World Famous Comics: Dead@17: The Complete First Series (Dead@17: Blood of Saints)
Dead@17: The Complete First Series (Dead@17: Blood of Saints)
By: Josh Howard Publisher: Viper Comics Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Format: Unabridged Label: Viper Comics Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 104 Publication Date: May 30, 2004
A Hidden Gem I was first turned on to Josh Howard from an early issue of Black Harvest at the first comic-con I attended in Dallas. I was very impressed with the fantastic "pin-up" type artwork and the cliffhanger story. I looked for a while for his work at my local comics dealer, but then I forgot about it. A year later I was cleaning my office and found this early preview issue and thought I would track the series down. Black Harvest, was excellent, and it made me want to find his earlier work. I found Dead@17. Great artwork, and the "pin-up" style continues throughout most of his books. And it was a great story. It had quite a few similarities to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And, I enjoyed this story just as much. I am glad I was able to get the entire series in one trade paperback so that you can have the entire storyline. This is a great read for any fans of the genre.
AND THE DEAD SHALL RISE Nara Kilday has a pretty good life. She's 17, beautiful, smart, has a great friend named Hazy, and is a fun person. Well, that is until she starts having dreams about demons and punches her boyfriend in the mouth while in a trance. Then someone has the nerve to stab her to death! And then dead bodies come to life, possessed by evil spirits, killing innocent people! One of these zombies even comes after her friend Hazy, but incredibly, she is rescued by Nara, who it seems, is one of the "Resurrected", a being that death holds no sway over. She is told this by an agent of the Protectorate, an organization sworn to protect mankind from occult menaces, one of which menaces is out to capture Nara and use her for its own evil purposes.
The artwork of Dead@17 can be disarming at first, having a more manga or Teen Titan feel to it. But once you get used to it, the story takes care of the rest. This is just good clean fun, like a more mature Nancy Drew/Scooby-Doo adventure crossed with a George Romero Dead flick. Very entertaining. Recommended. Was followed by 4 issues of Blood of Saints and then 4 issues of Revolution.
Anything Goes Trivia
Megaton Man
Tailipoe
Trevor
