The Expendable One

    (Viper, 2006)
™ and © Viper Comics

This has the feel of something that required a lot of planning, received a lot of planning, and had talent to spare on the production—something that could’ve been classic but falls a bit short. Nonetheless, The Expendable One is enjoyable with plenty of entertainment value courtesy of its humor and action.

The protagonist goes by the name of Twigs Dupree, a person normal in every way—except that he can’t die. The old saying about blow him apart and put him back together again? This guy’s a human Humpty Dumpty. And his friend Jerry gets to play the role of the (more successful) all the king’s men.

Throw in a sexy government agent, a supernatural monster, a dose of witty dialogue, and an even bigger dose of graphic violence, and that’s the recipe. The writing and art work well. The characters are easy to get into and, despite the clichés, hold the reader’s attention. This is a first volume, and additional releases would be most welcome. Twigs, Jerry, & Co. tell a fun tale worth revisiting.

— Ray Sidman

From the Publisher:

Twigs Dupree was just your average, everyday forgotten townie a few months ago, but things changed for the shaggy headed has-been when he accidentally injected himself with an experimental concoction that gave him the gift of immortality. Now along with his childhood friend Jerry, Twigs wages a war in the suburbs, playing part-time superhero with the help of a police scanner. Things take an unexpected turn however when the sexy Agent Armstrong recruits Twigs for the FBI and asks him to take down a serial killer known as The Animal, a madman who some believe to be a werewolf, but who in reality is the head of a cult that will make David Koresh and his Branch Davidians look like the cast of Sesame Street.

Shoot him in the head and he’ll keep walking. Strangle him with a wire and he’ll keep talking. Send him up against a killer that views entrails as Christmas tinsel and for the first time since he got his powers, Twigs will wish he were dead.
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#1

April, 2006
Cover Price: $11.95
1 copy available for $7.99 		Jason M. BurnsBryan Baugh