Fire & Brimstone
by Richard Moore (Anarctic, 2009)

A fallen angel and a (slightly) risen demon were responsible for releasing a vast number of diabolical monsters into the world, and for the past 5,000 years they have been working to capture or kill them all and get themselves back in the good graces of their respective bosses.

That's the premise of Fire & Brimstone, a book by Richard Moore (better known for his work on Far West and Boneyard). The two title characters look like young, scantily-clad girls with wings and a halo or horns, depending on their plain of origin. One is big-bosomed and potty-mouthed, the other pert and a little bit shy; I'll let you deduce which is which. Both are pretty good at their job, although Brimstone, the angel, needs rescuing more often. And someone who wants their mission stopped has hired a demonic hit man to put an end to their meddling.

It's a fair-to-middling concept. Moore's dialogue between the girls is entertaining. But the book falls short of having a workable plot, and his art makes his otherwise attractive characters look a little too plastic. Really, it's just an excuse to look at cartoon violence and cartoon butts.




Rambles.NET
review by
Tom Knapp

13 March 2010


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