House of Secrets #140 (1976)

House of Secrets #140 (February-March, 1976)
"Reprise: The Patchwork Man"
Writer - Gerry Conway
Artist - Nestor Redondo
Editor - Joe Orlando
Cover Price: $0.25

Managed to wrangle a horror book out of the horror-show that is my comics library... today we're going to discuss an issue of House of Secrets featuring a character introduced in the pages of Swamp Thing.

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Welcome to Stacy's Department Store, where the elite shop for the newest fashions.  Here we meet a pair of young women as they discuss their romantic options and future in the sales biz.  As they pass through the lingerie section a horrid Frankenstein's Monster-esque figure emerges, and lunges toward the pair.  The women's scream alerts the nearby elderly security guard... who happens to be packin' heat.  He unloads his pistol into the monster which barely slows him down.  Officers appear on the scene and finally manage to take him down.

The monster is kayoed when a bullet grazes his crooked dome, and the officers escort him downtown.  Before they can "book" the beast, a creepy crew of dudes enter the station.  One introduces himself as Dr. Elijah Chomes, and he brandishes a court order for the Patchwork Man's release, signed by a Justice Ford no less.  The officers are powerless to stop Chomes and company from taking their man, however, once they make it to the street... the Patchwork Man lashes out.  It takes a burst of a concentrated chloroform package to finally down the beast.

The Patchwork Man awakens to find himself strapped to a strange round table... surrounded by folks in lab coats.  Chomes tells the story of their subject's past life... his life as Gregori Arcane, the father of Swamp Thing's main squeeze Abigail Arcane!

We enter into a flashback wherein Gregori was fearful that Abigail would be taken from him by force of the government.  Abby's mother had recently passed on, and he himself was often busy on expeditions or some such.  They stayed with his brother who continually reassures him that he will help him maintain custody.

Several weeks pass, and Gregori, having heard that the government was comin' a'callin', cancels a trip and heads back to his brother's home.  He strolls up through a parcel of forest he hadn't walked before... which, unfortunately is home to an ancient German mine field!  Whoops.

Gregori wakes up to find himself before his creepy brother.  He's done his best to rebuild his blasted bro, relying on the "spare parts" he had laying around.  This is how Arcane got all Patchworky.  He continues reflecting... on his dungeon incarceration among the Un-Men, on his meeting with Swamp Thing... and even sorta-kinda reconnecting with his daughter Abby.

Back in the present, the Docs discuss how helpless and childlike the Patchwork Man is.  This subject makes Dr. Darleen Greer go all pale and lightheaded.  Her contemporary, Dr. Andrew Harty is called upon to escort her home.  As they leave, she steals a peek back at the Patchwork Man.  As the pair approach the Andy-mobile, Darleen reveals that she is pregnant... and not terribly happy about it.

Back inside, the remaining Docs prepare to pump the Patchwork Man full'a laser beams... cuz that's just what you do when you've got a monster strapped to a table.  This winds up filling the PWM with such immense pain that he tears himself off the table and lashes out at his captors.

He wanders outside, right into the path of an oncoming taxi.  The cabbie exits the car to see if he can be of any help.  The Patchwork Man proves he can speak when he verbally refuses a trip to the hospital.  The cabbie... and this is kind of weird... decides that that's cool, he'll just take the frickin' monster home with him!  Dr. Chomes watches as the taxi speeds off.

To wrap up, we check back in with Dr. Darleen.  She's decided that if she were to have this child, her career as a doctor is over!  She brings up the idea of having an abortion (in a CCA-Approved book from 1976?).  Dr. Andy doesn't quite dig the idea... though Darleen kind of uses their recent run-in with the child-like Patchwork Man as justification for her decision.  Well, that certainly escalated...

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Ehh, not half bad.  That isn't to say it was all that good, mind, but not something I flat-out disliked.

This is a weird one... I mean, we've got a burgeoning abortion piece with the backdrop of a Frankenstein's Monster story.  When I picked this one up, I certainly wasn't expecting any social relevancy to show up... especially in a book of this vintage.  I've done a fair amount of research on the Comics Code Authority, and I gotta say... I'm pretty surprised that they'd let an abortion story fly.  I mean, saying "go to hell" was iffy at this point in time.  Dunno... just surprising is all.

