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----------------------------------------------------------------- [10] Rich's Reviews Richard Vasseur richardv@sympatico.ca http://www.jazmaonline.com [Rich has been collecting comic books for about 25 years. He belongs to two comic book clubs Jazma and ORCA. He has been writing reviews for Jazma's paper newsletter for about 2 years and has his own review page at www.jazmaonline.com] SPOILER WARNING: Some plot details may be revealed in these reviews! Title: Jagger: Jack Knifed! # 3 Publisher: Marky Comics Writer: Mark Cardoso Artist: Mark Cardoso Price: $ 2.50 Can Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Comments: This comic is for mature readers. It starts out with Delia being used and abused. This uses sex and rape to get your attention to much. It doesn't add enough that it needs to be there. It just seems to be there for the sake of showing a woman being raped. Ultimate's revenge for Delia is brutal. He doesn't hold back. Then he faces Jack Knife. Jack Knife has Ultimate's abilities plus. The two stand around and have a nice talk about Heather. As Ultimate and Jack Knife finally get around to fighting each other it does get interesting as Ultimate draws on an inner strength. The ending you will not understand unless you have been following the whole series. The issue does focus on Jack Knife and Ultimate's confrontation and the two trade blows. The battle does add some much needed excitement. It seems to start off slowly and than picks up but has no conclusion. The Jagger series needs something new. A new character, a new storyline, a new mission for A.S.H., to feather the A.S.H. team working as a team. A new villain instead of just a clone of an old one would be nice. Something new is needed. Title: The Embalmer Publisher: Humanoids Publishing Writers: Sylviane Cargiat & Patrick Galliano Artist: Chris Cross Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Comments: The art is captivating as this issue starts off. As a fly lands on the face of a corpse we see its skin is all withered. It is well drawn as these scenes set the atmosphere for where we are. It is ancient Egypt. Amenird is a priestess, as she appears in Neferites's nightmares she is a vision of loveliness. As Neferites awakes Satis his apprentice is there and as they talk you will get the feeling you are in ancient Egypt. The temple of Seth is a foreboding place. The coloring adds to its look of quiet power. We get to watch as Neferites teaches his art of embalming to Satis they practice on a monkey. They also talk and we see just how much Neferites dreams bother him. A death occurs in the temple of Seth. It appears as if the God struck the man dead with lightning. It was Nabtou the Queen's slave. The scenery as the story progresses just seems to get better and better. The attention to detail is magnificent. The facial expressions are intriguing. The Vizier Menkha brings the body to get embalmed. Neferites the embalmer is a wise man and notices the body was not killed by lightning or Seth's anger. His servant Satis is shown as a greedy person. He's interested in money were Neferites is not. Neferites investigates and does an autopsy on the body revealing one thing he was murdered. From here on the story is only written the art is not yet done, as this is a work in progress. Neferites is convinced to investigate the murder. He goes step by step as he follows each clue. This story is left unfinished as this is only episode one. So far it has been an engrossing read. The setting of Egypt adds a colorful backdrop to this mystery. Neferites the embalmer is a man who just wants to be left alone and to do his job. But he gets drawn into this compelling adventure. Title: Black Harvest # 3 Publisher: Devil's Due Writer: Josh Howard Artist: Josh Howard Price: $ 3.25 US Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Comments: The reporter and Zaya are out looking at lights in the sky. She is a cute teen in her mini skirt. She also likes to flirt a little. The reporter is shown as a caring man with morals. The lights are shaped like saucers. Are they alien space ships or something else? There is a hidden government base around to. The night scenes are wonderfully drawn. The shading of grays and blacks are used well. The art has a cartoonish or animation look to it. That is Josh Howards's style and it works for this strange tale. You won't know exactly what is going on. Now what is going on with the City Counsel? Are they really sacrificing their children? What is going on? The last page of the story will leave you waiting for more. It is a lovely illustration which just delivers a message of how mysterious things are. The one thing that stands out is Josh Howard's drawings of females. They are so cute and sexy! Title: Hack/Slash: Land of Lost Toys # 3 Publisher: Devil's Due Writer: Tim Seeley Artist: Dave Crosland Price: $ 3.25 US Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Comments: Cassie is in her