Another victim in Johannesburg!






Surprise, surprise. Another woman is a victim of the crime-filled streets of Johannesburg. Adelaide Zungu never imagined that a stroll down her own street would equate to a life or death situation but such is the reality for women in Johannesburg; constantly looking over their shoulders, contemplating to cross the road at the first sight of a suspicious character or fleeing the vicinity. 

 

Despite following her intuition of fleeing Adelaide runs into an ambush. Her story is a horrid tale of an innocent civilian, alone and outnumbered like a gazelle separated from its herd. Fight or flight becomes the name of the game as she digs deep within herself to beat the odds. Adelaide fights with all her strength until a small window of victory appears; a victory that’s immediately snatched away by the rage-filled psychopath who smashes a brick into her head and attempts to beat her to death.

 

Her life is eventually spared by the mystic Mistress Inka and so the empowering journey of her second life begins...


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South African women fight the daily battle of inequality, unemployment, poverty and Gender-Based Violence like the four horsemen reigning an apocalyptic hell on their lives. What else would you call a phenomenon where 3 out 4 women have encountered some form of sexual or physical violence towards them?


I admit the apocalypse analogy is a bit drastic but follow my train of thought for a moment; don’t prematurely jump off the train before it arrives at its destination...


Look, I’m not saying women are facing an apocalypse I’m merely comparing the apocalyptic hero trope to Slasher’s journey. Simply put: every movement needs a hero to guide it through the uncertain, muddied trenches! 







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Slasher is the first offering from the vast Pen Game universe; a story of an innocent, whose life is irrevocably changed by a traumatic incident. Now she has taken it upon herself to maintain the balance of justice in Johannesburg. Slasher is a 14 Issue gory, dark and action-packed comic book that parallels the realities of modern-day South Africa. Sink your teeth into the Slasher story and the journey of the Pen Game universe. As the adage goes: All good stories come to those who read more comic book pages...


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