Chimichanga: An all-ages romp from Eric "The Goon" Powell

Chimichanga! Not only is that a fun word to say, it is also a yummy treat. It's a well-known and widely accepted fact that bearded little girls like nothing better than a tasty chimichanga. Of course, the pursuit of tasty deliciousness is never easy, especially when you're an adorable litle tot who lives with the freak show in a traveling circus.

Chimichanga #1 is the demented, yet undeniably cute, brainchild of Eric "The Goon" Powell. If you don't already know Mr. Powell's work, you should feel a great sense of shame burning within you. Powell is a mad genius who has made the world a better place by writing and drawing brilliantly twisted tales of hillbillies, zombies, stink apes, and Peaches Valentine in The Goon. He has brought us tragic tales of a broken hero and inappropriate jokes involving greased pigs all in the same book. He's managed to win Eisner awards for the quality of his poop jokes! There's no denying it takes an uncommon mind at work to win an Eisner for poop jokes.

Chimichanga is what happens when such an amazingly disturbed mind decides to create a more kid-friendly, all-ages type book. The book stars a lovable little bearded girl who, as mentioned above, loves a good chimichanga. One day, on her pilgrimage to the chimichanga stand, she encounters a farty old witch who needs a lock of her luxurious beard hair for an unspeakable witchy potion. Our heroine agrees, but only in exchange for a weird egg vomited up by a vulture. (Yes, you read that right.)

On the way home her egg hatches, giving birth to a big, weird, hairy, ape-thing. Nothing too strange about that, right? In fact, our heroine's new friend becomes the new attraction that just might save the fading old circus: The Wild Chimichanga! Thank goodness, because the amazing two-eyed goat and Randy, the man with the strength of a slightly larger man, were just not drawing the crowds they once did!

Powell's work in this all-ages book is just as demented and off-beat as fans have come to expect from The Goon, but with a lot less violence and cussing. Chimichanga is a great way to warp the kids in your life, or just a great read for you, the discerning comic book reader. I bet you haven't read one single book all month that starred a bearded little girl, or a boy-faced fish, have you? Now Four Color Fantasies is giving you the perfect opportunity to correct that tragic oversight! Shake your chimichangas on over to the shop and try this comic while it is our guaranteed Book of the Week!

Two great tastes, Holmes and Zombies:

"You got zombies in my Sherlock Holmes!"
"No, you got Sherlock Holmes in my zombie comic!"
Experience a marvel of the ages as the world's first consulting detective faces down the fearful hordes of the undead!

Whichever way you look at it, these ARE two great tastes that taste great together. Obviously, zombies have had a huge pop-culture resurgence in recent years, and I find it hard to think of that as anything other than a good thing. I mean, what story or setting isn't improved by the inclusion of decaying, flesh-munching monstrosities out to slurp down some tasty brains? I think the answer is self-evident.

Arthur Conan Doyle's Victorian detective has also been getting some much-deserved renewed attention lately. There are comics and books telling new tales of the world's most famous investigator everywhere you look. Oh, and there's a little movie coming soon starring Robert Downey Stark Jr. that will give modern audiences a whole new perspective on Holmes. It was really only a matter of time before someone was clever enough to put these two great ideas together. Luckily for discerning comics readers, it was Ian Edginton and Davide Fabbri!

Wildstorm's Victorian Undead is the book where it all happens. When the people of London, 1854, see an astounding light show in the sky, most think it is just a miracle to marvel at. Of course, we know that nothing good ever comes of mysterious lights in the sky. Sure enough, it's not long before the dead start to rise, and they're feeling bite-y.

Fifty years later, the undead have been forgotten, but Holmes and Watson are called in to investigate a mysterious death. Made all the more mysterious by the fact that the dead man seems all-too lively. In fact, he has a positively disturbing hunger for human flesh. I say!

Edginton's Holmes stays true to Doyle's immortal character, but the writer does not hesitate to bring some new elements to Holmes' world. With mind-control devices, evil automatons, and, of course, the undead, this version of Holmes lives in a slightly more fantastic London than Doyle ever imagined. Though these liberties may offend some purists, no writer can compete with Holmes' creator when it comes to traditional Holmes stories, so it is no bad thing to bring something new and different to this world. Fabbri's art perfectly combines the gaslit, urchin-filled, streets of London with meteors, robots, and brain-hungry corpses.

Though this comic is filled with mysteries and weird-happenings, the greatest mystey is why you haven't read it yet. The game is afoot my faithful friends! Shamble on down to Four Color Fantasies, and we'll allow you to purchase a copy of this mysterious marvel at no personal risk to yourself or your wallet. Your enjoyment is guaranteed! You won't waste a shilling, and you may flaunt your tasty, tasty brains without fear of reprisals or excessive appetites. Read Victorian Undead #1 today!