This was such a disappointment. I had been sitting on this book for a year because of its cover which was inspired by Norman Rockwell's iconic Thanksgiving scene 'Freedom From Want'. Yet there's nothing Thanksgiving at all about the story!
Chase is about Cameron Chase and her 'Alice in Wonderland' like experience as the newest agent at the Department of Extranormal Operations. In this issue, Chase is on her last day of injury leave and has decided to spend that final day with her little sister. But first, a trip to the office to check on things. Of course, such a thing is never a good idea, as a demon released from an inter-dimensional portal on the 6th floor has wreaked havoc and now Chase is stuck in the elevator with the power out.
With no place to go, the Chase sisters have a chat. It's here that Cameron reveals to his sis that their father was a low-level superhero named Acro-Bat and that he was murdered by a sadistic cape killer called Doctor Trap!
The book was good and I might very well be interested in reading the whole 10-issue series of Chase because of it. Yet, I consider such books with deceptive Thanksgiving covers and no actual holiday meat inside to be a Tofurky! I guess I wasn't really lied to. The story does go into the past and shows happier times with the Chase family. There's little Cameron on the cover. Papa Chase is dressed as Acro-Bat. And the murderer does lurk in the background, readying himself for a chance to strike. Still, I bought this book thinking it was a Thanksgiving read, as other comic book websites list this as a holiday book, and I got gypped out of the experience of watching characters in the DC Universe dine on turkey with all the trimmings.
A high quality book that I rate harshly for being fooled by the cover.
Worth Consuming!
Rating: 7 out of 10 stars.
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