Devlin Waugh: Red Tide

Devlin Waugh #2

by John Smith, Steve Yeowell (Illustrator), Colin MacNeil (Illustrator)

The Vatican's finest supernatural investigator is back! It's time to reacquaint yourself with Devlin Waugh -- aesthete, athlete, wit... and vampire! Following his unwilling conversion to vampirism, Devlin's social life has been ruined. Unable to walk in daylight, Waugh has instead retired, becoming solitary and bitter. But now something from Devlin's past is coming, something terrible, and Devlin must steel himself for action once more. This explosive action/horror story also features never-before-seen Red Tide strip pages by red-hot artist Jock (The Loser)! Suggested For Mature Readers.

Collects:

- Chasing Herod (Progs #1149-#1157)
- Reign of Frogs (Progs #1158-#1167)
- Sirius Rising (Progs #1168-#1173)
- Red Tide (Megs #202-#213)

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Horror

264 pages, Paperback

First published March 31, 1993

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

John Smith (1967- ) is a British comics writer best known for his work on 2000 AD and Crisis. He has a host of creative credits to his name, including A Love Like Blood, Devlin Waugh, Firekind, Holocaust 12, Indigo Prime, Pussyfoot 5, Revere, Slaughterbowl, Tyranny Rex, Leatherjack, Dead Eyes and Cradlegrave. Smith has also written Future Shocks, Judge Dredd, Judge Karyn, Pulp Sci-Fi, Robo-Hunter, Rogue Trooper, Tales from Beyond Science, Vector 13 and Tales from the Black Museum. Smith's work beyond the Galaxy's Greatest Comic includes the long-running New Statesmen series in Crisis, DC/Vertigo's Hellblazer and Scarab, and Harris Comics' Vampirella.

Reviews

[Craig Lotter · Rating 3 out of 5]

2000AD's premier high society gay occult buster is back in business with two epic tales, both written by long time character scribe John Smith and featuring art duties from Steve Yeowell and Colin Macneil. Devlin Waugh is firmly in the astro horror/body horror genre and although I think both stories run a bit longer than what they maybe should, the tales were well told, even looking past Smith's penchant for overbearing psycho babble at times. Art is fantastic as always from the two Brit stalwarts, and fans of the genre will definitely walk away having enjoyed both very different pursuits. That said, the material didn't really connect all that much with me though hence the 3 star rating.

[Timo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Devlin Waugh must be the most annoying character in 2000AD roster but the horror bits are good.

[Elliot · Rating 1 out of 5]

I really hate this character

[Max Z · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing art, great story arcs, Waugh offers a curious mixture of occult-focused and at times almost satirical look at 2000AD's Mega-Cities world.

[Cthulhu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful second jaunt through the world of Judge Dredd, with the gay, irreverent, violent, cultured and eloquent supernatural operative for the vatican.

A reminder of why 2000 ad is such an amazing magazine.

[Thongglomeration · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some pretty powerful storylines in the 1st story, although it may have slightly petered out towards the end. The second is a straight-up vampire/horror story. This is the 2nd 2000AD story I've read recently, and am impressed once again.