Speaking of surprises... I had no idea that this fella was tied into Swamp Thing.  I found that really neat.  I often think of these "House of..." stories as falling outside of DC Comics canon, I was really happy to be able to actually fold this one in.

The story itself was... decent.  I'm not sure what the Patchwork Man's motivation for attacking the two young ladies in the lingerie department was.  Neither of them looked anything like Abigail Arcane, so it couldn't be his mistaking them for her.  Just felt like a means to an end... and I suppose that's all it really needed to be.

Now it's been a long while since I've read much Swamp Thing, so I'm unsure how well all this lines up with what is established there.  Not sure if Patchwork Man still jives with it... I'm guessing Gregori's brother is Anton, as I'm fairly certain he's been referred to as Abby's uncle.  Though, as I said... it's been awhile, I could be completely off.

Now... how about that cabbie, right?  Run almost headlong into Frankenstein's Monster, and offer to bring him home with you.  Crazy... he's loading the Patchwork Man into the back of the cab, and the only thing he's scared of is how his wife's going to react!  Dem cabbies is made outta strong stuff I tells ya!

Overall, you probably don't need to read this.  You've seen one take on the Frankenstein story, you've seen 'em all.  It's only interesting for the strange abortion twist toward the end... a twist that I'm not even sure gets followed up on.  Actually, I kinda doubt it does... though, I could be wrong.  I guess I'd say this is for Swamp Thing completionists only.

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Welcome Back, Kotter #1 (1976)

Welcome Back, Kotter #1 (November, 1976)

"So Long, Kotter!"

Writer - Elliot S! Maggin

Artists - Jack Sparling & Bob Oskner

Editor - Joe Orlando

Cover Price: $0.30

Taking a brief break from the horror and Halloween books.  Long story short... I had some free time this afternoon, and in an attempt to organize my comics library... sorta-kinda made a bigger mess than I was expecting.  I was going to don some scuba equipment and a headlamp to see if I could perhaps locate the Halloween book I wanted to cover today... buuuut, in the end that just didn't seem like a good use of my time.  I was going to upload a picture of the library's current state of disarray, but if I'm being honest... it would've been kind of embarrassing to do so.

Never fear, however... I did have a few books lying in wait to be discussed here at the humble blog... among them this explosion era DC-TV gem Welcome Back, Kotter #1.  While I cannot say that I was around during this show's initial run (it ended as I started), I do have fond memories of it from my childhood.  I catch it in reruns every now and again... I think it's on MeTV.  Sadly, I always seem to catch ones from the final season where John Travolta and the man himself, Gabe Kaplan are not present.  One of these days I'll remember to DVR it... and enjoy some fun mid-70's TV.

We'll get back to the horror books within the next couple of days.

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It's morning in America... and the Kotters' Brooklyn apartment.  The neighborhood has a fine amount of... flavor.  Wrecking balls and crumbling buildings abound.  We go inside to watch as chunks of roof wind up in Mr. and Mrs. Kotter's coffee and cereal.  This sadly doesn't seem like an uncommon occurrence, as Julie phones Superman... err, that is the new Super, man... who uses his powers of deduction to conclude that the ceiling is falling apart.  

With some wifely prodding, Gabe realizes he's about to be late to work, and rushes out of the building. Doing his best Dagwood Bumstead impression, he collides with the mailman whose parcels and missives go flying.  Among them is one addressed to Gabe from the Department of Education.

Letter in hand, he hops on the bus.  Once seated, he learns that his transfer request has been approved.  He and his wife can leave their rotten Brooklyn apartment and move to Manhattan's East Side.  He's so pleased he plants a kiss on the passenger next to him... which buys him a beating via umbrella.  It's all good though, Gabe's spirits are still high enough for him to click his heels and go about his day.

Once in his classroom he continues reading his letter... he says aloud that he will have to go in for a physical examination before the transfer is made final.  His train of thought is interrupted when he hears a stirring in the supply closet.  Why it's Vinnie Barbarino making time with Rosalie "Hotsie" Totsie.  He gives'em both the boot, however without use of the classic Kotter wit.  It seems as though his mind is elsewhere... something that is not lost on young Barbarino.  He reports back to fellow 'Hogs Horshack and Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington (Juan Epstein is absent, but don't worry... I'm sure he's got a note)... and we get the classic sitcom misunderstanding.  The guys think that Mr. Kotter is quite ill, and they plan to "be really cool" with him today.

