Written by Chris RobersonArt by Michael Allred
A new arc starts in this issue, 'Six Feet Under & Rising', as does a new back-up feature, 'The Dead Presidents', by the same creative team.
The main story has Gwen attending a surprise party thrown by her friends before going on a date with Horatio. Also, Amon tries to recruit her help in putting a stop to Galatea's plans, and the vampire coven turns Gwen's old friend. Roberson is slowly but surely advancing his plot for this series, but is also taking the time to have some fun with these characters, which is what makes this comic so enjoyable.
The Dead Presidents story introduces four new characters, all named after a former US president, who apparently form a squad or team of government agents, belonging to a group called VEIL. Seeing as one of them is a werewolf, another a zombie, and a third a ghost, it's pretty clear that the parallels to Gwen and her friends are intentional. They are in an abandoned Arctic radar station, where they fight a zombie and a brain in a jar (these characters reminded me of the classic Doom Patrol villains Mr. Mallah and whatever the brain guy was called - The Brain?), who appear to be tracking down Galatea.
As always, Roberson delivers an intelligent script, and Allred draws the hell out of it.
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