, though it will still attempt to be new reader friendly by way of bringing up past information. Furthermore, for sake of clarity: “Hack/Slash” […]

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The Crow Hack Slash #4 Annotation Featured

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Butcher’s Block, Slab 5: Carving Through “Hack/Slash”

By Gregory Ellner | Oct 28, 2019 | Annotations

Welcome to Butcher’s Block, our “Hack/Slash” annotation. Today we’ll be going over the third and fourth installments of “The Crow: Hack/Slash.” As a note: unlike some other analyses, this one will not skimp on spoilers, though it will still attempt to be new reader friendly by way of bringing up past information. Furthermore, for sake […]

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Butcher’s Block, Slab 4: Carving Through “Hack/Slash”

By Gregory Ellner | Aug 26, 2019 | Annotations

Welcome to Butcher’s Block, our “Hack/Slash” annotation. Today we’ll be going over the second installment of “The Crow: Hack/Slash.” As a note: unlike some other analyses, this one will not skimp on spoilers, though it will still attempt to be new reader friendly by way of bringing up past information. Furthermore, for sake of clarity: […]

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Butcher’s Block, Slab 3: Carving Through “Hack/Slash”

By Gregory Ellner | Jul 22, 2019 | Annotations

Welcome to Butcher’s Block, our “Hack/Slash” annotation. Due to some scheduling of releases, we will be addressing the first issue of the crossover that began in the last week of June, but not the second, which will be released next Wednesday (July 31, 2019). As a note: unlike some other analyses, this one will not […]

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Columns

Butcher’s Block, Slab 2: Carving Through “Hack/Slash”

By Gregory Ellner | Jun 24, 2019 | Columns

Welcome back to Butcher’s Block, our “Hack/Slash” column. There are two new releases this month, but for certain reasons, we will only be discussing the first of them, with the second, coming out this coming Wednesday (June 26, 2019), to be discussed next month along with the release coming then. The first, on the other […]

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Columns

Butcher’s Block, Slab 1: Carving Through “Hack/Slash”

By Gregory Ellner | May 13, 2019 | Columns

Welcome to the newest column for Multiversity Comics! Following our two part analysis of the first half of the original series (2004-2013), it seems prudent to continue that type of analysis going forward. The format may change with the times, but in general we will take a similar approach to it as on the Isu […]

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Longform

Behind the Psychofiles: Analyzing “Hack/Slash” – Part Two

By Gregory Ellner | Oct 31, 2018 | Longform

Welcome back to our Halloween special, an analysis of the original “Hack/Slash” run by Tim Seeley from 2004 to 2013. In the last part, we discussed the core concept, some major characters, and some elements of the psychology examined in the horror epic. However, there are still more pieces to go into. So, without further […]

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Longform

Behind the Psychofiles: Analyzing “Hack/Slash” – Part One

By Gregory Ellner | Oct 30, 2018 | Longform

Well, it’s right around Halloween, so it seems time to analyze a horror series. In particular, let’s go through the intricacies of the horror-hunter series “Hack/Slash,” specifically the series under Tim Seeley’s pen (and a few others) between 2004 and 2013, collected in five “Omnibus” editions and two additional trade paperbacks for a Year One […]

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