And so... the class decides to not only behave... but somehow get all their homework and studying done in the fifteen minutes before home room.  Not bad for remedials!  Kotter thinks he's lost his mind... when suddenly Mr. Woodface Woodman enters to congratulate him on his pending medical examination.  The Sweathogs take great offense to this, believing Woodman is celebrating their teacher's fatal illness.  Gabe straightens everything out, and comes clean about his transfer.  In the interest of full disclosure (and not getting jumped by a gaggle of angry 'Hogs) he blames the entire thing on his wife.

Barbarino, Horshack and Washington fearing that a strict teacher would be taking Mr. Kotter's place decide to pop in for a visit with Mrs. Julie Kotter... to try and win her over.  That's truly a terrifying thought... probably one that wouldn't fly these days.  Anyhoo, they... ahem... watch her from the fire escape... which (pardon my 2016) is creepy, right?  They see her in a cloud of dust as she struggles to vacuum the apartment.  The vacuum "bucks like a wild bronco and is sparking electricity all over the place.  Her household chores are interrupted by a ringing at the door.  Why, it's the Sweathogs, and they come bearing the gift of a brand-new (very likely "hot") vacuum cleaner.

After exchanging pleasantries, Vinnie wanders over to the Kotters' open and mostly empty refrigerator.  He offers to go grocery shopping for the busy Julie, and she hands him a tenner for his troubles.  Thirty-minutes later, the 'hogs return with $100 worth of groceries... and $9 change from the money Julie gave them.  I've hoid'a "hot" meals before, but this is ridiculous.

Julie is finally able to get the boys to come clean about why they're being so nice... and they say that Gabe gave'em the ol' "Happy wife, happy life" spiel, and so they want to make sure she's as happy as possible so their favorite teacher won't transfer.  Lucky for the 'hogs, Julie has a plan.  She lets her fingers do the walking, and calls a B. Wayne Pevey... and I don't think that "B" stands for Bruce.

The next morning Gabe happily swaggers into work, singing all the way.  There's an older fellow in his classroom who is helpfully advised of Kotter's arrival by... either Arnold Horshack or a rapture enthusiast standing in the parking lot.  The man shouts Kotter's name, and suddenly it is as though Gabe himself is a Sweathog once more.

After some screwing about, Gabe asks what's going on.  We learn that Pevey was Kotter's high school Social Studies teacher, and that Gabe himself was the founding member of the Sweathogs.  This next bit is funny... rather than stay and, ya know... teach classes today, Gabe asks Pevey if he wants to "do lunch"... and so, the pair leave.  I guess Barbarino and "Hotsie" Totsie can make out all they want this morning!

We follow Kotter and Pevey to the cafeteria, where they indulge in some gloppy mess.  Pevey tells the story of his retirement party, and how it was nearly ruined by a mean-spirited prank by Gabe himself.  The cheerleaders banner was replaced with one that read "Good Riddance".  Kotter admits he was ashamed of that act, and even went as far as chucking the banner into Sheepshead Bay.

The pair part with a newfound respect for one another, and Kotter heads back to his classroom where he finds... Juan Epstein... and wouldn'tcha know it... he's got a note!  Kotter laughs it off and heads over to the window to pull down the blinds.  Uh-oh... the blinds have been rigged by Epstein... and they fall to the floor!  The rest of the Sweathogs get all over poor unknowing Juan about potentially losing Kotter to (figuratively) greener pastures.

Gabe sees that his decision is affecting more people than just him... and so, he picks up his transfer letter and... tears it into tiny little pieces.  I'm not sure that's how transfers work, but I appreciate the sentiment.

We end our visit in Brooklyn with Gabe returning home for the day.  He gets his "sneaky, foxy" wife to admit that she was behind Pevey's arrival... but their smootch session is interrupted by a clattering in the closet... why it's Barbarino and Hotsie makin' it in the cupboard.  Roll the credits and the theme song (seriously), cuz we're out!

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Yup... had a lot more fun with this one than I should have.

Yeah, it's silly... and some of the jokes fall flat (it is a comic and not live-action, after all), but dammit... it was fun.  And the art!  Sparling and Oskner craft wonderful likenesses of the cast... everyone is instantly recognizable... hell, even the Kotter apartment and classroom are remarkably on model.

