Shadowplay (IDW)

    (IDW, 2005)
™ and © 2005 Amber Benson, Ben Templesmith, and Idea + Design Works LLC

Each issue of the four-volume series Shadowplay includes two full-color vampire stories running back-to-back.

The use of close-ups in Ben Templesmith’s pared down illustration gives “Demon Father John’s Pinwheel Blues,” written by Amber Benson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Tara), the claustrophobic feeling of a nightmare.

Equally stylized, Christina Z and Ashley Wood’s “Shunt”, about a psychologist’s attempt to escape a sex slave ring run by vampires, uses some abrupt narrative techniques that may require multiple readings to understand.

Both stories offer great artwork and real chills.

— Leland Burrill
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#1

September, 2005
Cover Price: $3.99
2 copies available from $5.00 		Amber Benson, Christina Z.Ben Templesmith, Ashley Wood
#2 Variation A (Monster upside down on Cover A by Ben Templesmith)

October, 2005
Cover Price: $3.99
1 copy available for $3.50 		Amber Benson, Christina Z.Ben Templesmith, Ashley Wood
#3 Variation A (Child on Cover A by Ben Templesmith)

November, 2005
Cover Price: $3.99
1 copy available for $3.25 		Amber Benson, Christina Z.Ben Templesmith, Ashley Wood
#4 (3 characters with red eyes on cover by Ben Templesmith)

December, 2005
Cover Price: $3.99
1 copy available for $4.50 		Amber Benson, Christina Z.Ben Templesmith, Ashley Wood