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    Mark Tolch
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  • Edward Scissorhands #2




    Released By: IDW Comics
    Release Date: November 26, 2014

    The Story:

    As we discovered in Book #1, this new adaptation of Edward Scissorhands picks up more or less where the film left off, with the teenaged Meg obsessing over her grandmother Kim's stories of her metal-fingered kinda-boyfriend from the castle up the hill. Meg had discovered a box of her grandmother's things, and Edward had also discovered a journal of sorts from his creator, deciding to fire up Eli, the knife-fingered invention in the spare room.

    Unfortunately for Edward, his attention to detail is less than stellar, as his inventor had clearly marked in his book that Eli was decommissioned for being too hostile, which would explain the murder of the crows (get it?) in the attic. But thanks to Edward's slowness, Eli is already out in the streets below the castle, attacking neighbourhood pooches and causing havoc.




    Meanwhile, Meg has a massive fight with her mother over her grandmother's discovered items, and is determined to find out the whole story, despite her mother's insistence that living in the past causes nothing but problems. Like any stubborn teenager, Meg is going to go her own way, a journey that starts at her grandmother's gravestone and ends at the castle.

    Book #2 of Edward Scissorhands doesn't do much to dispel my prior comments that this adaptation is more family friendly than the film; while there are small hints of danger and darkness, mostly due to the Eli character, the book lacks the trademark Burton darkness that many fans may expect. And while writer Kate Leth can certainly be applauded for going her own way with this series, die-hard fans of the original film and Burton's work in general are probably going to feel a little left out.




    Aside from that, Leth and artist Drew Rausch have kicked out a follow-up that's consistent with the first; a simple storyline, artwork that dwells more in the land of cartoons than of realism, and a story that you can probably read to your small children without giving them nightmares.

    The Final Word:

    If you're looking for light entertainment that's family friendly, this book may be for you. If you were hoping for the darkness of Burton's film, you're better off looking elsewhere.







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