The story is just as though you were watching an episode of the television show.  We get some great Gabe one-liners, some Sweathog shenanigans (including a wonderful sitcom-y misunderstanding), and learn a bit about Gabe's own past as a founding member of the remedial gang... and c'mon, the issue ends with a verse from the show's awesome theme song.  How can you not love that?

Guess my only complaints would be the lack of catch phrases.  I really was expecting an "Up ya nose widda rubba hose" outta one of 'em... but not today.  Not even a "Whuh... Whea?" out of Vinnie or a "Hi there" from Washington.  Guess I'm gonna have to track down the rest of this series if I want any of that.

Doing a bit of research, I learned that this book came out during the second season of the show... which shocked me.  I'd assumed the show had been around far longer than that at this point.  Such a strange thing for DC (or any comics company) to publish.  Out of all the sitcoms of the day... they choose this one.  Don't get me wrong, I think this was as good a choice as any... and as mentioned, a helluva lot of fun... but the question still remains.

Another surprising thing... this book is approved by the Comics Code Authority... and yet, it glorifies juvenile delinquency.  It is heavily implied (though not said outright) that the Sweathogs had stolen both a vacuum cleaner and a hundred bucks worth of groceries... don't get it twisted, I've got no problem with such things in a fictional setting, but just something I was (perhaps foolishly) curious about.

Overall... definitely worth a read... if you can find it.  I've only seen this book in the wild once, and that's the day I bought it!  I don't see this one ever being reprinted, but hell... stranger things have happened, right?  If you're a back issue bin-trawler like I am, maybe peruse the "W" section every now and again to see if any issues of this series pop up.  It shouldn't be too terribly spendy, and definitely worth the few bucks you'll have to shell out.  In closing all that's left to say, in my best Arnold Horshack... "Very Impressive, Mistuh Maggin!"

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JSA #29 (2001)

JSA #29 (December, 2001)
"Kids"
Writer - Geoff Johns
Artist - Peter Snejbjerg
Letterer - Ken Lopez
Colorist - John Kalisz
Separations - Heroic Age
Assistant Editors - Morgan & Dontanville
Editor - Peter Tomasi
Cover Price: $2.50

It's a very Grundy Halloween for Star-Spangled Kid and Jakeem Thunder.

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It's Halloween night, and the Flash, Green Lantern and Wildcat are off to find the rest of the missing Justice Society.  This being a rather dangerous task, they have decided to leave their two youngest members behind this evening.  Star-Spangled Kid and Jakeem Thunder are tasked with not only holding down the fort... but getting along as well!

The kids argue a bit over "who's in charge" and "who is babysitting who" until JSA Museum curator Alex enters the room.  He's dressed as Sonny Bono (the date that stood him up was set to be Cher), and he invites the duo to help him hand out candy to the trick-or-treaters.  Suddenly, there is a loud crash... not only did Alex's pumpkin get smashed... the Jokerized head of the Statue of Liberty has just landed in the middle of their street!

Spectators begin to appear... all surveying just what in the hell is going on.  Lady Liberty's face is painted up like the Joker's... now who would do such a thing?  Perhaps a fella who was born on a Monday... 

Grundy nabs Jakeem and nyoinks his magical pen from his pocket.  This pen is where Thunderbolt... lives?  Like, when Jakeem clicks the pen... Thunderbolt shows up.  Courtney gives Grundy a helluva kick, knocking him into a subway entrance.  Jakeem runs off after him, as he's got his pen-djinn... when a subway car comes flying out from underground... narrowly missing the boy, and crashing into the severed head of Liberty.

Courtney kind of makes light of Jakeem's loss.  She thinks he's upset that Thunderbolt is his only "power"... Jakeem corrects her and states that Thunderbolt is not only his power... but his friend... Courtney... is kind of a jerk to him about that, giving him the dreaded "whatever".  Perhaps as a defense mechanism, Jakeem starts razzing Court about her dad being a super-hero, and that being the only reason she's even on the team.  She corrects him... it's her step-father.  Her dad ran out on them many years prior.  Jakeem is all "well, I'd leave if you were my daughter too".  There's that line ya probably shouldn't cross kid.  He clearly realizes this as well, as he tries to rescind it immediately.

