More Boomstick For Your Buck
As I mentioned before, I met this crossover with hesitancy. But, after reading the first issue, I can say my fears were laid to rest.
One of those annoying mini-Ashes from Army of Darkness (film) finds a miniature Necronomicon and uses it to time-travel to Xena’s time. Ash goes back to retrieve the aspect of the Necronomicon and stop his tiny self from destroying reality.
You always have to ask if a crossover is necessary - if the characters’ meeting will reveal important aspects of both and meaningfully build upon the character’s mythology. This one doesn’t and knows it, which makes it a hilarious premise. This issue was, of course, set up, but a welcome change of pace from the last AoD crossover Freddy vs Jason vs Ash, which was ultra-violent. Good, but still a horror book. Filled with faeries and giant trolls, this is a fantasy book, which goes to show Ash’s adaptability from genre to genre, and publisher to publisher apparently.
It’s a good book because it’s inherently silly.
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Image courtesy Dynamite Entertainment
Matt Knicl: My name is Matt Knicl. I'm a U of I alumn and one of those unemployed English majors Garrison Keillor likes to make fun of. I've been reading comics since high school and one day I would like to write them. My goal is to expose readers to what is out there in the world of comics and using my English powers, show what is worth reading or not. I can be reached at buzz.comics@gmail.com.
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My name is Matt Knicl. I'm a U of I alumn and one of those unemployed English majors Garrison Keillor likes to make fun of. I've been reading comics since high school and one day I would like to write them. My goal is to expose readers to what is out there in the world of comics and using my English powers, show what is worth reading or not. I can be reached at buzz.comics@gmail.com.
Fairfield (Fairfield) says:
(Posted March 31st, 2008 at 1:50 pm)
I love these zany Fan-Service mashups. Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness was similarly awesome. (Zombie Howard the Duck eating Ash’s brains is an instant classic).