W:
John A. Short
A:
Gabrielle Noble
44pp
Full
colour
US
comic size
£7.00
UK -see link below for offers etc
https://helgafrankenstein.blogspot.com/
The
fourth self-contained comic strip book adventure of HELGA
FRANKENSTEIN is out now!
PLUS...
The four issue set is also available to buy just incase you need the
full story! Also to your right!
This
time in the lost European land of Golgothica... Someone recognises
where Helga's face has been stolen from and they aren't happy! This
time Helga finds herself up against, witches, trolls and cursed
werewolves in a fight for her life... and love!
For
me this series is a comic book version of Tudor Gates' The Karnstein
Trilogy for Hammer Horror (The
Vampire Lovers, Lust
for a Vampire and The
Twins of Evil).
You never expect a new Helga Frankenstein book -it just turns up to
delight you with a new plot twist.
In
this instance, after a rooftop chase and escape, part of Helga is
recognised by...uh..that "parts" former father. That leads
to the father asking some awkward questions of a witch and once he
has the answer things take a turn for the worst for Helga.
Question: if you are made up of various previously un-associated body
parts can things really get worse?
The
answer is, of course: yes. Helga's (or part of her) love interest is
involved and, yes, I know how "yucky that can sound but you can
blame John Short as well as your own dirty mind. My mind is pure?
And
do not think for one minute that if Helga finds a solution to the
current threat that everything will be wonderful. Remember the
father (see, not as bad as when you have to write "the mother"
-Americans have totally ruined the innocence of that word for us)
well he decides that keeping his hands clean (remember this is set
well before social distancing and personal hygiene so it never
mattered ?) is not going to be an option. So I am guessing there may
be a fifth Helga Frankenstein in the works?
The
story and script are just dandy as you might expect with Short. Also
there is a growing cast so that keeps things rolling along smoothly.
The
art? Well, any excuse to see more good Noble art in full colour is
good enough for me. Design and layout as well as the colour work is
excellent. For me if I enjoy it then it is more than acceptable and I
know there are a lot of people out there following Noble's artwork
and that type of encouragement means a lot to a creator.
Obviously
a book I recommend.
As
mentioned, this is the fourth book in the series and if you want to
buy all four then visit the link above and treat yourself!
Posted
by Terry
Hooper-Scharf
