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The original story for Dylan Dog 153, La strada verso il nulla (The Road to Nowhere), was developed by Italian crime writer Carlo Lucarelli ( Commissario De Luca ), the final script adapted by the creator of the series, Tiziano Sclavi. It's a classic horror tale, following the logic of a nightmare that feels impossible to escape from, touching on the usual horror movie references, but fully retaining the character of Dylan Dog with a self-referential tone not uncommon in Sclavi’s series. It's a classic Dylan Dog story, working in multiple levels, dark and reflective, touching and humorous, recognising the conventions and playing with them, and it's brilliantly illustrated. Dylan has just been dumped by his latest girlfriend, Louanne, despite Dylan believing they have had an ideal relationship for the whole month they were together (the maximum allotted time for a romantic relationship in this monthly series). It's an acrimonious breakup, the end of the road for them as...

Dylan Dog Colour Fest 50 contains three short stories, reprinted and in some cases newly coloured, featuring Dylan Dog's sidekick and housekeeper, Groucho. I haven't read enough Dylan Dog to know exactly what role Groucho plays; he's a kind of valet, a cook, a companion, but not a great help in the supernatural investigation cases. His true purpose you feel, since he looks and behaves almost exactly the way you would expect Groucho Marx to behave, is to bring a sense of irreverence to the series and prevent things from getting too heavy. And occasionally he comes to the rescue, pulling Dylan out of difficult situations. The balance works well, fitting in with the general tone of Dylan Dog adventures, but in this Color Fest special he is largely given his own platform. The consequences, you can imagine are riotous and often very funny. La cosa misteriosa che vive dietri il frigorifico Story - Tiziano Sclavi, Art - Luigi Piccatto The first two stories are reprinted and ear...