Writer Steve Niles (of 30 Days of Night) and artist Nacho
Tenorio are the latest to delve into the world of Army of Darkness with the latest mini-series Army of Darkness: Ash Gets Hitched from Dynamite comics. Ashley J. Williams has not returned to the
present day deciding to stay with the love of his life Sheila whom he is
planning on marrying. All is not quiet
in the land as Ash unwillingly unleashed The First, who is a faceless demon
whose face was used to bind the Necronomicon.
The First brings terror to even the Deadites, who run scarred even from
him. Now Ash and the gang must venture
to the dreaded graveyard and find the book before The First can get its hands
on it and unleash a new evil to the land unlike anything anyone has ever seen before.
Niles has always been able to jump in and out of any
property he tackles and there are no surprises here. He introduces new mythology into the long
running series of stories of which this one is easy to jump right into without
having read anything before it (it plays really well as a direct sequel to the
film). He also gets Ash’s voice down
really well and it’s great to see Sheila get more into the action. There is also a great homage to the original Evil Dead 1 & 2 by bringing back
Linda, Ash’s original first love, on the eve of his own marriage to Sheila.
I’ve been a longtime fan of the series and its always
interesting to see other people’s interpretation with the characters and material
especially Niles who is consistently one of the best horror writers out
there. This will not disappoint either
Niles’ or Army of Darkness fans.
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