*written by Nancy A. Collins* illustrated by Kewber Baal* colored by Schimerys Baal*

When I first saw this Army of Darkness comic book I was excited to give it a read, as I’ve always been a big fan of Ash (Bruce Campbell). I had to go back and ready the first three books in this series so I wouldn’t feel totally lost, but I don’t regret that one bit. It was fun seeing Ash back in action and the art is so great because he looks just like Bruce. I can even hear his telltale sarcasm in his voice as I am reading along throughout the story.

Ash is back fighting the undead again, but this time he has some monsters on his side as well; Dracula’s daughter, a Frankenstein monster named Michael, a witch and some big hairy dogs. Ash is the chosen protector of the book called The Necronomicon and they need this particular book to send all the demons back from whence they came. So Ash agrees to travel with this rag tag team and try to save the world, again. Book #4 starts out with werewolves on motorcycles, gruesome be-headings and tons of blood; so yea that’s a good start! Ash is equipped with his characteristic chain saw and shot gun; this man goes no where without them and with good reason. The Deadites are everywhere and plan A for saving the world has just gone south in a big way. They have lost most of their team, the other half is missing and Ash is left with just a torn up monster and only a possible “hail-mary” of a plan B.

Army of Darkness: Furious Road #4 was a good read. I would recommend reading the other 3 first otherwise you might feel a bit lost as I did at first. They are unquestionable better when read all together. Either way I feel comfortable giving this issue a rating of 8/10. The writer tells a sound original story, the art work is gruesome and gory, plus Ash is just good old Ash and I couldn’t ask for more than that. Just keep in mind this book is probably suited for more mature readers due to the violence and language.