I'm sure I've mentioned on the blog my love of Deadman. He's a character who always always always appeals to me. And this collection is a great one. It collects together three separate series drawn by Kelley Jones. And this is why when I think the name Kelley Jones, the first thing that springs to my mind of Deadman. His stylized version of the character is amazing.
What we have here is an 8 part story that originally ran in Action Comics Weekly. It involves zombies and possession and all that good ol' New Orleans voodoo nonsense. Mike Baron wrote the tale, as he did the other stories in this book. It's followed up by the two part mini series Love After Death. Deadman meets, well, for lack of a better term, Deadwoman and instantly falls in love. It's a great tale of the supernatural, love and betrayal. And finally, the mini series Exorcism, which follows up both of the previous stories in this volume. Deadman is distraught after the events of the Love After Death series and his basically lost his mind. Madame Waxahachie, a character first introduced in the Action Comics Weekly series is brought in to help fix what's happened. It's a great, but disturbing tale (and it also features the Phantom Stranger, another of my favorites!)
If you're a Deadman fan, this book is for you. It's such a great read, cover to cover
Deadman By Kelley Jones: The Complete Collection
Writer: Mike Baron
Artist: Kelley Jones, Tony DeZuniga, Pablo Marcos, Vince Giarrano
DC Comics
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