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    Reanimator #3
    Released by: Dynamite Entertainment
    Released on: June 10th, 2015.
    Written by: Keith Davidsen
    Illustrated by: Randy Valiente
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    Picking up where the first two issues left off, Susan Greene is still reeling from the death of her fiancé. Having taken a job assisting Dr. Herbert West, she's been caught up in a conflict between West and the Eldritch Krewe, a buyer of the narcotic fluid West has been selling on the black market to fund his experiments. When captured by them, she sees West's creation, The Valusian, killed only to learn as it happens that its true identity was that of her fiancé, Nathan Davis.

    Now under the impression that West killed the man she loved, she remains a hostage but three days later he shows up. Croceus Rex, her captor, expects West to hand over his lab but that's not going to happen. Instead, he offers Rex a vial of fluid that will vastly multiply the effects of Eunique, the narcotic he's been abusing. Feeling it is the will of Cthulu himself, Rex accepts the offer and releases Greene into West's care in exchange for the vial. When they are far enough away, Susan tries to talk to West about Nathan but before she can do that he uses some chloroform on her and knocks her out. She wakes up bound to a gurney, zombies in the room, and West tells her she's been under sedation for two weeks. She accuses him of killing Nathan and he allows her to learn the truth, that he was there when Nathan died but that he didn't murder him but rather he preserved him. Samedi, who West is holding captive, lets Susan know that Nathan's real killer was Louis Durand and the Gris-Gris boys and that the circumstances are not what she assumed they were.

    From here, we learn how West went about putting the pieces of this puzzle together, how they led him to her in the first place, and more importantly… why. And then there's Rex.

    Keith Davidsen's story continues to be a pretty interesting one. It twists, it turns and it goes in some interesting directions. The big reveal here isn't that hard to figure out if you've been paying attention since the first issue but the twist fits and there's still more to come before this is all over. Obviously we're building to something here, and given how this issue ends it's probably safe to assume that if this issue was playing it a bit safe, what's to follow will be bloody, insane and very, very messy. Just like a good Re-Animator story should be.

    Randy Valiente's art, aided by Jorge Sutil's coloring, is no par with what was delivered in the first two issues. It's not hyper-detailed or ultra-stylish but it suits the story well enough. He's not afraid to splash around in a bit of gore this time around and there are some pretty cool layouts and a few nicely illustrated zombies thrown in here for good measure. A satisfying 'middle issue' that should pick up as we reach the final arch of the story.






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