dreams and are they weird. She has He-Man and Pikachu wantabes attacking her. The art is real cartoonish. Cassie at times does look sexy but its rare. Cassie's way of attacking this serial killer kid is certainly different as she sics her own nightmare on him. Cassie's nightmare well it's pretty sick. The pin-up by Anna Rigby is gorgeous the green added to Cassie's stockings makes the pic. She is drawn with a content face but the baseball bat shows she is a woman that is ready to fight. Title: Forgotten Realms: Exile # 3 Publisher: Devil's Due Writer: Andrew Dabb Penciler: Tim Seeley Inkers: John Lowe, Rob Atkins, Cory Hamscher, Robert Grabes Price: $ 4.95 US Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Comments: Our fateful group has been captured by the Mindflayers whos telepathic power let them control Drizzt, Belwar and Clacker as well as many others they use however they please. Zak, Drizzt's dead father finds him but he hesitates. Does love still exist in his dead heart? The names are so long and hard to read. They do slow the story down. Although they do seem to fit the story. The Houses are still fighting amongst themselves. The women run this society where killing and backstabbing are valued qualities. The story moves along slowly the whole issue. The only real excitement is at the end as Drizzt leaves the Underdark he ventures out into the upper world. Most of the art is to dark to clearly see. When you can it is wonderfully done. All the different creatures show a vivid imagination. Title: Snake Eyes: Declassified # 6 Publisher: Devil's Due Writer: Brandon Jerwa Artist: Emiliano Santalucia Price: $ 2.95 US Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Comments: This issue shows the formation of G.I. Joe and the 13 original members. Snake Eyes is among them. Also we see Cobra's formation the Baroness and Cobra Commander with a few others. The Baroness is drawn as a professional business type woman. The story shows us Scarlet and Snake Eyes getting closer. He shows he is willing to risk his life for her. Snake Eyes we also see is one determined man. The mission is in his hands and he keeps on going. Cobra Commander, Baroness and Storm Shadow the beginnings of Cobra. They are drawn impressively. But so is Snake Eyes dressed in grey and black he is an amazing site. His inner strength comes through. This is a guy that just does not give up. He will inspire you. Title: G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 # 2 Publisher: Devil's Due Writer: Andrew Dabb Penciler: Chris Lee Inker: Ramanda Kamarga Price: $ 2.95 US Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Comments: Spirit goes home to visit his family and the whole town is there for his late birthday party. The art is simple like a cartoon as its meant to be. Now Spirit's bow is a nice technological wonder. Spirit is skilled with a bow and arrows. The Klesh Staff a sacred relic is stolen. Spirit discovers the thief. Zartan and Spirit have an exciting battle. They use everything, guns, bows, rocks, even a sand storm and a motorcycle. It is exciting and afterwards you get to sit down to a nice home cooked meal. Well not Zartan. Title: Drangonlance: Chronicles # 6 Publisher: Devil's Due Writer: Andrew Dabb Artist: Stefano Raffaele Price: $ 2.95 US Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Comments: The elf capital of Qualinost at first glance is a majestic city. On closer inspection we see the people all leaving. The Tower of the Sun is a spectacular view. There is a very heart breaking scene between Laurana and Tanthalas. They love each other dearly but are not fated to be together. To help the elves the small band of warriors goes to Pax Tharkas to free men to fight the elves enemies. The men will die but at least they will die free. On there way to Pax Tharkas they are ambushed. The fight is not pretty and Tika shows she has a warrior's heart. Laurana joins the band in Pax Tharkas and slays the beast to prove her worth. She wants Tanthalas to want her. She is willing to fight for his attentions. The final scene of Pax Tharkas will leave you stunned. The dragon is a dark and foreboding creature above the fortress. The coloring and shading bring forth the menace that waits within. Title: G.I. Joe: America's Elite # 8 Publisher: Devil's Due Writer: Joe Casey Artist: Stefano Caselli Price: $ 2.95 US Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Comments: The Red Ninja Clan appear as a mysterious and tough as nails group. What is their mission? Is Snake Eyes really dead? The team is grieving. This has struck them in their hearts, losing such a comrade in arms. The one hot hardest is Scarlet. She is shown wallowing in grief. Flint talks to her but doesn't help. He has suffered the same type of grief but doesn't know how to offer comfort. Storm Shadow is drawn nicely with a menacing side. Kamakura looks kind of like a street thug. At the end we get a surprise that will leave you wondering is Snake Eyes really dead? Maybe, maybe