The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of DOLLFACE #1 from Action Lab Comics (under the Danger Zone imprint). Story is by Dan
Mendoza and Bryan Seaton, with Mendoza on script, art and colors, Valentina
Pucci on colors, and Adam Wollet on letters.
Lila is a life-size doll animated with the soul of a witch
hunter from centuries ago. She was created by Ivan and Em for, let’s just say
less than wholesome purposes. But Lila can still sense witches, and with her
new body she can kick some serious ass. But something went wrong with the spell
that created her, so Ivan is still looking for a way to fix it. Enter Janey
Belle, who happens to be the keeper of the original Necronomicon. Can they get
her to help?
No spoilers, but Ivan has a vested interest in the
Necronomicon at this point. And Lila is an innocent (one might even say
Puritan) soul trapped in a ball-jointed doll. This story is a great fit for the
world that has grown to surround the dread tome and its voluptuous keeper. The
mix of comedy and horror is a lot of fun, and these new characters are very
likeable and relatable. And the art works with that balance very well, with
cartoony gore (and I mean that as a compliment) and expressive characters.
We know very little about Lila and her friends, but this
issue shows us that it will at least be fun learning about them. It’s a really
good start.
~Mike ( @MikeyGeek )
