The Walking Dead TV show on AMC was one of the top rated cable TV programs last week as it always is. It was #4, behind two NFL games and a Nascar race. That means it was the highest rated "show." That's a big deal. And the problem is that Robert Kirkman may eventually quit writing comics altogether and focus on scripts, producing, and maybe even directing. We lost artist Stephen Platt to Hollywood so it does happen. & even if Kirkman continues to write comics, they might not be as good with his limited time and he probably won't continue writing new series. This issue of Haunt is his last. It will go on with a new artist, too, as Greg Capullo left to draw Batman. Most folks won't care. The critics loathed this book when it first came out and by this issue nobody really seemed to care or notice it anymore. Perhaps I was one of the few that actually liked it...albeit this final issue is mostly a mess. The premise is a hybrid of Spider-Man and Spawn. A CIA type fighter dude dies but his ghost shows up to talk and inhabit his brother. The catch is that when the ghost and brother merge they can turn into a super hero that can leap and fight and looks kind of like Spawn and Spider-Man. Kirkman introduced some interesting characters including two super-evil baddies and there were a lot of twists and turns that Kirkman is famous for. Capullo's awesome, detailed, fluid art certainly helped. He is one of the best artists out there, probably because he draws like McFarlane, who helped pencil this issue. It certainly wasn't the greatest series but it was entertaining and pretty to look at and a bit wild. & enjoy Kirkman's comics now before he's gone and us fanboys lament, "Fuck...remember Kirkman before he moved to Hollywood?" ** (out of ****)
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