not. It does leave you wanting to know. Title: The Tales of Bloody Mary # 6 Publisher: Bloody Mary Comics Creator: Bobbie Weiner Writer: Rick Landis Artist: Tom Carlton Price: $ 2.95 US, $ 4.55 Can Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Comments: The opening scene of the house is an eerie setting. Tom Carlton and Jude Millien do a fantastic job of coloring it. The grays and blacks are blended nicely. The tree and fence in the foreground add a perfect dimensional touch to the drawing. The people are drawn in a unique different style. Sometimes it is a bit vague. Now Mary and her gun toting companion enter a cave. The scene is one of waiting as they see the demons and the demons see them. The demons are creepy evil looking creatures of the abyss. Mary looks ready and pumped up. Her companion starts shooting and Mary transforms into a nightmarish creature of teeth and claws. The Priest is easy to see how evil he is. He is drawn with a sinister look. The way he acts leaves no doubt of his intentions towards Mary. Mary is wonderful and completely different from anything you have ever seen before. If you like the supernatural, the weird, blood and guts why aren't you reading this already? Plus Mary is drawn as one cute teen babe. Her character just shines through, as well you might be afraid of her but you'll also fall in love with her. _________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- COMICS OBSCURA Mike Curtis shandafa@cyberback.com [COMICS OBSCURA are facts Mike Curtis has dug out during his 30 years of collecting Superman and writing about comics. His website for his comic imprint is www.shandafantasyarts.net ] SOMEHOW I ALWAYS GET THE VILLAIN ROLE CYRIL RITCHARD is best known today as CAPTAIN HOOK in the 1960 color TV version of PETER PAN starring MARY MARTIN, repeated many times and available on DVD. But he took part in another TV musical in 1965. In the rarely seen THE DANGEROUS CHRISTMAS OF RED RIDING HOOD, Ritchard plays the Wolf, from whose perspective the tale is told. LIZA MINELLA played Red Riding Hood and the rock group THE ANIMALS played the Wolf Pack. _________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- [11] Multiverse Observer and Explorer Reviews Paul Dale Roberts Silhouet98@cs.com http://www.jazmaonline.com [Paul promotes amateur and professional comic book artwork, scripts, storylines, and unpublished comic books with a newsletter called the Peoples' Comic Book Newsletter. Its website is at Jazma Comic Book Newsletter Productions at http://www.jazmaonline.com/ He is also a prominent letter hack, as anyone who reads comic letter pages would know. He is in production of his own self-published comic book called The Legendary Dark Silhouette and has copyrighted over 600 characters for his Jazma Universe.] SPOILER WARNING: THE FOLLOWING COLUMN MAY REVEAL SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF THE PLOTS OF SOME COMIC BOOKS, OR THE ENTIRE STORY. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. Name: The Red Diaries Publisher: Image Written by: Gary Reed Art by: Laurence Campbell, Chris Jones & Ken Meyer Jr. Website: www.garyreed.net Comments: I love it when truth mixes in with fiction, that is the foundation for legends and The Red Diaries takes the truth of the Kennedys, Marilyn Monroe and mixes it with the ficticious Raven Inc. I place The Red Diaries right up there with Dan Brown's DaVinci Code, it's a must-read! If you are going to read any book this year, this is the book to read. A book filled with intrigue and mystery. Let me tell you a bit about the legendary Raven Inc. Raven Inc. is known to investigate things of the paranormal. Mixed in with the team are believers and skeptics alike. I wouldn't doubt it if there was a secret case out there in which the Raven Inc. teamed up with Mulder and Skully of the X-Files, both have the tendency of looking into the same type of cases. There is an exceptional character profile on each and every member of the Raven Inc. in this book, so the reader gets the scoop on each member and you have the ability of knowing them, almost on a personal level. Manny Chanchu, an operative of Raven Inc. is being interrogated...I mean he is involved in a fact finding discussion with the FBI. The FBI wants to know where the Red Diaries are. The Red Diaries are the diaries kept by Marilyn Monroe that detailed her affairs with the Kennedys, a scandalous confession that could have brought the house down on the Kennedys. If you know anything about the Kennedy conspiracy, you will be familiar with some of the characters, such as Carlos the assassin. The artwork is superb in this graphic novel and I love the photo/art of Marilyn Monroe throughout this book. There are plenty of clandestine meetings. Carlos will eventually be found spread-eagled on his bed, with his intestines pulled out. There is some dry humor in this story too, that touches on the dry humor of the TV show CSI. It makes the story even more interesting. Carlos had a shrine to