The Curse of Brimstone Vol 1 5

"The Kids Are NOT Alright Part 1": The town of Marienbad is cursed by children who have been hunting down and haunting the adults until none remain.

"The Kids Are NOT Alright Part 1"
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The Curse of Brimstone Vol 1 #5
October, 2018
Rated T for Teen (12+)
Executive Editor	Bobbie Chase
Cover Artists	Philip Tan Rain Beredo
The Kids Are NOT Alright Part 1
Writers	Justin Jordan
Pencilers	Philip Tan José Luis Inaki Miranda
Inkers	Daniel Henriques Julio Ferreira Inaki Miranda
Colorists	Rain Beredo
Letterers	Wes Abbott
Editors	Brian Cunningham Jessica Chen
Previous Issue	The Curse of Brimstone # 4
Next Issue	The Curse of Brimstone # 6

No. They're not kids anymore.

— Jack Smith

The Curse of Brimstone #5 is an issue of the series The Curse of Brimstone (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 2018. It was published on August 1, 2018.

Synopsis for "The Kids Are NOT Alright Part 1"

The town of Marienbad is cursed by children who have been hunting down and haunting the adults until none remain.

Annie and Joe Chamberlain find themselves heading to Marienbad in the Salesman's car, following his ledger. They arrive and it seems the town is deserted, they see no sign of life except a single person darting between the houses. They go to investigate and find a man hiding in the shadows brandishing a knife. Joe assumes he is the villain but Annie stops him and the man reveals himself to be a sole survivor of the curse, Jack Smith, he explains how the town's children began talking about Slackjaw, a shared imaginary friend who spoke to them through the television. This escalated until the children started hunting down the townsfolk.

They are interrupted by the children's song nearby, and not long after, a hoard of cured children make their way over to the trio holding pitchforks, scythes and other weapons. Refusing to kill potentially innocent children, Annie finds an escape route and they run away through the town into a children's play park where a shambling mass of televisions and children approach them - their chanting getting louder and louder - and soon Slackjaw himself reveals himself.

Appearing in "The Kids Are NOT Alright Part 1"

Featured Characters:

• Brimstone (Joe Chamberlain)

Supporting Characters:

• Annie Chamberlain
• Jack Smith (First full appearance)

Antagonists:

• Slackjaw (First appearance) (Cursed)
  • Marienbed's Children (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
    • Alice (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
    • Eddie (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)

Other Characters:

• "Home Office" (Mentioned only)
• The Salesman (Dark Multiverse) (Mentioned only)
• Steve's family (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Multiverse
  • Earth 0
    • West Virginia
      • Marienbad (First appearance)
• Dark Multiverse (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Salesman's Ledger

Vehicles:

• Salesman's Car

Concepts:

• Magic
  

See Also

• Cover gallery for the The Curse of Brimstone series
• Images from The Curse of Brimstone Vol 1 5