Basketful of Heads
Basketful of Heads is an American comic book limited horror series written by Joe Hill, pencilled by Leomacs and Reiko Murakami. It is the first series in his Hill House Comics imprint. It follows June Branch, after she discovers an axe that keeps anyone it decapitates alive. DC Comics announced that Hill would oversee and share the writing for a new horror line, Hill House Comics. Hill started talking about the Hill House line in 2017 with editor Mark Doyle. The line was originally to be titled Vertigo Fall, then Joe Hill's Vertigo Fall, before eventually being named Hill House Comics. Basketful of Heads was announced shortly after by Hill, who stated it would be written by him. The first issue was released in October 2019, and sold over 10 million copies. The series received critical acclaim; Hill's writing, the artwork, and the dark humor were praised. Plot During the month of September 1983 on Brody Island in Maine, June Branch meets her boyfriend Liam on a suspension bridge. Liam is a summer hire for the local police department who is finishing up his last shift. While discussing their future, Liam recounts an incident where he had responded to a