First, I wanted to thank writer Daria DiGiovanni for interviewing me about my new book “The Goffle Road Murders of Passaic County.” It tells the first story of the murder of John and Jane Van Winkle and their amazing connection to the Presidency of William McKinley and his Vice President Garret Hobart. Check out Daria’s interview here, and you can get a copy of the book here.
Second, I wanted to review to fun comics from old buddies at Bluewater Comics. Both are centered around genre entertainers Vincent Price and Walter Koenig (Mr. Chekov from “Star Trek”).
On to the reviews:
Vincent Price Presents #34
Jon Judy, Writer
Luciano Kars, art
$3.99
“The Sins of the Father”
Bruno is a drunk and he is hired by Vincent Price, the spokesperson for a Satanic cult, to kidnap and kill the son of a famous aviator and his wife, Wallace and Gerturde Dietrich, in the 1920s.
In exchange the cult will keep an eye out for Bruno’s family. However, it does not quite go as expected.
I love “Vincent Price Presents” from Bluewater. Next to their bio-series, this is one of my favorites and I am glad to review them.
I loved the nods to the famous Lindbergh kidnapping where a German national was convicted of killing
Charles Lindbergh’s baby.
Though I am not familiar with the work of Jon Judy, the writer of this issue, I was very pleased to come across it.
I would encourage anyone to pick it up.
Walter Koenig’s Things To Come #1
Walter Koenig, Writer
Juan Baez, Artist
$3.99
Set two centuries after humanity is forced underground after a massive nuclear war, a dystopian society is attempting to work its way out of the underground world while vampire-like creatures rule the outside world.
Though Walter Koenig made his name flying the Starship Enterprise, Koenig has made a name for himself as an amazing writer.
His tale of a dystopian society goes beyond past the worlds of “Mad Max” or “Blade Runner” but well into the period pioneered by “I am Legend” and it is fun.
Full disclosure, this comic will take a couple of readings to great every nuance, but it is worth it. The only aspect of this more amazing than his writing is the art by Juan Baez is amazing.
Just the front page alone features a lonely innocent looking child being held aloft by mutated bat creature, and the child proves to be more of a match for the cave dwellers.
This comic may not be to everyone’s taste, but it is worth a read.
Check out the comic here.
