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Carnageland by David Barbee 2/26/2010 7:29:18 PM
Jeez-O-Petes! I'm telling you, Eraserhead Press has such an uncanny knack for mining new writing talent. In Carnageland author David Barbee showcases his talent in a tale that kept me turning the pages and chuckling delightfully. BTW, have you ever seen the Reverend chuckle delightfully? It's pretty Mary. Don't tell anyone.
The alien invader, 898, has been assigned to violently soften up Carnageland prior to the full scale invasion. Carnageland is a world who's inhabitants seem to mimic all of our favorite childhood stories. And not just Rapunzle and dwarves and flying monkeys from the Wizard of Oz and whatnot, but also Bizarro versions of Peter Pan pirates and even ol' Harry Potter and his pals.
898 has to slice and dice his way through these popular characters and many, many others (the wizches were superb). 898 must rid any and all opposition to the forthcoming invasion. It is 898's first mission and he must succeed. Glory and a nice little promotion are on the line. 898 tackles his task with much vim, vigor and splattered bits and pieces.
My favorite 'character' in Carnageland has got to be 898's weapon of choice: the DOOMSHOOTER! What's so cool about this alien gun is that every foe encountered gets shot with a completely new, weird and wonderfully violent means of dispatch. All kinds of crazy things emerges from the business end of said Doomshooter. I don't want to tell you all the awesome stuff that comes out... that was a big chunk of the fun for the Reverend. I don't want to take that away from you. It would be a sin and awfully hypocritical of me, so...
For a reader as jaded as Rage, this fun Bizarro tale was a breath of fresh air.
