This second graphic novel book in
the Boneyard series is a great deal of fun — it continues the
supernatural story of Michael Paris and his spooky friends.  In the first book,
he defeated Satan, but now he has a visit from the IRS and finds that the
grandfather who bequeathed him a graveyard also left him huge financial
problems.  Now he owes half a million dollars, and he has thirty two dollars in
his checking account.  His friends are ready to help — his romantic interest
the cute vampire Abbey, Glump the ugly creature from the underworld, Nessie the
sex-obsessed D-cup sea creature, Ralph the large canine who wears dark shades
and a leather jacket, and repairs cars in his spare time, and many others.  In
an attempt to help Michael, they organize a charity boxing match, between Ralph
and the huge Frankenstein monster called Bru’.  Of course, it doesn’t go as
planned, and the friends have to do some quick thinking to stop a riot from the
large crowd.  It’s a lightweight story, and the plot is thin, but nevertheless Moore’s
writing is lively and his artwork is charming.  Fans of spooky graphic novels
should enjoy this one a great deal. 

© 2003 Christian
Perring. All rights reserved.

Link: Publisher
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Christian
Perring, Ph.D., is Academic Chair of the Arts & Humanities
Division and Chair of the Philosophy Department at Dowling College, Long Island. He is also
editor of Metapsychology Online Review.  His main research is on
philosophical issues in medicine, psychiatry and psychology.

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