Marilyn, with photos everywhere. Marilyn's son is revealed and things focus on how Marilyn was a threat to the Kennedys, she could have brought scandalous revelations upon Camelot. Who killed Marilyn? You want to know, find out in the Red Diaries! Find out the connection between Marilyn Monroe, John F. Kennedy, Fidel Castro, The Mob, J. Edgar Hoover and the CIA! Oh...and Raven Inc.! In this book you will find: Suspicious deaths of real witnesses; Internal Notes by Gary Reed - he sums up the Red Diaries; November 22, 1963 Chronology of Events; Article - The Kennedy Assassination - Why we Care and Why we Should; the official version of the assassination of John F. Kennedy; article - The CIA, The Bay of Pigs and Kennedy; article - The Kennedys -The Rise to American Royalty; article - The Mysterious Death of Marilyn Monroe! The Investigators - Although the members of Raven, Inc. (as seen in Raven Chronicles) usually deal with the paranormal, in the Red Diaries, they have embarked on a case of reality and it may prove to be their most dangerous case yet! Gary Reed has proven himself a genius with The Red Diaries, after I finished reading this graphic novel, I kept asking myself...'how did he come up with this?" The Red Diaries is the most compelling, intriguing book I have read in a long, long time! I felt somewhat paranoid after reading The Red Diaries! Gary Reed shakes the foundation of conspiracy with The Red Diaries, absolutely magnificent! Name: Lo-Fi Comics and Entertainment Magazine Jan 06 #4 Price: $5.95 Comments: Wow! Another comic book magazine! I found this gem at Border's Books right next to Wizard Magazine! To my surprise, it's filled with articles, reviews and great comic book artwork! In this issue, I enjoyed reading the section "Comic Book News" that discusses great comics from GI Joe to Judo Girl to Conan! I always enjoy reading great reviews and I was surprised to see reviews on some of the comics I read now, such as Dangergirl, Chicanos, Jason X and Jenna. If you guys keep this up, you may steal some of the fanbase of Wizard readers! I also enjoyed reading on comics that I don't read, such as Rival Schools, that peaked my curiosity. A story about a group of schools in Tokyo that rival each other and there is this ninja dictator named Hyo. Okay, I will check this out, especially since there are some weird student kidnappings going on. Sounds intriguing. Glad to hear the news that Buckaroo Banzai makes a return in comics format! I love this character! Because of your article on Half- Dead, that is basically a action horror comic book, I will now go to my nearest comic book store and find it. It sounds like a comic book that shadows Underworld: Evolution, since it deals with vampires and para-military action. Another added bonus is that you review movies, such as Ultraviolet, V for Vendetta (saw this movie and absolutely loved it), Mission Impossible III and The DaVinci Code! Then when I thought the dessert was all over with, I get an article about the Toy and Action Figurine Museum and even a comic book story called Wormwood! You guys made my night! Name: Beet - The Vandel Buster Vol 9 Publisher: Shonen Jump Manga Story: Riku Sanjo Art: Koji Inada Price: $7.99 Comments: In this comic book, there is a new dark age coming about and monsters lurking about called Vandels. On this night went out and saw the movie "V for Vendetta", which I highly enjoyed and it was an added treat to come home and relax with The Vandel Busters, that has a very intriguing story in itself. The Vandels of course want to rule the world and the Vandel Busters of course fight against the Vandels. There is rumor that Vandel Busters known as the legendary Zenon Warriors were killed in battle by the Vandels and their magic Saiga weapons go to one Vandel Buster known as Beet. Beet is the Buffy the Vampire Slayer to the Vandels. Beet is the strongest, the bravest of the Vandel Busters. Beet wants to end the age of darkness. Now Beet faces a mystery, are the Zenon Warriors really dead, when one of their warriors named Cruss is found in the land of Bekatrute, suffering from amnesia and has some severe injuries. The artwork in this comic book is detailed with excellence. A very good read! _________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- COMICS OBSCURA Mike Curtis shandafa@cyberback.com [COMICS OBSCURA are facts Mike Curtis has dug out during his 30 years of collecting Superman and writing about comics. His website for his comic imprint is www.shandafantasyarts.net ] WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MUSICALS FRED FLINTSTONE and his neighbor BARNEY RUBBLE made one venture away from their 1960's TV series---and in a musical to boot! In 1967 a live action and animated musical of JACK AND THE BEANSTALK was made for NBC (oddly enough, the FLINTSTONES played on ABC!) The cavemen play a two headed caterpillar with Gene Kelly as Jack. _________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- [12] My View David LeBlanc ComicBkNet@aol.com