A review by carroq
Army of Darkness/Xena, Warrior Princess: Forever and a Day, by Scott Lobdell
3.0
Disclaimer: I received a free ecopy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This was a fun read. I like that the creators really use the comics format to full effect in telling this story. There is some repetition, but it works to enhance the book. Ash is being taken back in time to help Xena defeat an army of Deadites to prevent the end times. Something keeps going wrong though and he doesn't show up quite when he needs to.
The time travel element is executed well and fits with the Evil Dead/Army of Darkness motif. This isn't the first team up between these two characters. It can seem an odd choice to bring them together. The way they are written here shows that it can be successful. It maintains the humor and sort of silly horror that the Evil Dead franchise offers and mixes it with the over-the-top action from Xena. The artist does a nice job of capturing the look of the characters and their respective settings.
My biggest complaint about the book has to be the plot. There isn't much of an explanation as to the cause of the events that spark the repeated time travel attempts until the end of the volume. Sure, they don't want to give too much away early, but it made me question what the point of the story was aside from attempting to play off the two franchises. I'd like to see more of these characters together.
This was a fun read. I like that the creators really use the comics format to full effect in telling this story. There is some repetition, but it works to enhance the book. Ash is being taken back in time to help Xena defeat an army of Deadites to prevent the end times. Something keeps going wrong though and he doesn't show up quite when he needs to.
The time travel element is executed well and fits with the Evil Dead/Army of Darkness motif. This isn't the first team up between these two characters. It can seem an odd choice to bring them together. The way they are written here shows that it can be successful. It maintains the humor and sort of silly horror that the Evil Dead franchise offers and mixes it with the over-the-top action from Xena. The artist does a nice job of capturing the look of the characters and their respective settings.
My biggest complaint about the book has to be the plot. There isn't much of an explanation as to the cause of the events that spark the repeated time travel attempts until the end of the volume. Sure, they don't want to give too much away early, but it made me question what the point of the story was aside from attempting to play off the two franchises. I'd like to see more of these characters together.