One of the least known, but cult classic horror series is “Puppet Master.†A series about a bunch of living puppets sounds super cheesy but has a certain charm for some people. With a reboot coming out, called “The Littlest Reich,†Charles Band has decided that the best way to get people excited for it is a comic adaptation. The newest one, “Curtain Call,†written by Band, with art by Daniel J. Logan and Yann Perrelet, is everything fans want out of the series.
Anapa, the Egyptian god who created the puppets and the main villain of the series, has returned once again to reclaim his puppets and conquer the world. Meanwhile, Andre Toulon, his new puppet master Anthony and a new character, a psychic girl named Cedar, are out to stop him once again.
Anyone who’s a fan of the series, especially the later movies that delve deeper into the mythos, will immediately get sucked into the story. Seeing new ways the puppets are used to kill people are the main draw of the series and having Anapa as the villain is the perfect fit.
The only real drawback is that the puppets’ murders in this first issue aren’t as interesting as previous movies. While it is early, fans will not quite like the murders and just see them as boring. The films had a ton of great scenes with these little guys, and here we need to wait for later issues to get to the decent deaths.
The art isn’t anything to get excited about. It does its job of telling a story through sequential art and that’s it. The character designs are OK, the puppets look fine and everything is just that, OK. In a way, it fits with a series that’s basically cult and has almost no advertising to it.
“Puppet Master: Curtain Call #1†does a great job of giving “Puppet Master” fans what they want out of a “Puppet Master” story even if the deaths aren’t that creative and the art is mediocre. This is a perfect way to satiate fans’ excitement for the reboot.
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