Mikkel Lund Szklany

Shadowplay Cover

This special collection presents the fantastic art of Ashley Wood and Ben Templesmith under one cover. In “Demon Father John’s Pinwheel Blues,” Amber Benson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Tara) and Ben craft a tale of a syndicate of vampire street children that is turned upside down by new recruit Pinwheel. In “Shunt,” Christina Z and Ash present the tale of the perfect woman, who gives up the perfect life to uncover a heinous human slavery ring run by an elite group of vampires. Vampires who transform their beautiful female victims into the most sensually marketable product. Within the torture and depravity lies a twisted tale of obsessive passion and furious loyalty. — From Amazon

The artwork of Ashley Wood and Ben Templesmith is amazing and visually stunning, but it is also extremely graphic and very adult, so it may not be for all readers.
The two stories where pretty interesting, but they seemed to lack a smooth continuity, and at points it almost felt like there where pages missing from the stories, especially in the Ashley Wood/Amber Benson story.

Overall, two great stories and amazing artwork, I would recommend this book the any fan of modern horror comics, or just fans of Wood/Templesmith.