Author: Darryl Hughes
Illustrator: Monique MacNaughton
First published: 2023 (#1) – 2025 (#4)
Contains spoilers
The Blurb (#1): VIOLENCE BRED...
She was created in the aftermath of a brutal violent crime committed against her by sons of wealth and privilege that ended the life that she was born with. She was reborn with new "life" in a burst of the soul cooled flames of hellfire, christened by the depths of hell, and blessed by the devil him.
VENGEANCE FED. FEAR NOT THE DARKNESS--FEAR HER INSTEAD!
Brimming with preternatural life, consumed with a hunger for vengeance for the life that was ripped from her and the blood of those responsible, she hunts the darkness and the cold still night for her victims, leaving a mounting trail of carnage and carnality in her wake.
WHO IS SHE?
Her name is Mary. Bloody Mary. Vampire...SUCCUBUS.
The review: This is a series of 4 (so far) comics, available via Kindle and I’m covering of all four, though am linking to book 1 with the link below. Often, when it comes to something tagged as succubus we have to discern whether the entity falls into the vampiric. Mary, central character in this, is very much a vampire.
In life she was brutally raped by a bunch of bros, presumed dead, buried alive, which caused her death, and then emerged from the grave (the succubus side directly touches in to the how she turned, and the actions of the devil are entirely behind it). Now those college bros are finance bros and she is back for revenge. The first is killed, and flayed, which draws both Cinder Duvalle, a journalist, and Patricia “Pepper” Doyle, a homicide cop, into a hunt for the femme fatale.
This was fun, the art worked for the story and, whilst it had some quirks within the narrative (such as Mary, missing and presumed dead, able to access her assets on her return, something that was quirky due to lack of exploration – which was understandable given the limitations of the comic medium), it was a quick, fun read. The story, however, is far from complete at issue #4 and I hope the writer and illustrator get opportunity to finish the series. 6 out of 10.
In Kindle format @ Amazon US
In Kindle format @ Amazon UK
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