COUNTY CROWLEY: RELUCTANT MIDNIGHT MONSTER HUNTER (Dark Horse Comics, October 23, 2019 release date) “Scream Time”. Story by David Dastmalchian. Art by Lucas Ketner. Colors by Lauren Affe. Letters by Frank Cvetkovic. www.darkhorse.com
Just in time for Halloween, COUNT CROWLEY debuts with a throwback to classic horror films. I’m always up for a new horror comic that manages to blend a bit of humor into the mix, and this hits the spot.
Jeri Butler is a good investigative reporter for a local television news service. Unfortunately, her alcoholism sometimes loosens her tongue and she tells too much. Still, the owner of the station is her brother and he’s hard pressed to find her a new assignment that will keep her out of trouble.
At the same time Count Crowley, the popular host of the stations’ weekly horror film fest, turns up missing. So Jeri gets the call to replace him, and in her usual drunken tell-all criticizes the stations’ choice of movies and gains an immediate following for her blunt honesty. A parking lot encounter with a werewolf indicates that the possibly former Count Crowley was part of some scary shenanigans.
RATING SYSTEM
STORY: Essentially a set-up issue, but there’s enough going on to engage readers and leave me waiting for more. 2 POINTS
ART: The art style here recalls the good details and composition of the best of Tales From The Crypt, Creepy, and Mad magazines. Highly suited to the story. 2 POINTS
COVER: Does the job of indicating what the contents have in store. 2 POINTS.
READ AGAIN? Too much fun to read only once. 1 POINT.
RECOMMEND? I’d definitely recommend this to fans of Tales From The Crypt, Creepy and Mad Magazine and Kolchak: The Night Stalker tv show. 1 POINT
TOTAL RATING: 8 out of a possible 10 points. Definitely worth your time.
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