Our deadly, psychotic, bloodthirsty hero is dead. Who will save us now?

Maisie makes a meager living conning the bereaved, even as she still mourns the loss of her friend and lover Dancy. But a pair of twisted bounty-hunting twins are planning to enact a mysterious occult ritual, and Maisie may soon find herself confronting a ghost from her own past.

If you are going with comics that qualify as “weird,” or “strange,” Alabaster: The Good, The Bad, and the Bird is defiantly a good, albeit interesting, place to start since there is only a few issues. The strange story, written by Caitlin R Kiernan, only gets stranger. Which may be an understatement since this issue has talking birds, were-wolfs, among other things. The strangeness of the story, continues as new characters are introduced, including a medium with a talking bird as a pet. Which makes me wonder what the three remaining issues have in store.

While the story may be strange, the artwork by Daniel Warren Johnson is not. It does serve the purpose in spades, of amplifying the strangeness of the story. The amount of small details put into the background, is impressive.

Story: Caitlin R Kiernan Art: Daniel Warren Johnson
Story: 8.5 Art: 9.0 Overall: 8.75 Recommendation: Buy

Dark Horse provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review