Z-View: Quatermain – Ghosts of the Nzadi #1 by Davis and Silva

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Quatermain: Ghosts of the Nzodi #1 was published by Blue Water Comics.

Writter: Scott Davis

Artist: Hoyt Silva

Letterer: David Hopkins

 

While travelling on a somber mission to bury his recently deceased son, legendary hero Allan Quatermain is forced to confront both inner demons…and bestial undead ones too. When the body of his son disappears, he jumps headlong on a quest to reclaim the body and unburies several secrets some believe best left hidden. Woven into historical landscape of the brutal Belgian rule of the Congo, this new Quatermain adventure travels into the heart of darkness and remains true to the exploratory spirit of the original HR Haggard novels.

*** Beware – spoilers may be found below ***

The Good

  • Hoyt Silva was the selling point for me.  Hoyt did the pencils, inks and colors.
  • Nice cover!
  • “Oi Frenchy! The lady has an opinion.”
  • Mixing fictional characters with historical characters.
  • “Reality is a lot less flattering.”

The Bad:

  • Henry Morton Stanley.
  • Finding your son’s casket is empty and there is a lot of zombie talk going around.

The Ugly:

  • “He’s lost a considerable amount of blood.”

 

Quatermain: Ghosts of the Nzodi #1  is for readers  twelve and up due to some violence.

Rating: 3 out of 5