BareBones Comics, April 2026Writer: Bryan SwannArtist: Rick Mata There’s no ambiguity about the thematic intentions of Scream King: Abusement Park. This is a slasher film translated into comic book form, with all the standard indicia: a simple setup, a contained location, and a steady escalation toward increasingly brutal and inventive kills. Whether that works for you depends entirely on your patience for the buildup and how much value you place on spectacle over substance. Here is the promotional blurb: Created and written by Bryan Swann, with haunting interior artwork by Rick Mata, Scream King: Abusement Park follows Vincent DeMarco, a man addicted to one thing above all else: the sound of people screaming. When Vincent takes control of a once-wholesome family amusement park, he transforms it into a sadistic playground of terror, where fear is the admission price, and survival is never guaranteed. A newly hired amusement park employee is revealed to be a serial