Saw: Rebirth

Saw: Rebirth is a 2005 comic book. It tells the story of John Kramer, pre-Saw and explores the mindset that led John Kramer to eventually become the Jigsaw Killer. While its events were eventually disputed by the later films, it did introduce elements that did become canon, with Jill Tuck being the most prominent element to carry over.


 * Written by R. Eric Lieb and Kris Oprisko.

Quotes

 * [Opening Lines] So, it's all come down to this. Somewhere, somehow, something went wrong. My life wasn't supposed to turn out this way. I was supposed to be someone. I was supposed to make a difference. Instead, I took the easy way, the path of least resistance. Now I know how wrong that was, I can't help but wonder... "Am I too late?"
 * Life was empty, meant to be endured rather than enjoyed. For years, nothing changed. I just played the role I'd been assigned, went through the motions... Then I got sick. It hit me suddenly, but hard. Every night I'd come home and puke my guts out. Every day, I'd wake up feeling just a little bit weaker. Finally, even I couldn't pretend nothing was wrong. I checked into the hospital for tests and hoped for the best. You'd think I would have known better.
 * My anger bled out of me as the blackness rushed in to replace it. No sanctuary gave me comfort. Hopeless. Worthless. There was only one way out.
 * The cancer growing inside would eventually kill me anyway. I accepted that, fully and completely. But that knowledge didn't depress me anymore. In fact, it liberated me, clarified everything.
 * [Closing Lines] So, it's all come down to this. Somewhere, somehow, something went wrong. My life wasn't supposed to turn out this way. I was supposed to be someone. I was supposed to make a difference. And now I will... One person at a time.