The comic book stories of Wolff & Byrd, counselors of the macabre, become even more complex in the pages of Sonovawitch! While story arcs aren't anything new to creator Batton Lash, every issue up to this point has been self contained. For example, it took 13 issues before the lawyers went to trial for Sodd, the Thing that was an It. But the story of a young man accused of hexual harassment due to the meddlings of his witch mom was one in which if you missed an issue, you would be completely lost.
Along with the title story, there's a lot going on in the after hours lives of the employees of the firm. Wolff has taken a break with her beau, the hot shot attorney Chase Hawkins. Jeff Byrd sees his dreams of a love life with model Dawn Devine fly away when she elopes with a Hollywood producer. And the World's Greatest Secretary, Mavis, has a decision to make when boyfriend Toby gets on one knee.
Don't think that this has turned into a romance series. There's still plenty of supernatural law to be practiced. There's the demon that gets possessed by a human who is being sued for deserting a petty thief in his time of dastardly need. Plus we jump into the future to witness a trio of supernatural law students debate that time a kaiju attacked the Big Apple.
Another enjoyable read. I must say that even though I've now read this book twice now, the twist ending of the Sonovawitch story still shocked the heck out of me. Wow, was it sad and powerful! But yes- there is a little too much of the mushy stuff floating around as well.
Worth Consuming!
Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.
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