Issue: Deadworld: Last Siesta OGN
Writer: Gary Reed
Artist: Mark Bloodworth
Publisher: IDW
Release Date: September 2011
Pages: 112
Price: $15.99
“King Zombie heads across the border and finds himself plunged
into a bitter dispute between a former drug cartel and the assassin
Raga. This original graphic novel runs 112 pages and retails for
$14.95.”
Artwork: 5.0 out of 5
I bow down to you Mark Bloodworth. I have seen artists do styles like
this, I have seen artists make it work within their own books, but I
have never seen this style work so well. Mark was not afraid to show you
anything in this book. From his character designs, to the way he laid
out a page, there was nothing I could have wanted more from this book
visually. The consistency was perfect, but the over the top work came
from the way panels transitioned into each other and, of course, the
depiction of the undead. Mark your work on Deadworld, whether old or new, is beyond what I need and I can not ask for more. You have achieved visual perfection on this book.
Story: 5.0 out of 5
When I try to describe the writing on Deadworld, I do my best
to describe how many levels there are. I think that this book shows off
how different this series is than all the rest. You have 2 protagonists
in Raga and King Zombie. If anyone wants to fight me on saying King
Zombie is a protagonist bring it. The basic breakdown of this book is
that you have 2 characters, who cross paths, through animal means, and
yet you get a complete story on both. How often is it that you can feel
for King Zombie, I really wanted him to get a helicopter damn it! Raga
was an awesome character in his own right. The back story given was
good, but I want a full book on it. For those of you who have not read
Gary Reed yet, this book will showcase his talents to you. Gary has done
amazing work in St. Germaine and Baker Street before, but when you see
how he can change his style with this book and make it fit the genre,
ugh, total love for it on my end. One quick last thing… the ending was
the perfect closure to this book.
Dying Breath: 5.0 out of 5
I still think that Slaughterhouse was the highest point in the Deadworld
series, but you can not go wrong with Last Siesta. This book follows
more of how the writing and art were done in Requiem for the Dead and
Frozen Over, so it’s pretty damn good, so damn good I gave it a perfect
score. I love Mark Bloodworth and can not express enough how perfect his
style was for this book. Page after page I was bathing my eyes in the
GORE-Geous panels. Gary Reed you know how to write this series, hands
down. You know what you want in your cast and you are able to give that
to the world. Last Siesta is a welcome addition to the DW universe and I can not wait for me. I NEED GRAKEN!!!!!
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