Boneyard

     Boneyard is a new, quarterly comic book series that whips a dash of chills into a dollop of ha-ha just waiting for an audience hungry for adventure with a touch of different. That, at least, is what the publisher's press release promises.

 Lo and behold and glory hallelujah, sometimes promises are kept. 

The proof, of course, is in the plotting.

Michael Paris's grandfather died and left young Michael's plot in Raven Hollow, a town under a cloud of mystery and deceit. Sunlight ends where the city limits of Raven Hollow begin, and Michael's plot thickens as he is greeted by a mob bearing signs like "Undead Go Home!" and ""Just Say No To Evil". 

     No, Michael has not inherited a Nancy Reagan anti-drug campaign, silly. He has inherited a haunted cemetery that the Ravenites want destroyed, willy-nilly.

Why they wish it razed is best answered by why they wish it razed. Among the graveyard's outlandish eyesores is a female Creature From The Black Lavatory, a gigantic bulldog with horns and wings, a cigar-smoking skeleton, or a six-eyed centipede -or- something in sunglasses. But wouldn't you know that Michael's answer must come from the most frightening of the lot...a hot babe in tight, black leotards. 

     The additional required proof, of course, is also in the pencils (and inks, and visual and verbal timing, characterization, and dialog).

     Wouldn't you know that the readers' answer on whether Boneyard is worth buying must come from the most hideous of any lot...the cartoonist. I mean, is this guy good, or what?

     Cartoonist Richard Moore is good, and what a joy it is that this first 4 issue story arc sets the stage for intriguing characters who will fall into different and new plots for quite some time to come. 

     Therefore, my brother, let it be known that Boneyard is recommended for readers of all ages. 

     Boneyard #1/$2.95 & 22 pgs. from NBM Publishing/art and story by Richard Moore/sold in comic shops, by mail and at www.nbmpublishing.com.

     Review by Michael Vance

Light's End Audio Series

     Michael Vance has teamed with William Windom to present an incredible collection of SF and fantasy stories. Set in the eerie town of Light’s End, Maine, these stories have been called “[a] meshing of myth and reality, [of] stack details of place, an...unromantic vision of horror...” Light’s End is a gathering place for the worst in human nature.

     Mr. Windom's impressive experience has prepared him well for the telling of these scary tales. He is well known for his TV roles on Murder, She Wrote, Star Trek, The Twilight Zone, All In The Family, and Barney Miller. He also won an Emmy for his TV series My World…and Welcome to It. His movie roles in To Kill a Mockingbird and True Crime won him additional acclaim. His stage performances as James Thurber and Ernie Pyle have entertained thousands. He's performed in eighteen Broadway plays, countless radio shows, and several books-on-tape.

     Michael Vance's work is published in numerous magazines. He has appeared as a syndicated columnist and cartoonist in over 500 newspapers. His history book, Forbidden Adventure has been called a "benchmark in comics history”. Vance, best known for his Suspended Animation columns, briefly wrote the comic strip Alley Oop and his own strip for five years, Holiday Out. He also wrote comic books including Straw Men, Angel of Death, The Adventures of Captain Nemo, and Bloodtide. His work has appeared in comics anthologies, and he is listed in the Who's Who of American Comic Books. With novelists Mel Odom and R.A. Jones, he co-wrote Global Star, a world where babies born with bowling balls in their stomachs are common, and the New York Times is “trash journalism”.

Special Offer!

     Suspended Animation readers will be able to order a copy of Lights End Volume 1 personally autographed by both William Windom and Michael Vance. Volume 1 contains the stories "A Change of Heart" and "Cross Purposed."

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