Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse Birds, Bees, Blood and Beer by Ben Templesmith is freaky. Freaky and messed up. An intelligent maggot, inhabiting the eye socket of a corpse, with an automaton drinking buddy that has no bits, saves the world. Twice. To really enjoy this book, I'd say you that had to be open to dark comedy. There's some pretty sick things that happen and it's meant to get a laugh, or at least a chuckle.
The art is amazing. It's so rich and layered. I think Templesmith must have refined his style since 30 Days of Nights because I liked it much better here than I did in the other graphic novel. Maybe it's just that he's illustrating his own work. I like it enough to give it 4 out of 5.
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