The pair reach the tracks, and its not long before Grundy creeps up behind them.  Star-Spangled Kid unloads a torrent of "shooting stars" at the beast, before noting that since Grundy is... ya know... dead, her nerve-based powers are kinda worthless.  When all seems lost, Jakeem manifests a can of spraypaint... and empties it into Sol's face.  The monster relinquishes the pen... but the boy bobbles it right into a sewer grate.

Grundy turns his attention toward Courtney once more.  Jakeem sticks his fingers into the grate... but the pen is just out of reach.  Then... a little trickle of electricity forms between his fingertip and the pen... the pen somehow rises from the grate, and Jakeem is able to push that magic clicker.

The lad instructs Thunderbolt to "burn Solomon Grundy from the inside out"... and he does!

Once that's outta the way, Jakeem asks T-Bolt to re-affix the Statue of Liberty's dome to her body.  As this is occurring, the kids take a moment to kind of clear the air.  They both apologize for... ya know, acting like children.  Jakeem mentions that he wishes he could speak to Johnny (Thunder) to get a better understanding of his pink electrical pal.  At this point in time, Johnny Thunder was afflicted with Alzheimer's Disease... and certainly not able to conduct himself on the front lines of superherodom.  We learn that Jakeem's middle name is Johnny here as well, which is a neat touch.

Speaking of Johnny... we wrap up with a visit to a... skilled nursing home, perhaps.  Where Mr. Thunder has left his room.  There is a doctor nearby, who is flabbergasted.  Apparently Johnny has somehow made a full recovery!  We close out with Johnny telling a nurse that he's going home.

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Man... I've said it before, and I'll say it again... there's gotta be some day in the far-flung future where I'll have all the time in the world to read though my library.  I remember absolutely adoring this run of JSA... and even just dipping my toe back in with this issue, all those feelings came rushing back.  Such an awesome book... such a great time at DC.

Well... maybe not a completely great time at DC... this was, after all part of the Joker's Last Laugh crossover.  (Most) Every title in DC's line-up took part... and featured "Jokerized" villains.  I thought it was fairly horrid then... though, I'll admit... I haven't read it since.  Perhaps a reread would tell me something different.

Never been a big Grundy guy... maybe if I grew up on Super Friends cartoons I'd dig him a bit more.  I always... for whatever reason, conflate him with Bizarro.  Like I see "Me am hate you" coming out of his mouth.  So, yeah... never really gave a toss about 'im.  Here, I feel he was a great fit.  It's a Halloween story starring a pair of kids... he's a decent enough monster.

The whole fighty-fighty bit is just the backdrop for the wonderful character work between Courtney and Jakeem.  They are the only kids on the team... I suppose it would make a bit of sense for them to be at odds.  It's a great done in one, and helps bring the pair together... they now have a better respect for one another, and maybe even understand it was their own respective insecurity that kept them from bonding sooner.  It's interesting... they have, at the same time... a whole bunch in common, and nothing in common at all.  Man... this was a great series.

Overall, as if I hadn't made my position clear yet... this entire volume of JSA is something DC Comics fans should definitely check out.

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iZombie #1 (2010)

iZombie #1 (July, 2010)
"Dead to the World"
Writer - Chris Roberson
Artist - Michael Allred
Letterer - Todd Klein
Colorist - Laura Allred
Associate Editor - Angela Rufino
Editor - Shelly Bond
Cover Price: $1.00

Well, it was bound to happen eventually... for the first time on the humble blog we're venturing into the world of Vertigo.  While there's plenty under the Vertigo banner that would fit our Boo, Haunted Blog! October mandate... iFigure why not start with iZombie...

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We're in Eugene, Oregon at the Green Pastures Cemetery where a casket containing a man is being lowered into the ground while surrounded by his loved ones... and a small crew of folks carrying shovels.  Having recently attended a funeral... my first, actually... I was surprised to see that there actually is such a crew... standing right by the family.  I mean, it's obvious... and necessary... just so weird, right?  Anyhoo... ashes to ashes, funk to funky... bada-bing bada-boom... dude's in the ground.  The crew finishes up, and the lone female member (Gwen) breaks off from the group claiming that she's forgotten her bag.

We follow the girl into a crypt where she is met by another young lady... one wearing fashions that are perhaps a bit passed their date.  Her name is Ellie, and she is utterly bored.  She's also quite dead... like 40 years dead.  Did I mention that yet?  She is Gwen's ghostly pal... and is in dire need of a "girls' night out".  Gwen relents and offers to take her to "Dixie's".

