D’Orazio, Michael – Trixie: The Schizophrenic Girl #3

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Trixie: The Schizophrenic Girl #3

Kudos to Michael for sending a page and a half “autobiography” along with this comic, I rarely get a chance to get to know somebody that well before reading a book. If the rest of you are curious about the guy, well, that website up there looks pretty comprehensive to me. The heart of this book is about Trixie, but there are two other stories included. The first is about the revenge of the trees, which is exactly as it sounds: the trees, after years of being mistreated, rise up and bloom, attracting bees that kill all the people. Next is The Folk Singer, the story of an innocent young boy who gets transformed into a vampire, setting him off on a killing spree, until one day he just kind of quits. A good story, but it lost me at the end. Finally there’s the title character. Trixie has irritated her bandmates with her stardom, so they drop some acid in her coffee for revenge. This winds Trixie up in jail, only to have her eventually get her bloody revenge. I’m a bit torn on this one, as the art is fantastic, some of the best stuff I’ve seen in years. OK, sometimes the faces could use some work, but overall the shadows and vaguely tilted panels suit everything perfectly. Worth a look, that’s for sure, although Michael may want to rethink that idea of having the same cover for each of the three issues except with different shading… $3