Flinch (1999)

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Latest release: June 9, 2016
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16
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About this ebook series

An ongoing horror anthology, featuring Jim Lee's first story art for a DC title. Three tales of modern horror for the new millennium, including "The Rocketman" (written by Richard Bruning, with art by Jim Lee), "Wolf Girl Eats" (written by Bruce Jones, with art by Richard Corben), and "Nice Neighborhood" (written by Jen Van Meter, with art by Frank Quitely).
Flinch (1999)
Issue #1 · Feb 2016 ·
1.0
An ongoing horror anthology, featuring Jim Lee's first story art for a DC title. Three tales of modern horror for the new millennium, including "The Rocketman" (written by Richard Bruning, with art by Jim Lee), "Wolf Girl Eats" (written by Bruce Jones, with art by Richard Corben), and "Nice Neighborhood" (written by Jen Van Meter, with art by Frank Quitely).
Flinch (1999)
Issue #2 · Feb 2016 ·
1.0
This horror anthology offers three offbeat horror stories to darken your summer days, VERTIGO-style. A silent child discovers a microscopic world that others don't want her to see in "Maggie and Her Microscope" (written by Dean Motter with art by Bill Sienkiewicz); a pair of feds on surveillance play a sordid game of psychological chess in "Food Chain" (written by Brian Azzarello with art by Eduardo Risso); and a young woman discovers a ghastly photograph on a street corner, only to discover that it's the first piece to an even more gruesome puzzle, in "Found Object" (written by Bob Fingerman with art by Pat McKeown).
Flinch (1999)
Issue #3 · Mar 2016 ·
3.0
VERTIGO's new ongoing horror anthology offers three offbeat horror stories to darken your summer days and nightmares. In "Satanic," that well-known star-crossed ship on its maiden voyage goes down yet again in a horrific yarn based on a nightmare (written by Garth Ennis); in "Night Terrors," a young boy awaits his primal fear in front of a ticking grandfather clock; and in "A Walk In the Park," a stroke-ridden old woman is taken for a sadistic spin through Central Park by her homicidal nurse.
Flinch (1999)
Issue #4 · Mar 2016 ·
1.0
Three quirky horror tales to cool your blood, VERTIGO-style In "A Gift of Friendship" (written and illustrated by Kent Williams), rival sportsmen collide in the snow-drenched mountains for a tale of betrayal, revenge, and the fine art of double-cross; in "Playing Dead" an AWOL soldier assumes a dead man's identity-only to learn that his lovely new wife has secrets that he can't begin to comprehend; and in "Fair Trade" (written and illustrated by Ty Templeton), a regular guy tries to barter his soul for love, only to get hit up by a host of demonic pitchmen.
Flinch (1999)
Issue #5 · Mar 2016 ·
1.0
Three horror ditties to chill the summer air. In "Betrothed," by Joe R. Lansdale and Rick Burchett, a desperate man goes to the cemetery with a shovel and thoughts of marriage. In "Fumes," by BREATHTAKER's Mark Wheatley and Marc Hempel, a cocky corporate polluter pays through the nose for his crimes against nature. And in "Peeping Bob," by Colin Raff and James Romberger, a voyeur sees more than he bargained for as he is drawn into a bizarre game played by his neighbors.
Flinch (1999)
Issue #6 · Mar 2016 ·
1.0
Three horror ditties to chill the summer air. In "Betrothed," by Joe R. Lansdale and Rick Burchett, a desperate man goes to the cemetery with a shovel and thoughts of marriage. In "Fumes," by BREATHTAKER's Mark Wheatley and Marc Hempel, a cocky corporate polluter pays through the nose for his crimes against nature. And in "Peeping Bob," by Colin Raff and James Romberger, a voyeur sees more than he bargained for as he is drawn into a bizarre game played by his neighbors.
Flinch (1999)
Issue #7 · Apr 2016 ·
1.0
A trio of disturbing tales for cold autumn nights. A woman struggles with anger that has followed her to the grave-literally-in "Dead Woman Walking" (written by William Messner-Loebs); after boredom takes hold of his marriage, a man finds comfort in the arms of an otherworldly mistress in "The Daywife" (written and pencilled by Phil Hester); and a couple housebound by their monstrous child drifts towards an even more monstrous solution in "El Ogro."
Flinch (1999)
Issue #8 · Apr 2016 ·
1.0
A three-course meal of stories that's certain to leave you feeling queasy. In "Guts," written by Greg Rucka (BATMAN, Whiteout), a pair of Feds bites off more than they can chew when they pursue a paramilitary nut to his backwoods hometown. And in "The Wedding Banquet," a group of 13th-century devil worshippers plan to sacrifice a seemingly helpless young girl who holds dark secrets of her own. In "The Lotus Shoes," a young Chinese girl receives a harsh lesson about the ties that bind.
