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Clive Barker's Great & Secret Show #10

Reviewed by: Bruce Logan

In this issue, well, there’s a fight and as for who is involved in it, how about everyone. Be it the good spirits (from the dreams) or the bad ones (from the Jaff), or even those from the living realm, everyone.

Having taken over the party and most of its guests, the Jaff makes his move to whatever he has planned this time around. At the same time, Jr. Death Boy Tommy-Ray is also on his way to daddy dearest. Followed by a cloud of souls he makes a minor pit stop at home to try to get his sister Jo-Beth. He knows that the souls will destroy anything and everyone in their path, including mamma and Jo. However, unable to find Jo at home, he also loses mamma who unless shown otherwise (in the remaining two issues) mamma and the house are gone for good.

As much as (or possibly more than) the story and characters it is the artwork that had really drawn and held me to this series. The duo of Gabriel Rodriguez and Jay Fotos’s visuals has just the right amount of cartoonistic flair to go with the weirdness of the Jaff (i.e. his creatures) and the hopefulness of the dream spirits. I truly hope to see more of them in the future.

Conclusion: Although #10 of a 12 issue might be too late (and in this case it certainly is), I give a thumbs up to Clive Barker’s Great and Secret Show to anyone looking to try it out. Take note that this might not be to everyone’s tastes.

RATING: 7.5/10

 

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