The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of ASH VS THE ARMY OF DARKNESS #0 from Dynamite Entertainment. Chris Sims and Chad
Bowers write, Mauro Vargas draws, Triona Farrell colors, and Tom Napolitano letters.
The story picks up right after the end of the Army of
Darkness film. Ash has just blown away the deadite “customer” in Housewares,
and has been summoned to the manager’s office. Killing customers, even
soul-eating ones, is against S-Mart policy, so Ash gets fired. But then he gets
a visitor at home offering him a job (kind of) in exchange for his help with
the kind of problem he specializes in.
The Ash/Evil Dead stories are a lot of fun, especially if
you like your horror with a liberal dose of comedy. And Dynamite has been doing
them well since they picked up the license. This story is unusual in that it’s
mostly in the “normal” world, but it’s also just a prelude to the ultimate in
terror: high school. I like the premise, and the art shows us a few glimpses of
the (very cool) darkness to come.
Zero issues are great, giving us a well-constructed preview
of a bigger story for a reasonable price. There’s no reason not to go get this
one.
ASH VS THE ARMY OF DARKNESS #0 is available now from your
local comic shop, or online at dynamite.com.
~Mike ( @MikeyGeek )
