Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer, Volume 2: The Great Puppet Theatre

by Van Jensen, Dusty Higgins

Overview

Slaying the vampires who killed his father was only the beginning... the undead hordes are back, and more dangerous than ever. Fortunately, Pinocchio's not alone: in this thrilling sequel you'll meet his brothers and sisters from the famous Great Puppet Theater! Jensen and Higgins present a captivating blend of comedy, horror, romance, and high-seas adventure, rooted in the original Italian novel but brought - as if by magic - to new life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781603093255
Publisher:	Idea & Design Works, LLC
Publication date:	02/20/2014
Series:	Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer Series , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	59 MB
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Editorial Reviews

This second volume in the series sees a vengeance-obsessed Pinocchio joined in his quest to rid the world of vampires and their mysterious, off-stage master by a troupe of similarly magically animated puppets. The vampires are themselves obsessed with Pinocchio and possibly in possession of information that Pinocchio himself lacks about the origin of the magical wood used to make the puppet. While vulnerable to Pinocchio and his fellow puppets' wooden weapons, the vampires have the advantage of numbers and the ability to easily convert Pinocchio's human friends into monsters like themselves. As allies fall or are converted, Pinocchio oversteps and is faced with the consequences of a marvelous but inconvenient transformation. Higgins's art does a nice job of capturing the story and creating strong characters. Although inflicting the current fad for adding vampires and other undead to the settings of classic works of literature may annoy some, the original Pinocchio was itself both fantastic and filled with nightmare fuel; this is one of the few examples of this new genre that is arguably justifiable. (Nov.)

Publishers Weekly