JIM REAPER: WEEK ONE

**MattBrady** · 04-25-2006, 06:35 AM

Silent Devil has provided Newsarama with a five-page preview of Jim Reaper: Week One coming from the publisher in July.

The solicitation for the one-shot issue reads:

Diamond order code: MAY06 3369
Full Color 40 pages
Story by Dwight L. MacPherson
Art by Mathieu Benoit
SRP: $3.95

Description:

Fearing an imminent breakdown, the Grim Reaper decides to take a Holiday. After an exhaustive search for a replacement, he finds only his cousin's nephew's son to collect the souls of those who are perishing. Enter the timid Jim Reaper. The only problem is that Jim is scared of his own shadow and his first week on the job may ultimately prove the destruction of his own immortal soul-- or worse.

Check out www.silentdevil.com and http://pages.videotron.com/mathieub/jim/index.html for more details.

Aaron Weisbrod · 04-25-2006, 07:24 AM

EXCELLENT STUFF! Cute... but with a nice lil' horror-ish vibe going for it.

I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if this becomes a cartoon series down the road...

Reaping and sewing,
Aaron Weisbrod

Egg · 04-25-2006, 08:17 AM

I've worked with Dwight (on Dead Men Tell No Tales) and known Mathieu for some time and I have to say that I've been itching to hold this book in my hands! I think Jim Reaper is funny, funny, funny! Can't wait to get it!

sequart · 04-25-2006, 09:04 AM

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I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if this becomes a cartoon series down the road...

Good call! That'd be a hit!

ukatana · 04-25-2006, 09:15 AM

This book looks hilarious!! It is going to rock!!

bishop-m · 04-25-2006, 10:30 AM

This looks pretty good. The artwork looks amazing! I can see it as an animated series as well!

NICKD · 04-25-2006, 10:38 AM

Dwight's a great guy. This is humor at its greatest. In horror form. Great stuff indeed. This will be on my pull list.

Scar of Kaine · 04-25-2006, 11:47 AM

This is such a rip off of 'Mort' and 'Soul Music' by Terry Pratchett.

CBeranek · 04-25-2006, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ukatana

This book looks hilarious!! It is going to rock!!

Awesome, thanks for the support!

Jason Copland · 04-25-2006, 04:33 PM

Looks great, Dwight!

TheCorpse · 04-25-2006, 07:42 PM

Yea! Cartoony and funny horror is always something that I'll be getting.
Good luck with this Dwight---- you've got one sale here!

corpsecomic.com

Blackbeard · 04-25-2006, 10:01 PM

You guys are all amazing!
Thank you so much for your kind words!

midweeker21 · 04-26-2006, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Scar of Kaine

This is such a rip off of 'Mort' and 'Soul Music' by Terry Pratchett.

Which itself was a rip-off/spoof of The Seventh Seal by Ingmar Bergman, or possibly Piers Anthony's Incarnations Of Immortality, or maybe Death Takes A Holiday from 1932, or...the list goes on.
Death as a physical embodiment is not a new idea, lots of people have used it, most recently in the Death Jr books, but Dwight's taking a slightly more cartoony feel to it, and personally I think it looks great.
I read the back-ups in Hack/Slash, and thought the artwork was very appealing, and pretty funny. I'll be checking out the series, certainly.

Blackbeard · 04-27-2006, 12:24 AM

Thanks, Chris!
I appreciate everyone taking the time to drop in and show their support!

Jim said he'll give you each a two year extension.

Scar of Kaine · 04-27-2006, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by midweeker21

Which itself was a rip-off/spoof of The Seventh Seal by Ingmar Bergman, or possibly Piers Anthony's Incarnations Of Immortality, or maybe Death Takes A Holiday from 1932, or...the list goes on.
Death as a physical embodiment is not a new idea, lots of people have used it, most recently in the Death Jr books, but Dwight's taking a slightly more cartoony feel to it, and personally I think it looks great.
I read the back-ups in Hack/Slash, and thought the artwork was very appealing, and pretty funny. I'll be checking out the series, certainly.

Nah, it was more the idea of an stand-in for Death that I was referring to.
But Dwight say's never read them so kinda hard for that to be the inspiration.......

Blackbeard · 04-27-2006, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Scar of Kaine

But Dwight say's never read them so kinda hard for that to be the inspiration.......

Right on.
I love irony. I think it is an excellent comedic device.
I mean--a cowardly grim reaper. What could be more ironic--and humorous-- than that?

ghstfreehood · 04-28-2006, 01:44 AM

Stoked for the reaper. I'm looking forward to getting my grubby liitle paws on it.Woohoo!

Blackbeard · 04-28-2006, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by ghstfreehood

Stoked for the reaper. I'm looking forward to getting my grubby liitle paws on it.Woohoo!

Thanks for stopping by, man. We appreciate your support!

ghstfreehood · 04-28-2006, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Blackbeard

Thanks for stopping by, man. We appreciate your support!

Not a problem. Looking good.Congrats

adamcasey · 09-06-2006, 12:17 PM

Diamond shows this as shipping this week! Can't wait!

Blackbeard · 09-06-2006, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by adamcasey

Diamond shows this as shipping this week! Can't wait!

Thank you, my friend!
Jim Reaper and pals' new book LIL' HELLIONS: A DAY AT THE ZOO is raising a ruckus at Silver Bullet Comics, too! Check it out:

http://www.silverbulletcomics.com/news/story.php?a=2349