Archive for February, 2007
February 12, 2007 | Comics
Maintenance #1, 2
Jim Massey, Robbi Rodriguez
Oni Press
$3.50 US
*** 1/2 (out of five)
The only worse than a rampaging evil scientist is having to clean up after one.
Hidden deep within a secret complex inside the Mt. Harmony Bunny And Orphan Fawn Preserve (trespassers shot on sight) is the headquarters of Terromax, the world’s leader in evil science. Every day, the employees a Terromax are working hard to create the next great development in evil science. And when it blows up and leaves monstrous green beast that smells like a pile of fetid shit behind, Doug and Manny are there with a mop and bucket.
The two lowest-level employees at Terromax are pretty low-key about the craziness they deal with every day, from the carnivorous zombie kitten in the vending machine, to K’Arl, the freeloading Roswell alien and the bipedal Manshark whose sole exposure to the world outside his lab is watching Porky’s 2: The Next Day over and over again.
They don’t even freak out when one scientist’s experiment gone wrong sends them back in time into a cave full of pissed-off, jet pack-wearing Cro-Magnons.
Writer Jim Massey and artist Robbi Rodriguez deliver over-the-top fun at a working man’s pace with their hilarious new series.
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February 12, 2007 | Comics
Pieces For Mom: A Tale Of The Undead
Steve Niles, Andrew Ritchie
Image Comics
$4.60/$3.99 US
*** 1/2 (out of five)
Mike life has gone to hell since his mom died and his dad disappeared.
Check that: his life was pretty messed up since he began living in a world where the dead walk around and take bites out of the living — his mom having joined that club just makes things worse.
But Mike is a good son and while he does keep his mother tied to a chair in her room so she won’t eat him or his brother, he will go out and find food (yeah, people) for her to munch on.
This story of life in a world gone mad gets even more horrifying when Mike’s latest food run leads him to another group of survivors — and a familiar face.
Nobody does horror any better than writer Steve Niles (30 Days Of Night) and along with artist Andrew Ritchie (Cthulhu Tales) they’ve plumbed some spectacularly gory new depths with Pieces For Mom.
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February 12, 2007 | Comics
Conan And The Midnight God #1
Joshua Dysart, Will Conrad
Dark Horse Comics
$2.99 US
*** 1/2 (out of five)
Conan has everything a barbarian could ever hope for.
He has claimed the throne of Aquilonia, married the beautiful Zenobia and she is carrying his child.
All seems perfect until the arrival of an envoy from the land of Stygia, homeland of Conan’s arch-nemesis, the wizard Thoth-Amon.
While this ambassador, Ra-Sidh, claims to come in peace, his mere presence causes Zenobia to have nightmares. Shortly after Conan has Ra-Sidh and his entourage escorted from his castle, Zenobia falls ill and goes into labour, delivering the king’s son — stillborn.
Knowing in his heart that Ra-Sidh’s sorcery is to blame, Conan declares war on all of Stygia and sets out on a campaign of destruction.
Writer Joshua Dysart (Violent Messiahs) and artist Will Conrad (Serenity: Those Left Behind) lay a great foundation for a promising new series should be full of intrigue and bloodshed.
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