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Review – Pinocchio Vampire Slayer and the Great Puppet Theater

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Pinocchio Vampire Slayer and the Great Puppet TheaterHow many ways can I describe how awesome this graphic novel?  Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer and the Great Puppet Theater is actually the second volume in the series.  It’s just awesome.  Written by Dusty Higgins and Van Jensen with art by Higgins, the story is exactly what the name implies, Pinocchio versus vampires.

More lies! More vampires! More… puppets! Pinocchio is back, but now he has to share the vampire-killing stage with his wooden siblings. The stakes are raised in this sequel to the acclaimed 2009 graphic novel, as Pinocchio unravels the mystery of the undead menace and his own shadowy background. But will turmoil within the band of slayers spoil their efforts as they battle the bloodsuckers across Italy and even at sea in this darkly funny take on the classic character?

This is wooden puppets running around killing vampires.  So entertaining, so much fun, and so off the wall.  You can easily dismiss it as another example of the mash-up fad of taking a classic tale and adding vampires and zombies, but this one is executed so well.

There’s great action, fantastic humor and everyone is a unique personality.  The story keeps you on your toes and you never quite know where it’s going to go in a good way.  It’s exactly what you want in this type of graphic novel, action, humor and fun.

This is an absolute buy.  I was so entertained, I’m counting down the days until the third volume.

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Pinocchio Vampire Slayer Returns For Another Round From SLG Publishing

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Pinocchio Vampire Slayer Returns
The Great Puppet Theater Digs Deeper Into Little Wooden Slayer

San Jose, CA – 8/16/2010 – More Lies! More Vampires! More…Puppets.

Pinocchio The little wooden vampire slayer returns in an all new adventure from SLG Publishing.  Pinocchio: The Great Puppet Theater features more danger, more deceit, and truckloads more nose-shanked vampire. The much anticipated sequel to critically acclaimed graphic novel Pinocchio Vampire Slayer, follows the little wooden boy’s ongoing quest to find and kill the head vampire while he kills as many of his undead minions as he can along the way.
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Now with an undead Master Cherry and the addition of his long lost marionette family in tow, Pinocchio might just be closer to getting his greatest wish granted than he ever thought possible. But, WHICH wish? And will Pinocchio’s life ever be the same afterwards? Both writer Van Jensen and artist Dustin Higgins raise the stakes as they reunite to continue the story of Pinocchio based on the legendary original version of the story by Carlo Collodi. “Collodi’s story is so rich that, if we wanted, we could fill dozens of books up with adventures spinning from his world,” says Jensen. “The challenge then really is in choosing the right pieces of his story to incorporate into ours without going overboard. While our story certainly spins off into totally different directions, I like to think it keeps up the tone of Collodi’s Pinocchio.”

It was midway through scripting the first graphic novel that Jensen had an idea about a larger mythos involving Pinocchio and the vampires.  “The trick with that book was to allude to a larger story while keeping it self contained, because we didn’t know if it would be popular enough to support a second volume. Thankfully fans really took to the story, and so now we’re able to explore this larger adventure.”

Volume one of Pinocchio was released to critical acclaimed and praised for its clever use of the concept. Named one of the top 10 Great Graphic Novel for teens by YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) Volume one remains in print and has become one of SLG Publishing’s great success stories.

Pinocchio: The Great Puppet Theater is a 176 page, $14.95 graphic novel written by Van Jensen and illustrated by Dustin Higgins. Scheduled for an October 2010 release from SLG Publishing Pinocchio Vampire Slayer Vol 2 will be available at better comics and bookstores as well as at Amazon.com and the publisher’s own website. A ten page preview appears on the SLG Website.
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Pinocchio Vampire Slayer Vol Two: The Great Puppet Theater
isbn: 978-1-59362-2-039
Price: $14.95
Written by Dustin Higgins and Van Jensen
Illustrated by Dustin Higgins
Shipping: October 2010

Established in 1986, SLG Publishing is a San Jose, California-based publisher of comic books, graphic novels and related merchandise. Some of SLG’s more notable comics and creators have included Johnny the Homicidal Maniacby Jhonen Vasquez, Milk and Cheese by Evan Dorkin and Zombies Calling by Faith Erin Hicks.
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