Monster Cops (Chips Zdarsky’s…)

    (Legion of Evil, 2006)
™ and ©2006 Legion of Evil Press

Collecting the terrifically simple concept of Frankenstein’s Creature, Dracula and the Wolfman, reformed and serving their debt to society as dutiful officers of a medium-sized city. It could be cheesy, but Zdarsky keeps the humor high, the art and plotlines simple, and the heart fun. The monsters are each vulnerable in a way now that they’re trying to interact with human society, and Zdarsky wisely focuses on that.

Dracula takes center stage, probably because he’s the most human in appearance yet the most monstrous in concept. He gets framed in the first tale, tries to arrest classic bad girl Vampirella in the second, and helps out a pooch in the third. Frankenstein learns a lesson about self-esteem while fighting mobster ghosts in the final story. All in all, it’s good fun.

— Brendan McGinley
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