An early look at PRETTY HATE MACHINE , a familiar tragedy unraveling in decaying rural America. Co-written by acclaimed writer, actor, producer, and director Ryan O'Nan ( Winders ) and celebrated comics writer Tim Seeley ( Nightwing, Bloodletter ), with art by Hank La Marca ( The Christbearer ), colors by Berlin-based illustrator Roman Stevens ( Absolute Batma n), and letters by Dave Sharpe. PRETTY HATE MACHINE #1 (W) Ryan O’Nan, Tim Seeley (A) Paolo Armitano (C) Roman Stevens (L) Dave Sharpe Thomas is in so much pain. As if high school wasn’t hard enough, when his father is killed in a freak accident, and his mother begins to take refuge in the company of his uncle, Thomas is visited by a ghoulish kid named Luther with knives for hands and rows of teeth like an ancient shark who tells Thomas his father was murdered and that anything his mother and uncle tell him is a lie. Thomas doesn’t know who or what to believe. Does he believe his friends, teachers, and mother, who ...