Anne's Reviews > House of Slaughter, Vol. 3: The Butcher's Return

Ok, so I think I get what's going on now with the inconsistent feel of these stories.



I wasn't paying attention before (because James Tynion's name is at the top of the writing credits) but Sam Johns is also credited on House of Slaughter, Vol. 2: Scarlet & House of Slaughter, Vol. 4: Alabaster, which tell somewhat interconnecting stories about random members of various masks, and Tate Brombal is credited on House of Slaughter, Vol. 1: The Butcher's Mark & this volume, which follows Jace Boucher.
I'm guessing (someone correct me if I'm wrong) but Tynion is probably helping to plan the outline of the stories and these other two guys are doing the actual writing.
That's fair.



Alright. So you find out more about Boucher's house and his childhood with the White Masks.
After all the stuff in volume 1, he's still protecting all the little kids he finds after a monster attacks.
Enter Sunny.
A little boy who is struggling with what happened when a monster attacked a school bus he was on and killed all of his friends. <--before Jace managed to kill it and rescue him.
Spoilery things happen and his past and the present collide in spectacular fashion.



I've bought into Jace's story completely, at this point. And I'm rooting for this guy to meet up with Erica someday and cause some real damage in the Something is Killing the Children universe.
Recommended.