Jensen and Higgins manage to craft a grim story story without being too heavy-handed — it is, after all, the story of a wooden boy killing vampires — with moments of grim humor that reflect how the book was created. « What started out as a simple joke about Pinocchio shanking vampires with his nose grew into a book filled with drama and pathos, » said Jensen, who is the writer on Pinocchio, adding, « Yep, drama and pathos… and Pinocchio using his nose to shank vampires. Lots and lots of vampires. »
Artist Dusty Higgins, who created Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer, sets the tone with heavily shadowed pages matched with delightfully designed characters, such as the heavily mustachioed Cherry, the carpenter who creates a crossbow he dubs « The Monsteriminator » to help Pinocchio fight the vampires. Still, Higgins notes, « We approached the story as if perhaps Pinocchio wasn’t meant to live happily ever after. Maybe because of his ‘abilities’ he was actually meant to slay vampires. With a continual supply of wooden stakes and no flesh or blood to worry about, he’s the really the perfect weapon against the undead bloodsucking menace. »
Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer is a 128-page graphic novel and will be in stores in September 2009. It can be pre-ordered in comic book stores now with the order code JUL090644. A video trailer is available for viewing at SLG Publishing’s website, www.slgcomic.com.
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