We shift scenes to a paintball course, where a young man (Dave) loses his crew.  He wanders through the woods a bit looking for his pals, but instead comes across the course's referee.  The attractive young lady shines her flashlight in his face, and razzes him about not wearing his goggles... before informing him that she is "starving" while flashing the camera a pointy-toothed vampiric smile.

Back at Dixie's Firehouse Diner we meet... Dixie... and a fella called Spot... er, Scott.  Gwen and Ellie enter and are invited to join Scott in his booth.  He very clearly has a thing for Gwen, and tonight... is bearing gifts... well, gift.  It's a vintage Dixie Mason Action Girl doll... the type of doll Gwen says Ellie reminds her of.

He continues to pathetically hit on Gwen, and we learn that he is some sort of were-creature when the full moon hits.  I guess that explains the unibrow... or monobrow... or however you say "dude's only got one eyebrow".

Back on the paintball course, Dave's buddies are looking for their missing pal.  Moments later he emerges from the woods arm in arm with the referee.  He appears to be somewhat out of it... and she's wiping her lips.  Hmm...

We head back to Dixie's, where Gwen and Ellie are leaving.  Gwen believes she recognizes a man from her "previous life"... and runs past him to avoid making contact.

We follow the girls to a back alley where they pass a car with two men inside.  From their point of view, they only see Gwen... which answers a question I was going to ask.  Anyhoo... one of the men, Horatio, lost someone close to him called Bethany.  The other fella, sigh, Diogenes notes that there has been an increase of "postmortem activity" in this town, and it's up to them to find out why.

The girls return to Green Pastures, and Gwen notes that it's time for her to eat.  Ellie understands that Gwen is self-conscious about people watching her eat, so she floats away.  Gwen grabs... not a knife and fork, but a pair of shovels... and proceeds over to the fresh grave, just dug earlier that day.

She opens the casket... and cleanly chops the inhabitant's head above the eyebrow.  She reaches in, removes the brain... and, you know it... takes a big old bite.  So yeah, spoiler alert... iZombie is about aZombie!  Gwen is not your every day garden variety walking dead... if she eats a brain once a month she is able to stop herself from becoming your standard "mindless and shambling" sort of undead.

The thing of this is... and this is such an awesome idea... the memories of the brain she eats wind up inside her.  This fella was murdered... and is crying for vengeance... and justice.  It's gonna be up to Gwen to catch this guy's killer!  So good.

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I can't for the life of me understand why I never kept up with this book.  The only thing I can figure is that it was a $1 impulse buy... and I somehow filed it away unread.  Because, lemme tell ya... had I read this in 2010, there's no way this would be the only issue in my library.

Maybe it was just the zombie aspect of the thing.  I never fell into the zombie craze of the past decade and change.  I've always thought they were pretty lame... and still do.  Close-minded?  Perhaps... but I yam what I yam.  Either way, I dug the hell out of this issue.  Had a lot more fun with it than I ever expected when I plucked it outta the longbox.

I appreciate that this is a novel take on the zombie... er, mythology?  Having our star as a zombie... who understands how to keep her baser zombie instincts at bay is quite an interesting wrinkle.  Having her take the memories from her meals to find ways to exact vengeance is such an awesome storytelling device.  It sets up a perfect arc-driven approach... which I gotta say, I'm now kicking myself for not following while it was on the shelves.

The writing was excellent.  The character of Gwen is instantly likable... as is most of (if not all of) the cast (at least at this point)...  The art?  Whattaya want me to say?  It's Mike Allred.  If you like Mike Allred, you'll like this.  I do like it... so, I think this is amazing.  I'm always impressed with his cartoony style juxtaposed with his mastery of sequential storytelling.  Just a marvel.

I understand there's a television adaptation of this show... which, if I'm being honest, I'm not going to watch.  Not for any "headcanon" rationale, just that (silly as it sounds) I really don't have the time to invest in a TV show.  Hell, the Flash is one of my favorite heroes/books, and I can't bring myself to care about his small-screen exploits... just ain't my thang.  I will, however, be on the look out for single issues and collected editions of this book to follow it along.

Overall... snag this one if you see it.  Watch the show if that's your thing.  Either way, I believe this one is worth your time.

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