Scarlet Veronica #2
Reviewed by Dwayne Biddix
Written by Robert Barry, Joe Shaw, and Jason Moody
Penciled and inked by Jason Moody
Colored by Justin Greathouse
Letters by David Hedgecock
Edited by Kevin Freeman
Published by Ape Entertainment
Cover Price: $3.50
Releast Date: In Stores Now
Time to delve once again into the surreal world of Scarlet Veronica. For those out of the loop, this is a story of a girl who arrives at a new school where she is immediately put on the "new girl to hate" list by the popular kids. She rescues a boy from some bullies where she falls into a freezing cold lake where she seems to die, only to return, and with her many more dead. Upon coming in contact with the dead young Veronica transforms into a beautiful dark girl who has the power to face the not quite dead.
In the second installment of the series we are greeted with a Christmas issue. The issue begins simply enough, the grim specter of death has come to claim Veronica and take her to Sheol, land of the dead. Upon finding out that the door between death and life has been knocked off its hinges Death decides to guide the child until he can understand what is going on. Later in the local mall, one of the undead has entered the mall... to play Santa. Ok. What follows is a fight between Scarlet Veronica and the undead Santa, until a big purple Frankenstein guy enters. Oh and the celestial guardsmen of life and death hunt for Scarlet Veronica too.
This is a fun story, pure and simple. If you are tired of the angst ridden goth horror but enjoy the imagery, this could be the book for you. While the characters are a bit one dimensional, they come off as fun and likeable. This series could be perfect to ease young readers into the horror genre.
The art has some nice energy to it, though the anatomy could use some work. The artist does a good job of creating memorable characters. The biggest downside I have is the storytelling is a bit rough, though it has improved since last issue, and the dialogue feels like it is a "B-Movie" kind of thing. Still the likeability of the characters makes up pretty well for these shortcomings.
So at the end of the day, you want to know if I would suggest you spend your cash on this book? While it breaks no new ground, and the art is only passable, I would say yes. The character of Scarlet Veronica is worth a read. So pick it up and give the goth girl a shot!
Rating the Issue
Story: Overall 6 |
Storytelling - 5 out of 10 |
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Reviewer Bio
Name: Dwayne Biddix
email: hardwaystudios@gmail.com
Been reading comics: Dwayne has been reading comics for about 20 years
Review Bio: Dwayne and Chris Carpenter are the founders of Hard Way Studios. The two have a passion for comics and the art of story telling as a whole. They love to discuss comics and related fields and share what we think of them with everyone.
Favorites: Walking Dead, Drafted, Scalped, X-Men
Website: www.hardwaystudios.com
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