http://members.aol.com/comicbknet David LeBlanc is the Editor of the Comic Book Network Electronic Magazine; which won the prestigious Eagle Award for Favorite Comic Book Ezine in 2001. He is a long-time fan of comics and the electronic media; having been the moderator of BBS comics forums on WME, FIDONET and the Comic Book Network. He and his wife live in a suburb of Worcester, MA and David works part-time at That's Entertainment, the Eisner-winning Comics and Collectibles store. David's favorite motivational phrase is: BEHOLD THE TURTLE, HE ONLY MAKES PROGRESS WHEN HE STICKS HIS NECK OUT! LET DAI (Vol. 1 January 2006) 240 pages, black 7 white, Manwha TPB, 5X7", $9.99 by Sooyeon Won Translator - Jane Choi Netcomics www.netcomics.com This is actually one of the first three books from the Korean company Netcomics, released this year. I have previously reviewed their February releases. They have a strong presence online where you can read their comics as well. This year they are entering the print media in the US. DAI is the leader of a gang called The Furies in neo-Seoul. A schoolboy, Jaehee, happens on them taunting a girl and he steps in to stop them. What happen next changes not only his life but that of the girl and her sister as well as the devilishly beautiful Dai. Naturally the gang turns on Jaehee for his interference and he manages to escape their wrath, but only for that day. Soon they catch him alone and proceed to beat and torture him. And then a strange thing happens. The leader, Dai, stops their activity and proceeds to surprise them by cutting himself in the chest and forcing Jaehee to lick it. He then kisses Jaehee and declares, "You are mine." Sort of vampiric, don't you think? The plot thickens as the lives are intertwined. The girl, Yooneun, is enamored with Jaehee and her sister, she finds out later, considers herself his boyfriend. Meanwhile, the bizarre ritual and others that follow are slowly dragging Jaehee into Dai's orbit. He is beginning to feel love for another boy and is confused and intrigued. Nothing is black and white in this story. Dai is not just a good looking bad boy. We learn about some of the things that have harden him and why he demands much of Jaehee. This is a study in relations and perhaps will lead some to a better understanding why one might turn to a homosexual relationship, whether or not they even had considered it before. We have yet to learn how deep the relationship will go but it has hurt some and by the end of this chapter leads to betrayal. The art is special in that it conveys the emotions very clearly. The characters are distinct and special care is made to show Dai as the enchanting person apart from the others. It is a very serious story with some touch of humor to break the mood but never distracts too much. It is a story you can immerse yourself into very easily. JEREMIAH HARM #2 24 pages, full color, $3.99 Keith Giffen - Plot Alan Grant - Script Rael Lyra - Art Joe Prado - Digital Inks Imaginary Friends Studio - Colors Ed Dukeshire - Letters John Mueller - Cover Art Boom! Studios www.boom-studios.com One of the most infamous outlaws in the cosmos has been tasked with capturing three escapees from a prison planet. The trail leads him to a backwater world that is also his home, Earth. He teleports to Earth and lands in a free clinic, much to the surprise of a female doctor and her nurse. The dialog is perfect, as expected. He tries to tell them in a few words they are in grave danger while the doctor wants to hold him for the police for breaking and entering. Meanwhile, the bad guys are planning something big for the planet, indeed for the whole Universe. As they set their plan in motion one detects Harm's presence on the planet and they set out to lure him into battle while two of them take care of business. After showing the doc just how much of a threat he could be Harm heads for the sound he knows leads to his prey. The doctor and nurse start to follow to what they don't know. Thus we get to the big fight scene which ends with an unlikely interruption. The main story is enough to drive the characters to the inevitable confrontation but the real fun is the interaction of the two groups separately. The trio of bad guys have a certain charm. Giffen and Grant have a way of having thoroughly despicable beings carry on a normal conversation, while plotting to blow everything up. The art is pretty cool on its own. The alien beings are imaginative while the Earthlings are a bit out of proportion but not in a bad way. It is a fun book with more excitement from page to page. Can't wait for the next issue! ZOMBIE TALES: THE DEAD #1 48 pages, full color, squared bound, $6.99 Various Artists Boom! Studios www.boom-studios.com The Zombie anthology is back with more ways to tell a tale of the living dead than you ever thought could exist. The mix of stories and artists is good and the production value is first rate. Like the other books from Boom! Studios I found it well done and