I'm guessing you saw the movie. Yeah, me too. So writer Steve Niles has been doing various sequels to his break out hit for awhile now. This is the latest. The big problem? This new "sequel" or continuation doesn't even have a new fucking name. Why is that a problem? The original comic book was about vampires in Alaska during the winter when the sun never comes out for an entire month. So there's, like, no escape from the vamps. This series takes place in sunny Los Angeles so the title makes no sense. Either way, the book is mildly entertaining but mostly a throwaway. I read it because I love Sam Keith's artwork and haven't seen him lately (he drew a Batman tale a year or two ago but what else has he been doing since The Maxx?). The artwork is so unique; it's like the rough sketches of a goth kid in high school art class meets the nightmares of David Lynch. The story by Niles is pretty thin; a chick looking into vampires just happens to run into them. There's a last page reveal but it doesn't push the book into more interesting territory. Are you sick of vampires yet? ** (out of ****)
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