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Batton Lash (1953–2019)

Auteur van Sonovawitch! and other tales of Supernatural Law

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Bevat de naam: Balton Lash

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Werken van Batton Lash

Tales of Supernatural Law (2005) 29 exemplaren
Wolff & Byrd: Counselors of the Macabre (1987) — Auteur — 19 exemplaren
The werewolf of New York (2013) 16 exemplaren
Wolff & Byrd: Fright Court (1995) 12 exemplaren
Archie Meets The Punisher (1994) 11 exemplaren

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Gangbare naam
Lash, Batton
Geboortedatum
1953-10-29
Overlijdensdatum
2019-01-12
Geslacht
male
Woonplaatsen
San Diego, California, USA

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Bob and Barb Ferly have a problem. They own an older house that’s seen better days, and they were planning to sell it. Unfortunately, it’s haunted. They inherited the home when Bob’s father Everett passed away. But although he’s dead, Everett hasn’t vacated the property. His ghost wanders through every room, upstairs and down looking for leaking plumbing and plaster that needs to be patched. Now that he’s dead, he has a lot of time on his spectral hands, and he wants to catch up on the home repairs that he neglected while he was alive.

The living Ferlys aren’t happy. They want him out so they can flip the property. Let’s be honest, the two of them and their son who lives in the basement playing endless video games are not a harmonious family unit. A lot of bickering takes place in the old homestead.

Barb has asked an exorcist to come in to get her deceased father-in-law out. But when he shows up, so do Everett’s lawyers. As the author states: Beware the creatures of the night – they have lawyers! The firm of Wolff and Byrd are there with a written agreement that states that Everett has been grandfathered in. As long as he remains in the house, even in his present state, he cannot be put out. See you in court.
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MaowangVater | Dec 25, 2021 |
When I picked up this book, I hadn’t realized that “Freshman Year” is a prequel to the classic “Archie” series that have lasted decades. In this version, Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, and Reggie have been friends from middle school continuing onto high school together. The book begins with them at a park, looking towards the high school and wondering what the future holds. Mr. Weatherbee, aka “The Bee”, was Archie’s middle school principal and is also transferring to the same high school as a promotion. As opposed to typical comic book style of very short tales, this book walked the audience through their first school year – illustrating both the kids and The Bee fitting in their respective roles. Some “drama” was unnecessary – that Jughead and his family moved away for the first chapter only and a biker gang drama that was a fizzle. Some “drama” is widely expected – peer pressure, bullying, dating, and peer interactions at both the kids level and the faculty level. All in all, it’s worth reading if you grew up reading Archie and the Gang though it’s not as light hearted as the typical comics.… (meer)
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varwenea | 1 andere bespreking | Sep 29, 2021 |
“IT CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AND TERRORIZED A CITY – FOR THREE MONTHS, WHEN THE MOON WAS FULL, IT APPEARED AND STALKED THE STREETS FOR PREY--! THE POLICE FINALLY CAPTURED THE BEAST BEFORE ANYONE WAS HARMED … AND WHEN THE WEREWOLF REVERTED TO HUMAN FORM, HE HAD THE WHEREWITHAL TO HIRE COUNSEL... ” Mild mannered Leon Reed, who only goes on a rampage three nights a month at the most, has employed the firm of Wolff and Byrd, a Brooklyn firm whose clientele have earned Alanna Wolff and Jeff Byrd the title “Counselors of the Macabre.”

Mr. Reed gets a break from the judge at his hearing: conditional dismissal of the charges. But the conditions of his dismissal are Reed’s pledge to the judge that he will work to overcome his lycanthropy and enter a rehabilitation program. But even his girlfriend, his lawyers and residential rehab at Sister Mary Maledict’s Halfway House of Horrors can’t keep Reed to succumbing to the dark forces of the full moon, especially when those forces are aided by a fringe group calling itself People for the Rights, Interests, and Concerns of Shifters, or PRICS.

Lash’s comic has evolved from newspaper strip to independent comic books to graphic novels and online webcomic. This is his first graphic novel collection to feature color illustrations and a predominance of landscape panels reflecting the new format he adopted in 2005. He retains the word play, subtle social and political commentary, and pencil and ink style that makes his work so distinctive and enjoyable since the series’ debut in 1979.
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Leden
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Populariteit
#76,456
Waardering
½ 3.7
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ISBNs
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