entertaining. "Four Out Of Five" Writer - John Rogers Art - Ed Tadem Colors - Rans Letters - Marshall Dillon Open to a train stranded on the tracks and a bunch of soldiers on the roofs shooting the zombies as they surround and try to climb the cars. As they fight we learn the twist to this story. It seems there have been outbreaks of zombies every hundred years but the plague never spread very far and had been kept quiet. Now the epidemic is massive and and more people are being infected all the time. What is the secret which revealed to these special soldiers how to defeat the zombies? Heh, heh - it's too good to reveal, but it is unique and there is a hint in the title! "The Miracle of Bethany" Writer - Michael Nelson Art - Lee Moder Colors - Rans Letters - Marshall Dillon In the Vatican a monsignor is pleading with a cardinal to sponsor his elevation to the order. The Cardinal denies him saying indeed he has a higher calling, just not what he wants. They are interrupted by a priest who burst in and without speaking shows a bite on his forearm. The Cardinal knows what must be done. The man has been bitten by a zombie and has not long before the transformation. The Cardinal leads them to the catacombs to conduct a ritual and reveal a secret so sacred the priest had been silenced to guarantee it is not spoken of to anyone. What has the Church been hiding. The story title refers to the Gospel story of Lazarus being raised from the dead. You may guess the rest from here and what role the Monsignor will be chosen to perform. Another good twist on the nature of zombies! "A Game Called Zombie" Story - Jim Pascoe Layouts - Don Simpson Art - Chris Moreno Color - Marshall Dillon, Terri Delgado, Sunder Raj Letters - Marshall Dillon A kid at the fair with his parents, what is more all-American? Like most kids Travis is full of energy and wants his dad to play with him while mom keeps pressing him to stop. Dad is more easy on him and teaches him how to play Zombie. The person who is it. tries to tag the other while his eyes are closed, because zombies can smell human flesh. The boy gets distracted by mom again nagging him to settle down and Dad catches him and now Travis must play the zombie. However, he can't resist opening his eyes. When he does he is in a much different carnival with no one in sight, except a crowd of zombies slowly coming at him. He runs to hide and when he peeks out his dad is back again. He tries to warn him of what he saw, but is not taken seriously. Now he sees the zombies coming back, and a small girl with a large knife is creeping up behind is dad. What is real and what is not? You might still be wondering by the end. "Deadest Meat" Writer - Keith Giffen Art - Ron Lim Color - Rans Letters - Ed Dukeshire A zombified man is on the shore of a tropical vacation island. Now it is just zombies on the beach. The man is slowly loosing his thinking capacity. He is mixing up thoughts, forgetting things. He knows it won't be long until all remnants of who he is are gone. He tries not to show to the other zombies anything that makes him look anything other than a fully zombified man. Now the others are pointing to another group of zombies on the far end of the beach as if to say, lets go get them. But our narrator finds another calling. "I, Zombie: Remains of the Day - part 3" Story - Andrew Cosby Art - Fabio Moon Colors - Rans Letters - Ed Dukeshire A couple of soldiers are out on a mission in the city taken over by zombies. In the past we saw that even the animals are infected. That is not so strange that they are in a pet store - one in a cage, presumedly to keep safe from the animals, while the other is on a shelf above and has apparently been shooting the little buggers as they attack. Their real goal is to find the so-called patient zero, and their friend Beth who has a cat. Roger is the wimp in the cage while Eugene has the gun. They finally find Beth but she has been zombified and is now super strong. Now it is the hunters being hunted. Eugene probably regrets those things he said about Beth before. Heh, heh "ZOOMBIES" Writer - Johanna Stokes Artist - Cynthia Martin Colorist - Pamela Rambo Letters - Ed Dukeshire That is not a typo. The action takes place in a zoo. All the animals in this tale are talking to one another and planning a strategy of some sort. They are safe in their pits behind the locked entries from the zombies that approach. But hey know they cannot stay here for they would starve. Even the lion is held back from attacking the others in order to form a unified front to thwart the zombies. One note on the art - the zombies don't look like people at all. They are black blobs in humanoid shape and skulls for heads. They break in a wooden gate and the animals set their plan in motion. There are sacrifices made but they are successful. If you accept the premise the animals are somehow intelligent and can converse then the tale is logical and ends correctly. 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