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Friday The 13th #3 |
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Writer: Justin Gray & Jimmy
Palmiotti
Penciller: Adam Archer
Inker: Peter Guzman
Colorist: Jonny Rench
Letterer: Wes Abbott
Covery by: Ryan Sook
Asst. Editor: Kristy Quinn
Editor: Ben Abernathy
Published by: Wildstorm Productions |
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Reviewed by:
Bruce Logan |
And the killing continues. Appearing last issue, with a twofer
no less, this installment of this Palmiotti-Gray penned sees our Friendly
Neighborhood Machete Killer getting yet another notch in his belt. However, as
with the first two, the third killing from this latest group of unfortunates
also gets done in without the appearance of Jason’s oh-so-legendary machete.
Come on people, as much as I enjoy seeing a guy lips and teeth smashed off and
then his head crushed under a car, I want to see some proper slice n’ dice
action.
Thankfully enough, if the last page is anything to go by I just might get (a
part of) my wish. Granted it is no machete but still, that sword is a definite
step up from the piddly-little knife (from last month’s killing) and especially
that fire poker.
As for the still alive (for now) characters, they carry on with their usual hot
headed interactions with things finally coming to a boil between the guys, soon
followed by some lip-locking, once again between the guys, only this time
instead of the three involved in the fight, there are only two…even if they do
have the girlfriend of one of them walk in them. Bad times guys. It would be a
real kicker, the fallout I mean, if they weren’t going to make it past the next
issue, (at least not all of them).
The artwork is as interesting (and yet at the same time adequately and
appropriately cheesecake-y) as the previous issues. By adequately and
appropriately cheesecake I don’t mean that the ladies are shown deliberately in
skimpy clothing (which they are), or that they all seem to be rather well
endowed in the ‘tatas’ department (again, which they are), but rather the
artwork, as with the writing, is strongly reminiscent of the original Friday the
13th movies, and the characters in them.
Conclusion: What gets my vote for this series is its setting. Not
only does it remind of the first Jason movies (as I stated earlier), it even
takes the reader away from any memory of the horrible ones that came later,
particularly that futuristic Jason vs. Jason X piece-o’-headache. RATING:
8/10 (Almost 8.5)
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