In this review of Super Creepshow #2, we’re treated to a tale involving an unlikely superhero with a secret, and a story of vampires and revenge.
Super Creepshow #2
Writers: Gerry Duggan, Marv Wolfman
Artists: Scott Buoncristiano
Main Cover: Simon Parr
Variant Covers: Michele Rubini, Scott Buoncristiano
Page Count: 32 pages
Release Date: April 15, 2026
This review contains spoilers
The first story of Super Creepshow #2, “The Creepshow Two-In-One”, introduces readers to The Keg, a superhero of the Twin Cities. He looks just like any average joe, and has telekinesis and a true knack for collateral damage. His nemesis is The Scholar, who he gets thrown in prison again and again.
His hideout is an old brewery, and he settles in for the night. As he removes his costume, we see that he has a parasitic twin named Janus. Janus is the source of all of The Keg’s power, and he’s noticeably frustrated at being stuck to The Keg.
They receive a note, claiming to be from The Scholar, that threatens to expose their secret to the public. The Keg suits up again, and goes to confront his nemesis. But The Scholar has no dlue what the hell he’s even talking about. Janus, meanwhile, reveals himself, was the one to write the note, and has every intention of breaking free. Which he does, leaving the bodies of his twin, The Scholar, and the guards that came by to prevent an escape.
The second story of Super Creepshow #2, “Be Careful What You Wish For,” involves two friends, Joey and Simon. Simon just wants to play D&D with Joey, but Joey’s a bit more invested in a reality show about Orion Hunt: vampire hunter. Simon’s insistent that vampires aren’t real, and that Joey’s tastes are utter crap.
Joey claims that vampires are sort of like superheroes: if a good person is bitten, they also gain cool powers. But Simon, thinking he’s an idiot for this viewpoint, heads for home in a huff. He arrives to find that his mother is in the middle of being attacked by one of those not-so-fictional-after-all vampires. The vampire moves to kill Simon next.
Three days later, as Simon awakens to his newfound vampireness, Joey shows up to check on him. He admits that Joey was right about everything, and Joey tells him how to regain his humanity. Only to be bitten, himself.
And so, Simon heads off to find and kill his sire. He does manage to kill him. Just in time for Orion Hunt to show up and kill him, even after he explains that he’ll be human again in three days.
My absolute first thought with “The Creepshow Two-In-One” was that The Keg is pretty the “what if we had a superhero who was drunk and caused a lot of damage?” concept brought to life and reminds me of someone I’d have gone to high school with. That sort of everyman approachability would definitely explain how it is he still retains the goodwill of the people and gets endorsements. And then we have his nemesis: a guy who literally calls himself The Scholar. He’s got an entirely different build, and like a lot of the best supervillains, a college education that makes me wonder if student loan debt pushed him into villainy (because totally understandable).
They’re drawn to look as opposite of each other as possible, and then we’re introduced to Janus. Janus is clearly the one wearing the metaphorical pants between the two, despite his host body wearing the literal ones. There’s definitely no confusing the three main characters for one another, both in design and how they’re written. Janus is shown to be just as intelligent as The Scholar, but probably even more of a disgusting person than The Keg. Sure, The Keg’s known to cause horrfic damage, to which his only reply is a simple “Oopsie”, but aside from the parasitic twin, he’s still just an average guy.
The ending is one of those perfectly gruesome conclusions to a Creepshow tale.
As for “Be Careful What You Wish For”, it somehow feels only slightly connected to the superhero theme of this title. But at the same time, Joey does have a point about the combination of newfound powers and one’s own morality. Simon’s main motivation is revenge, and that’s a common enough motivation for some anti-heroes, out there. He’s not quite villainous, but his new form requires human blood. Also, his bat-like form makes me think of Man-Bat.
But overall, that one feels more straight-up vampire-y and not superhero vampire-y. That said, though, I still enjoyed this story. It feels like a classic sort of Creepshow story on its own, albeit with discussion of superheroes to add it to this specific title.
I liked the artwork for both of the stories in Super Creepshow #2, but probably a couple of my favorite images are from “The Creepshow Two-In-One”. For one, there’s the introductory image of the Creep holding up a mug of beer with an eyeball in it. That’s just the perfect way for him to introduce the tale of a guy who uses an old brewery as a highly-visible hideout. And then there’s the whole sequence where Janus escapes, but the sheer torsion shown when he kills The Scholar via telekinetic neck snap? Love how that was drawn.
Both stories in Super Creepshow #2 have a sort of a timeless look to them, and I’m digging the dot tones on the cast shadows in the first story.
Final Thoughts
Super Creepshow #2 brings 2 more solid tales of horror with a superhero flavor, particularly “The Creepshow Two-In-One”. This issue may not be as strong as last time’s installment, but that’s the beauty of anthologies: that sort of mixed bag means there’s something for horror fans of every ilk, and I look forward to what the Creep provides next time.
