Monster Fighters Inc.: The Black Book

    (Image, 2000)
™ and ©2000 J. Torres

What would a modern day version of Scooby-Doo and the Mystery, Inc. gang look like? Just reach for the Image Comics title Monster Fighters, Inc. to find out. This group of ghost and monster-busting teens (made up of the highly explosive Adam Bomb, the pyrokinetic Firestarter, the super-strong Kid Gloves, the teleporting Porte and the Medusa-like Rapunzel) look to continue the legacy left behind by their adult predecessors, ridding the world of all X-Files type menaces.

The Black Book—a dangerous conduit for dark magic—is the focus of this 24-page one-shot. Vampire hordes conspire to use the book to conjure up rivers of blood; Neo-Nazis are convinced it’s the key to world domination; and the Demon of all Demons covets this ultimate sinner’s self-help guide for his own private library. It seems as if every supernatural being wants to lay claim on “The Wicked Bible” and, unfortunately, the Monster Fighters have it.

But what are a bunch of teenagers supposed to do with such a powerful device? You’ll have to pick up the comic to find out!
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#1

September, 2000
Cover Price: $3.50
4 copies available from $2.75 		J. TorresFrancis Manapul, Alex Chung, Rick Cortes