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Army of Darkness #11-12
Army of Darkness Omnibus Vol. 3
Hail to the Third Omnibus, Baby! Dynamite's Army of Darkness saga, based on the cult hit Army of Darkness movie, continues with 15 issues (#13-27) of Ash-tastic madness! More Ash! More chainsaw hand! More shotgun blasts! More deadites! Mor
357 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 16, 2013
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August 14, 2024
The final collection of Dynamite's ongoing Army of Darkness series brings Ash's adventures to a close, for now.
We open with a one-shot, King For A Day, which sees Ash return to the past and drop Sheila off. One of the weirdest things about this series is that it can't work out what to do with Sheila - sometimes she's a Chosen One like Ash, other times she's just a damsel in distress, and now she's shuffled out of the story, again. Pere Perez finishes up his run on the title with this issue.
Then we head into Hellbillies and Deadnecks, which has Ash head up into the mountains to try and keep the Necronomicon away from the rest of the human race, and goes about as well as you can expect. There's some fun side characters thrown in here, like a hillbilly family, and the idea of a Hell's Prophet for the Necronomicon, which I thought was going to be a throwaway reference, but turns out to be part of something larger. Scott Cohn joins the series on art for this arc - he's okay - while James Kuhoric, who's been with the series since it started, is joined by co-writer Mike Raicht, who will take over properly shortly.
Issues 18 and 19 are another pair of one-and-dones, with Ash being summoned to fight a non-Deadite monster in Mexico, and then falling in love while trying to solve a mystery at a water distribution plant. I wish there were more issues like this, really - they feel complete, and different, and the love story in #19 felt like one of the best issues in a while. Elliot Serrano writes the first issue, while Mike Raicht takes over from issue 19 through to the end of the book, while Dave Simons and Pablo Marcos pencil respectively.
And last but not least we have the longest arc of the book at eight issues, League Of Light, Assemble! which brings the series to a close. Mike Raicht writes this final saga, while Scott Cohn draws the first four and last three issues, with a fill-in by Mario Gully midway through. This final arc sees Ash travelling the world to collect some other heroes, including a werewolf, a necromancer, a fire goddess, and a fallen angel, to take the fight to Hell's Prophet once and for all - shame he's Hell's Prophet, isn't it? The first six issues here are a great build-up, and the new characters are surprisingly good additions to the crew, but the final two issues have some big time-jumps and seem to be in a big rush to wrap everything up in time, so the ending falls a little flat, especially since it's another reset button for everything.
Overall, the Army Of Darkness series have been fun, if a little repetitive. It's great when they try new things, branching away from the same old cabin in the woods/Necronomicon madness, but they're definitely style over substance - I guess Ash would be proud.
We open with a one-shot, King For A Day, which sees Ash return to the past and drop Sheila off. One of the weirdest things about this series is that it can't work out what to do with Sheila - sometimes she's a Chosen One like Ash, other times she's just a damsel in distress, and now she's shuffled out of the story, again. Pere Perez finishes up his run on the title with this issue.
Then we head into Hellbillies and Deadnecks, which has Ash head up into the mountains to try and keep the Necronomicon away from the rest of the human race, and goes about as well as you can expect. There's some fun side characters thrown in here, like a hillbilly family, and the idea of a Hell's Prophet for the Necronomicon, which I thought was going to be a throwaway reference, but turns out to be part of something larger. Scott Cohn joins the series on art for this arc - he's okay - while James Kuhoric, who's been with the series since it started, is joined by co-writer Mike Raicht, who will take over properly shortly.
Issues 18 and 19 are another pair of one-and-dones, with Ash being summoned to fight a non-Deadite monster in Mexico, and then falling in love while trying to solve a mystery at a water distribution plant. I wish there were more issues like this, really - they feel complete, and different, and the love story in #19 felt like one of the best issues in a while. Elliot Serrano writes the first issue, while Mike Raicht takes over from issue 19 through to the end of the book, while Dave Simons and Pablo Marcos pencil respectively.
And last but not least we have the longest arc of the book at eight issues, League Of Light, Assemble! which brings the series to a close. Mike Raicht writes this final saga, while Scott Cohn draws the first four and last three issues, with a fill-in by Mario Gully midway through. This final arc sees Ash travelling the world to collect some other heroes, including a werewolf, a necromancer, a fire goddess, and a fallen angel, to take the fight to Hell's Prophet once and for all - shame he's Hell's Prophet, isn't it? The first six issues here are a great build-up, and the new characters are surprisingly good additions to the crew, but the final two issues have some big time-jumps and seem to be in a big rush to wrap everything up in time, so the ending falls a little flat, especially since it's another reset button for everything.
Overall, the Army Of Darkness series have been fun, if a little repetitive. It's great when they try new things, branching away from the same old cabin in the woods/Necronomicon madness, but they're definitely style over substance - I guess Ash would be proud.
June 24, 2024
This is my favorite Army of Darkness omnibus. The undertone of immature humor felt a bit dialed back here. Ash also feels less selfish from the get-go, letting go of Sheila in "King for a Day" so she doesn't have to suffer a terrible fate. He returns home the same method used in the original Army of Darkness ending.
