Issue: Arsenic Lullaby: Devils Decade
Writer: Douglas Paszkiewicz
Artist: Douglas Paszkiewicz
Publisher: Arsenic Lullaby
Release Date: Dec. 2010
Pages: 400
Price: HC – $49.99 : TPB – $29.99
“Nominated for both the Harvey Award and Eisner Award, Arsenic
Lullaby is truly the king of dark humor, and these pages prove it!
Zombie fetuses, alcoholic cereal mascots, Nazis, the KKK, and more grace
the pages of this 400-page collection in a way that will make you
ashamed that you laughed. Available in Hardcover and Softcover
editions.”
Artwork: 4.0 out of 5
To start off if you haven’t seen Douglas’ work before, like me, you
might find it a little on the comic strip side of the spectrum. But know
this my friends, while it’s not rich in detail, it serves no better
purpose than to fit his stories perfectly. While reading this I found
nothing more amusing than his renditions on zombies, witch doctors and
lots of deaths that were all done in a nontraditional sort of way. Sure
we have zombies, but these are fetus zombies, which you can purchase on
the Arsenic Lullabies site. To me though the best thing was just how
much comedy was placed in the artwork itself. The things we find cute,
he can find a way to destroy, easily. Just ask that baby duck.
Story: 4.5 out of 5
It’s been a while since I had this much fun reading 400 pages. Matter of
fact I did most of that in 1 sitting. That’s called staying power! Well
okay maybe more how to keep me interested in something. I fell in love
with the stories of Joe, the Witch Doctor, and the insane plans he
concocted. They were by far some of the funniest things I have ever
read. I don’t really thing that there was one story I didn’t at least
chuckle at in this one. It was just good fun from start to finish, but
it does need to be taken with an open mind. Well done sir, well done.
Dying Breath: 4.5 out of 5
Be warned that this is not for everyone, there is a possibility that
you may be offended by something. I know I was when I saw Alien Cows,
they were just creepy, haha. No in all seriousness the topics of
abortion, suicide and murder are all topics here, but they are done in a
fun manner. We have to be able to laugh at things, especially those
that can make us cringe at times. Mr. Paszkiewicz takes on that task and
succeeds time and time again. This book has like 100 short stories in
it, well maybe less, but it seemed to just be non-stop. I say check it
out, because I loved it. Now I’m just afraid I have read it all and
won’t get any new material for a while. That makes me one sad head.
