Book Review: Army of Darkness vs. Re-Animator
Published January 02, 2007
This is the Army of Darkness crossover no one ever expected to see. Following directly on the heels of Shop Till You Drop, we find Ash still dressed an Elvis and now blamed for the murder and destruction that has occurred at the S-Mart store. He finds himself a mental patient in a hospital where Doctor Herbert (the Re-Animator) West is both hiding and working. West is still trying to return the dead to life, but now has teamed up with a priest of the Old Gods, who wants to use the Necronomican to bring them back and unleash Hell on Earth.
What more could you want in an Army of Darkness book? Killer beds, deadites, great art, a funny and suspenseful story and now the addition of a new beauty named Sugarbaby. She and her friend, Deuce Bellcampo have rescued Ash and now have to work together to stop West, and the evil of the Necronomican from being unleashed.
Sanford Greene delivers a great job on pencils and Scott Kester's colors work helps to bring the action to the forefront. It is easy to see the influence of Ash from the films in the work on the book. And James Kuhoric's dialogue is funny, but has the same moments that Evil Dead fans always want and look for in an Army of Darkness title.
So, locked in a madhouse, surrounded by the re-animated abominations created by Herbert West, can Ash and his band of ignoble heroes defeat the Deadite-infested madhouse? How will they fare against an entire wing of undead inmates, find the Necronomican and send the evil spirits back before the gateway to the Old Ones is opened, allowing the destruction of the human race?
It is three against hundreds! But when one of those three is Ash Williams, the bad guys are gonna need more Deadites.
- Book Review: Army of Darkness vs. Re-Animator
- Published: January 02, 2007
- Type: Review
- Section: Books
- Filed Under: Books: Comics and Graphic Novels
- Writer: Larry Stanley
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