In "Hellbillies and Deadnecks," once Ash is back in the present (2007 or beyond according to a sign), he tries burying the Necronomicon in the woods where he'd live in solitude and guard it. There's an error here, as he mentions it's winter, then the park ranger Erin says it's summer. It definitely snows as Ash stays in a cabin for a month. And while I didn't like that a dog was named Balls in the previous omnibus, there was an admittedly funny callback here.
Then there's a one-shot taking place in Mexico on Dia de los Muertos titled "Montezuma's Revenge." This isn't really connected to the overall storyline and I'm not really sure what would've been the best spot to place it.
The main story continues in 'Water, Water Everywhere" and involves Deadite contagion being spread in spring water being distributed. What's weird is this issue was released a few months before Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever, which had a similar plot. The first Cabin Fever film was surely inspired by Evil Dead, so this kind of feels like a snake eating its own tail. Ash falls in love with Georgia in Middletown, West Virginia, but things are not what they seem.
The rest of the omnibus is a team storyline titled "League of Light, Assemble!" This got kind of convoluted and boring at times. So I guess it's a good call that the ending essentially reboots the storyline of this omnibus, wiping the slate for the next Army of Darkness comic series.
I was also trying to figure out where both Freddy vs Jason vs Ash comic minis take place amidst all this. Given the continuous nature of this omnibus' storyline, and the fact that FvJvA takes place December 2008 - July 2009, I think it's best to think of that as a separate timeline.
In "Hellbillies and Deadnecks," once Ash is back in the present (2007 or beyond according to a sign), he tries burying the Necronomicon in the woods where he'd live in solitude and guard it. There's an error here, as he mentions it's winter, then the park ranger Erin says it's summer. It definitely snows as Ash stays in a cabin for a month. And while I didn't like that a dog was named Balls in the previous omnibus, there was an admittedly funny callback here.
Then there's a one-shot taking place in Mexico on Dia de los Muertos titled "Montezuma's Revenge." This isn't really connected to the overall storyline and I'm not really sure what would've been the best spot to place it.
The main story continues in 'Water, Water Everywhere" and involves Deadite contagion being spread in spring water being distributed. What's weird is this issue was released a few months before Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever, which had a similar plot. The first Cabin Fever film was surely inspired by Evil Dead, so this kind of feels like a snake eating its own tail. Ash falls in love with Georgia in Middletown, West Virginia, but things are not what they seem.
The rest of the omnibus is a team storyline titled "League of Light, Assemble!" This got kind of convoluted and boring at times. So I guess it's a good call that the ending essentially reboots the storyline of this omnibus, wiping the slate for the next Army of Darkness comic series.
I was also trying to figure out where both Freddy vs Jason vs Ash comic minis take place amidst all this. Given the continuous nature of this omnibus' storyline, and the fact that FvJvA takes place December 2008 - July 2009, I think it's best to think of that as a separate timeline.
January 7, 2022
Another step up from the previous volumes, as the AoD storyline actually progresses and becomes even more bonkers. The deadites are but an afterthought sometimes, replaced by new big bads.
Without spoiling too much, Ash retreating to a mountain fastness and burying the Necronomicon deep underground is a great idea, and the way Ash completely bumbles it is perfectly in-character and well done.
The League of Light is a bit weird and the whole Chosen One obsession can definitely be grating, but I think overall it plays well and Ash is always searching for his true love, Sheila, even if he keeps trying to get sugar elsewhere.
Pity this is so hard to find these days.
I think it's a great end to the arc, and each omnibus has only improved on the one before it.
Without spoiling too much, Ash retreating to a mountain fastness and burying the Necronomicon deep underground is a great idea, and the way Ash completely bumbles it is perfectly in-character and well done.
The League of Light is a bit weird and the whole Chosen One obsession can definitely be grating, but I think overall it plays well and Ash is always searching for his true love, Sheila, even if he keeps trying to get sugar elsewhere.
Pity this is so hard to find these days.
I think it's a great end to the arc, and each omnibus has only improved on the one before it.
June 29, 2023
Loving these AoD stories yet again. This collection had quite a long tale towards the end which took an interesting direction, bringing Ash as the Chosen One into a team of guardians from across the globe to fight the Hells Prophet and his army of undead. Brought a touch of Jack the Ripper into the mix too. It got a bit scatty towards the end I felt, but over all this was another great collection.
July 9, 2013
The shine is getting a little dull on the AoD comics. I hope the reboot gets things back on track. The stories here are mostly horrible. The "League of Light" arc was way off base and does nothing for Ash or the great stories of the past.
Definitely missable.
Definitely missable.
January 9, 2022
Okay
Just okay. Out of the three omnibus, this is the worst. The story and writing was ok. The art was ok in places but amateurish in others. I suspect this is for hardcore fans only.
Just okay. Out of the three omnibus, this is the worst. The story and writing was ok. The art was ok in places but amateurish in others. I suspect this is for hardcore fans only.
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