It’s time for Vlad and Cassie Hack to meet the Beane family.  It’s a family of brutal monsters that live in Chicago and guess what, they’re Vlad‘s family!

The official description from Image:

“THE GOOD SON,” Part One

Guest writer, JUSTIN JORDAN (THE STRANGE TALENT OF LUTHER STRODE) brings his strange talent for gore and horror to Hack/Slash! Vlad and Cassie must travel back to Chicago in search of Vlad’s elusive mutant family to find a cure. If Vlad’s disease doesn’t kill him, his aunt, cousin and grandpa just might!

What do you do if you’re closest friend, Vlad, is sick and stuck in bed?  Well if you’re Cassie Hack it’s time to suit up, go find his mysterious family and hope they have a cure for what ails him.  Grab your weapons Hack/Slash fans, because after a google search sends our headstrong heroine into the belly of the beast, you can bet it’s going to be a bumpy ride.

Guest writer Justin Jordan, makes the hunt for Vlad‘s family an engaging little story.  The character’s sound as they should and Justin Jordan should be commended for getting the feel of the series right, but there are moments where jokes fall flat and the usual wit just isn’t there.  That being said, it’s still a solid effort that gives fans some good thrills and solid character development.

The art in Hack/Slash #16 is solid, as Dan Leister offers a simple but cohesive world that works quite well with the narrative.  The characters look as they should and the action flows well from panel to panel, creating a strong cohesive nature between the writer and the artist.

Hack/Slash is not an emotionally deep comic book, but it’s a compelling one that offers readers beautiful comic book women who happen to be fighting monsters, and for $3.50 what’s wrong with that?  This comic comes recommended.

3.5/5