There's no stopping the popularity of Ron Fortier's Undead Avenger, Brother Bones. It only goes to reason. The entity's grim qualities are contagious, as are those of his related characters.
In "Tales of Cape Noire", the fifth volume in the New Pulp series, not only does Fortier submit a segment, but so do such worthy writers as Fred Adams Jr, Andy Fix and Drew Meyer. And yes, a burst of friends and fiends manifest from their words, including Harry Beest, Sister Blood, Lt. Dan Rains and the insidious Alexis Wyld, Queen of Crime. Their intersecting adventures are enhanced by none other than Rob Davis, who supplies the volume's sizzling illustrations and spectacular front and back covers.
The enclosed exploits span such engrossing scenarios as Bones' melee with a rat-rustling witch queen in league with the wily Wyld; Sister Blood's encounter with possessing demons of unexpected emanation and cause; Harry Beest's reconstruction of Professor Bugosi's lab as he keeps envious adversary, Ace Bricker at bay; and Lt. Rains' urgency to snuff Cape Noire's suffocating gang war, but not before he solves a kidnapping caper involving a gangster's daughter (one with an ultimate catch, no less).
But that's not all, folks. These tales contain cameos, overlaps and tidbits galore (one still has me shaken from the guest-starring surprise), building the Brother Bones/Cape Noire mythology to the point to rival Batman's Gotham. That sure says something!
Fortier must be mighty proud of the level this new volume has taken his creepy concept, and with a live-action, web series on the horizon, the sky (albeit mad and menacing) is the limit.
For those who wish a taste of what the Undead Avenger entails, previous volumes are yet available for purchase, but one can't go wrong by delving first into the latest. It covers the essential ground for readers to comprehend Cape Noire's intricacies, while catapulting them to unparalleled heights of bewitching complexity, mystery and terror.
"Tales of Cape Noire" is available in paperback and Kindle at
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1946183857/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1.
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