Flinch (1999)
Issue #9 · Apr 2016 ·
1.0
Three tales of holiday horror to read by the fireside, wrapped in a painted cover by Alex Ross (KINGDOM COME, UNCLE SAM). A car crash survivor discovers that the accident is only the beginning of his troubles in "The Harvester." Next up, a mother desperately searching for her lost son in a shopping mall hears an eerily familiar story of Christmas tragedy in "Mostly White." And, a man forced to babysit a corpse is left with only his increasingly paranoid thoughts to keep him company in "Sitter."
Flinch (1999)
Issue #10 · Apr 2016 ·
1.0
A trio of gritty tales to make you question what you've always taken for granted. A man in an everyday bar dials a phone number promising a good time and gets anything but in "Last Call," written by Brian Azzarello (100 BULLETS, HELLBLAZER). A religious young mother-turned-drug-courier bears an unholy albatross in "The Mule," written by Tony Bedard with art by David Lloyd (V FOR VENDETTA). And "In the Pink" is exactly where a pornographer ain't when he seeks sanctuary from the Feds with a family friend in a story written by Ken Rothstein and Frank Teran (HELLBLAZER, BATMAN: NO MAN'S LAND Volume 2).
Flinch (1999)
Issue #11 · May 2016 ·
1.0
Like a box of cyanide-filled chocolates, this very special Valentine's Day issue features bitter surprises that go down with deceptive smoothness. When a bored sadomasochistic couple tries to re-spark their relationship, they plummet from the sordid to the extreme in "Red Romance" (written by Joe R. Lansdale with art by Bruce Timm); a lonely man purchasing "Boil-in-the-bag-Girlfriend" finds life is about to get very complicated in "Pre-Packed" (written by Ian Carney with art by Dave Taylor); and a wife-beating ex-con undergoing a radical new organ replacement treatment learns there's no such thing as true repentance in "Emergent" (written by John Rozum with art by Cliff Wu Chiang).
Flinch (1999)
Issue #12 · May 2016 ·
1.0
A disabled Gulf War veteran asks a truly depraved favor in the name of saving his marriage in "Watching You" (written by Bruce Jones and illustrated by Frank Quitely); corporate downsizing takes on a dark new meaning in "Mondays" (written by Scott Cunningham and illustrated by Essad Ribic); and a rain-slicked graveyard hosts a cat-and-mouse game between man and monster in "Tin God" (written by John Arcudi and illustrated by Ryan Sook).
Flinch (1999)
Issue #13 · May 2016 ·
1.0
Chockfull of hubris and dark whimsy are three stories to remind you to keep your nose clean. Two mischievous, prank-playing boys stumble onto a discovery that's a far cry from child's play in "The Shaft.' Then, a would-be mass-murderer hits a critical point in his development in "Dr. Bizarre." And, in the deep South, a cocky young jazz musician_-who happens to be a hare-makes a deal with the devil in "Bre'r Hoodoo."
Flinch (1999)
Issue #14 · May 2016 ·
1.0
In this final issue of Flinch, a look at the dark side of human nature haunts this trio of creepy tales. Three wealthy Victorian lords quench their appetite for blood in "The Wedding Breakfast.Ó Then, a medical experiment brings new meaning to the word "speed" for a hopeful HMO employee seeking life in the fast lane in "A Temporary Life.Ó And, a young man slides down the slippery slope of a seedy XXX-rated show in "Descent."
Flinch (1999)
Issue #15 · Jun 2016 ·
1.0
"Alienation" is the buzzword for three grim tales. A hi-tech future where privacy is illegal makes everyone a peeping Tom in "Watchful." A bored cruise director on an excursion for senior citizen singles braces for turbulent waters in "A Night to Forget." And a phony telephone psychic starts seeing her callers' real futures in "The Future's So Bright."
Flinch (1999)
Issue #16 · Jun 2016 ·
1.0
A look at the dark side of human nature haunts this trio of creepy tales. Three wealthy Victorian lords quench their appetite for blood in "The Wedding Breakfast" (written by Mike Carey with art by Craig Hamilton); a medical experiment brings new meaning to the word "speed" for a hopeful HMO employee seeking life in the fast lane in "A Temporary Life" (written by Charlie Boatner with art by Philip Bond); and a young man slides down the slippery slope of a seedy XXX-rated show in "Descent."