ArchEnemies

(Dark Horse, 2006)
™ and © 2006 Drew Melbourne

Star Fighter and Underlord: one the heroic (often accidentally) hope for a better world; the other his fiendishly evil (usually inept) nemesis. Two powerful beings, each dedicated to the others’ defeat.

Ethan and Vincent: one a popular, blemish-free ladies-man; the other an introverted, sallow-skinned, presumed virgin. Two roommates, each dedicated to the others’ eviction.

What could they possibly have in common, you ask? In the ultimate comic coincidence (amazingly, it hasn’t happened before), we discover party-boy Ethan is in fact Star Fighter, and neurotic Vincent is in fact Underlord. Amazingly (again!), neither is aware of the other’s secret!

How long can two sworn enemies live and battle together, without discovering the truth? More importantly, even if they did, would either one willingly give up a rent-controlled apartment?

Funny and intelligent, this comic is the best book to hit the stands since Top 10 and Fables.

— Joseph Self

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