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Shipped March 12, 2008
 Abe
Sapien: The Drowning #2 (of 5)
Dark Horse Comics
(w) Mike Mignola
(a) Jason Shawn Alexander
FC 32 pgs w/ ads $2.99 CAN / US
Abe Sapien's first solo mission continues in this miniseries, an offshoot from
the regular B.P.R.D. series. Abe's mission is supposed to be fairly simple:
Swim down to the wreck of a ship and retrieve one of the Lipu Daggers that was
used to kill Epke Vrooman, a Dutch warlock in the late 1800's. Upon entering
the ship, Abe and his crew are attacked by an old witch. To make things more
interesting, Abe himself is filled with self-doubt and guilt over the loss of
his team. He's in Hellboy's shadow, which is quite a large shadow.
Jason Shawn Alexander's art is more realistic than Guy Davis' or Mignola's
but it works for this story. Mignola's writing is as entertaining as always.
These are his characters and he knows them inside and out. The adventure and
terror Abe faces are specialties of Mignola. Nobody does weird horror monsters
and witchcraft like him. (Shane Hnetka)
4 of 5
 B.P.R.D:
1946 #3 (of 5)
Dark Horse Comics
(w) Mike Mignola & Joshua Dysart
(a) Paul Azaceta
FC 32 pgs w/ ads, $2.99 CAN / US
According to the inside cover, this is actually issue number forty-one in the
B.P.R.D. series. While I would like BPRD to focus on the fallout
of The Killing Ground storyline, this flashback to the early days the
B.P.R.D. is entertaining nonetheless.
Professor Trevor Bruttenholm and his team storm an old insane asylum, with the
Russians in tow, looking for clues to what Project Vampir Strum was and what
the Germans were doing to the inmates there. To top things off, the freaky little
Russian girl gets cooler and creepier with each issue.
Initially, I wasn't a fan of Paul Azaceta's art-- it's a little too dark and
murky-- but it's been growing on me with each passing issue. (Shane Hnetka)
4 of 5
 The
Goon #22
Dark Horse Comics
(w) Eric Powell
(a) Eric Powell
FC, 32 pgs w/ ads $2.99
The latest issue of The Walking Dead (see below) has me too tense to
write decent comic reviews this week, but I seriously need to say one thing
about this latest issue of The Goon, a comment that applies to all of
this comic's issues published in 2008: Putting Dave Stewart on colors was a
genius idea. First, it frees up Eric Powell's time so that he can write and
draw more issues. Second, Stewart's coloring is simply amazing. Look for Dave
Stewart to be nominated for an Eisner for his coloring work on The Goon.
(Chad Boudreau)
4 of 5
 The
Walking Dead #47
Image Comics
(w) Robert Kirkman
(a) Charlie Adlard
BW, 32 pgs w/ ads $2.99
Stop being a dick and read The Walking Dead. I don't care if you buy
the trade paperbacks or the single issues. Just buy it. It's consistently one
of the best comics being published today. That's all I've got to say because
this latest story arc (which wraps up next issue) has me too tense to put coherent
thoughts together. (Chad Boudreau)
4.5 of 5
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