Even creatures of the night need legal aid, and lawyers Alanna Wolff and Jeff Byrd are their champions in Lash's graphic novel. Wolff and Byrd, aided by their secretaries, Mavis and Corey, have their hands full, for their clients include a rambunctious vampire boy who is being persecuted by a fellow classmate, a time-traveler with patent woes, a woman whose dead lover's soul is in jeopardy, and a boy with a dual identity. If that weren't enough, all four primary characters also have their tumultuous love lives to contend with.
The Vampire Brat takes more than a few pot shots at contemporary television shows, such as
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (appearing here as Myrtle, the Vampire Hater) and
Ally McBeal (Ally's desperation for a man is unabating). Following on the heels of his last graphic novel,
Sonovawitch! (2000), Lash's latest is a fun, lighthearted spoof.
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Review
A brilliantly written satire of everything from Buffy to the Hulk . . . a very highly recommended and entertaining graphic novel! --
Midwest Book Review Bookwatch 12/2001Lash is a master of storytelling structure, whether it's well-constructed character arcs or finely tuned plots. --
Randy Lander, "Snap Judgments," The Fourth Rail