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by CrackerBob

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I was so disappointed and turned off by some of the recent Evil Dead comic adaptations, like Darkman vs Army of Darkness and Marvel Zombies vs Army of Darkness, that I almost didn't pick up Freddy vs Jason vs Ash.

Rarely have I been so glad to be so wrong. This first issue feels much more like the recent Friday the 13th comics than the recent hokieness of the aforementioned Army of Darkness books, what with the blood and gore and graphic violence that I love. If I had read about this on any news sites before, I can't remember, but I quickly realized that this series is an adaptation of the treatment that Jeff Katz wrote years ago for a sequel to Freddy vs Jason that would include Ash. Obviously, the movie was never made, but the treatment got out on the internet and obviously got enough good hype that they finally decided to turn it into a comic. Since I read the treatment, I almost certainly know how this is going to end, but I'm still excited to see how they do this.

Anyway, on to this particular issue. I suppose you could say that spoilers will follow, but there are no big plot reveals or surprises here, it's a slasher book, ferchrissakes!

So our story is taking place five years after the events of Freddy vs Jason, and Crystal Lake is undergoing a makeover, including renaming the town Forest Green and getting a new Superdupermegaawesome S Mart, the managers of which are asking a Mr. Ashley Williams to help get their Housewares Department in order, which brings Ash into the game.

Since Jason can never ever ever EVAR die, he's still going and Freddy is trapped in his subconcious. Freddy realizes that the Necronomicon can free him and - posing as Jason's mom - sends Jason after the book, which gives us the main conflict of the story.

If you want a high-browed, Alan Moore-penned work of literary genius full of subtext and whatnot, go read The Black Dossier. If you want fun, blood, guts, and smart-ass guys with chainsaw arms, go grab Freddy vs Jason vs Ash. You won't regret it.

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