Issue: one-shot
Release: January 2011
Writer: Tim Seeley
Artist: Daniel Leister
Store: Earth Prime Comics (Burlington, Vermont)
Image via Comic MegaStore
There is, as the title suggests, a bit of violence in this one. However, not as much as you might expect. Okay, the first page has a picture of a thoroughly mutilated man but it gets better from there.
Hack/Slash has been ongoing since 2004. Me Without You provides a bit of an origin story for Vlad, a hulking, disfigured loner who finds himself playing the role of protector for Mari, a beautiful young woman. Mari is pursued by a mysterious woman in a white jacket. All of the characters are interconnected in ways neither Vlad nor Mari completely understand. I don't have much interest in pursuing this story further but it's better than I expected it to be. Not for kids, obviously!
My scavenger hunt was pretty straight-forward: find single-issue comic books off the rack with titles starting from A-Z. Go check out the rest of the participants in this year's A-Z challenge. The official site is here.
There is something attracting about a guy protecting a woman
ReplyDeleteKeep Calm and A-Z
An A-Z of learning English
Round the world from A to Z
I agree. It instantly brings likeability to a character.
DeleteI have read some of the Hack/Slash comics in the past. There is supposed to be a Role-playing Game coming out from Eden Studios but no idea if it is still happening.
ReplyDeleteInteresting idea. I did a quick Google search just now - couldn't find anything.
DeleteHi- stopping in from the A-Z challenge. And I really like your A-Z theme! I'm not a huge Hack/Slash fan. Like Tim, I also heard a rumor a while back about a role playing game coming out based on it, but not sure if that is still happening anymore either.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and for following. I shall happily return the favor.
DeleteAs I replied to Tim, my Google search turned up nothing on the RPG.
I'm hatin' the cover art today, Squidman. That was the most mild comment that flashed through my head, protector or no.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like one I would have passed on even when I was collecting, well, everything.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I won't be pursuing this one further either.
DeleteI think the funniest thing I can say about both the cover and the plot is "That's sooo Nineties!" (Only funny with the realization that it came out in 2011, I guess) :-)
ReplyDeleteNothing new under the sun...
DeleteHack/Slash usually has far more cheesecakey covers.
ReplyDeleteFrom Wiktionary...
DeleteCheesecakey: In the style of cheesecake (mildly erotic depictions of women).
I would have to agree!
I should let my boys know about this. When I was in SLC a couple of years ago, I went into a comics shop looking for a particular issue of a particular comic book (and I've got no idea what it was now). At first I just asked for the name and the guy said, "What issue?" I said, "Like I know. Let me make a call." *LOL*
ReplyDeleteComic shops can be intimidating. We geeks are awfully self-important.
DeleteThanks for following!
Another scary comic! My son is now reading your blog & I see a visit to a comic store soon!
ReplyDeleteWonderful! How old is your son? Is he new to comics or is this just fueling the fire?
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