ARMY OF DARKNESS BUBBA HOTEP #3 1:30 INCENTIVE COPY MANDRAKE B&W

Army of Darkness/Bubba Ho-Tep #1-4

by Scott Duvall

Having just scored a victory against the nefarious Bubba Ho-Tep, our heroes Ash and 70's-era Elvis take to the skies in the King's private jet, escorting the powerfully destructive Necronomicon Ho-Tep. In order to keep it out of the wrong hands, they must provide the Egyptian artifact safe passage back to Elvis' secure fortress in Graceland. But even at 20,000 feet, evil lurks closer than they realize...as do giant scarabs! It's the penultimate chapter of the year's most groovy crossover event!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Horror

Comic

First published September 4, 2019

Reviews

[Brandon Roy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bruce X 2

Always fun to see Ash/AOD crossovers, from Darkman to Reanimater to Hack/Slash. Seeing two of Bruce's characters meet makes it even more fun.

This was a clever take, involving mummies, a new version of the Necronomicon, and time travel.

[Toprak Bektas · Rating 4 out of 5]

çizimler DEHŞET iyi, hikaye de gayet okey.

[Robert Bussie · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is true that Bruce Campbell can make any movie better. However, Bubba-Ho-Tep was a boring movie that not even Bruce could save. I know that some people consider it a cult classic; but it is not my cult classic movie choice. This book is much better than the movie, but it still falls flat.

I love the concept of Ash fighting along side a karate expert Elvis to dispose of those nasty deadites. The problem is the story does not have much of a plot nor does it have an interesting deadite to make it fun. It needed more humor and more over-the top silliness.

The art is good.

[Mark · Rating 2 out of 5]

Army of Darkness/Bubba Ho-Tep, written by Scott Duvall, and drawn by Vincenzo Federici, is satisfactory, but ultimately disappointing. I love Federici's art, but the plot and dialogue by Duvall is extremely thin. With a shorter, more compressed script, this could have been a very fun 40 page prestige format one shot, but instead it is a very bloated 140 page trade paperback with great illustrations and no story.

[B · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was OK. Much more Army of Darkness than Bubba.

The fun of Bubba Ho-Tep was this game of "Is this real or not?" And "Does it matter?" But that all goes out the window here, especially when Ash winds up back in the past (somehow?) with this super kung-fu magic Elvis, who flows form the logic of the movie, but not its spirit.

Also, part of what made Bubba Ho-Tep good was Ossie Davis' character who is totally missing.

[John · Rating 2 out of 5]

Despite shoehorning these two franchises together in a totally unconvincing way, the first half of this story manages to be at least moderately entertaining, satisfying that Bruce Campbell craving I've had ever since reading his latest memoir a month or two ago. But the second half of the story is an absolute mess from beginning to end. It's the narrative equivalent of listening to a five-year-old play the drums. These two characters deserve a much better match-up.

[Steven Shinder · Rating 4 out of 5]

A story with two different characters played by Bruce Campbell from different movies sounds like it would perhaps be too goofy, but this actually worked for me. Also, given that this begins with Ash searching for Elvis in Texas, can we say retroactively that this takes place after the end of Nightmare Warriors where he says he's going to Texas? That took place July 2009, so would this fit timeline-wise?

[A.j. Garner · Rating 2 out of 5]

I would say it is worth the read for major fans of Ash/Bruce Campbell/Bubba Ho-Tep, but otherwise a skippable read. The initial start is enjoyable and then the plot gets messy real quick. I stopped worrying about that and just took the ride. I liked a few parts, but it isn’t winning an Eisner game ever.

[Jorge Lopez · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read as single issues.
I'm a huge fan of the Army of Darkness franchise and I did enjoy Bubba Ho-Tep, so I was very curious over this crossover.
Unfortunately, the result is quite disappointing due to a poorly written script, even though the artwork is acceptable.

[Eric Murphy · Rating 4 out of 5]

An earlier review suggested that this was something for the fans of the Evil Dead more than anything else and, they were right. As a fan of Ash's misadventures I found it an enjoyable romp. However, it's not for everyone and that's okay.

[Alysha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall it was a quick read but as a fan of Army of Darkness and Bubba I was hoping for more. You wouldn’t get much if you hadn’t watched both movies. Fun famous lines are dropped in but it’s hard to follow what’s happening and why.

[RubiGiráldez RubiGiráldez · Rating 2 out of 5]

De todos los crossovers con Army of Darkness este es el más potente en cuanto a premisa, sobre el papel ha quedado una trama muy olvidable y chistes sin gracia.

Una lástima..

[Patrick Soucy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this one way more than I can though I would be!! I would definitely read a sequel of it!

[Tyler Voth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Don’t expect too much from this, but it’s still a decadent read. Any Fan of the Chin should find it groovy.

[Ondřej Halíř · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ne moc vtipný, nikam nesměřující a vlastně i nezábavný příběh.

[Aaron · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun start but a boring end.

[Elwyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

That was a disappointment.

I love the Evil Dead films and TV series and "Bubba Ho-Tep". I was hoping that this comic would have the best parts of both. It didn't. It's mainly Ash and his ally fighting Ho-Tepized Deadites. The plot is remarkably weak.

In particular, despite all its silly premise, "Bubba Ho-Tep" occasionally dips into moments of reflection. This comic lacks any of that in favour of non-stop action. This comic may end up being the only post-"Bubba Ho-Tep" Elvis story so it's a poor continuation of his story.

We don't even get much of Ash doing stupid things then regretting it.