Xena vs. Army of Darkness Volume 2: What... Again?!

Army of Darkness

by Brandon Jerwa, Elliott Serrano, Miguel Montenegro (Artist)

Ash from Army of Darkness and Xena the Warrior Princess clash again! After the events of their last meet-up, Ash is back in "real" time and Xena and Gabby are back where they started, but they're not going to stay there, not if the Necronomicon has anything to do with it!

Collects Xena vs. Army of Darkness Volume 2: What... Again?! #1-4

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Fantasy

104 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Lost Planet Airman · Rating 3 out of 5]

interesting twists and turns... granted, most of the Evil Dead franchise since the movie Army of Darkness has been very tongue-in-cheek, but here we have the most extreme weirdness that I have seen. Ash, S-Mart employee extraordinaire, has seen a little time pass since his first cross-over adventure into (I believe) Xena's time, as have the Xena "team" in their own ancient time. But the maleficent power of the Deadites has resurfaced, drawing Xena, Gabrielle and master-thief-turned-S-Mart-franchiser Autolyclus into Ash's time - for starters! Soon the four bear the Necronomicon through time, space, and shattering reality to face a Deadite leader like no other.
Hold on to your boom-sticks, it's a wild ride.

(If you aren't "in the know" about some back-history, here's your Flash Facts: The Evil Dead is a 1981 low-budget one-shot horror film from Sam Raimi (Spider-man director) and Bruce Campbell (Ash) to get "recognized by studios, and to help them get a career in film" (imdb.com), to a budget of $350,000. They went on to revive Ash for Evil Dead II and provide a comedy medieval time-travel boom-stick-laden third installment, Army of Darkness. Ash's trademarks, nearly from the start, include a chainsaw strapped to his arm, a 20-guage shotgun "boom-stick", and witty rejoinder. Campbell later went on to play Autolycus, King of Thieves, in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and the spin-off Xena: Warrior Princess. Additional Flash Fact: there appears to be a cameo by Conan the Barbarian in the Deadite fortress in the fourth chapter.)

[Bill Riggs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great pairing. These characters work so well together and it’s a great blend of the Army of Darkness and the Warrior Princess’s worlds. Looking forward to volume 3.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

Though the story and artwork are a step down from the first volume, this second installment does a pretty fair job of picking up where things left off. If you're a fan of these characters' penchant for cartoon violence and goofy one-liners, then get ready for Round 2.

[Scott Williams · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is entertaining but not as good as the first volume. The tone is perfect for Evil Dead and Ash’s voice is spot on. That can’t be said for the XWP side of things. I also think the likenesses were not as strong in this one.

[Sylvester · Rating 2 out of 5]

Xena and Ash got back together again in a jumbled up story consisting of very stale drawing and cliched ideas. It was sub-par compare to the first volume due to it being a cash grab.

[Jim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Combination of two great stories...Xena and Ash...Loved it.

[Micheal Shea · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read first issue

[harlequin {Stephanie} · Rating 4 out of 5]

part action & part cheesy comedy.

Anything Ash / army of darkness related is worth the money.

[Phil Zimmerman · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lightning did not strike twice here. This installment is bland and boring. I guess it would have been difficult to pull this off twice.