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still not caring enough to try and find this. So yeah, no review from me.

If your staff went out and bought this for you, you'd probably ask them to buy you a different comic.

[Eli Katz]

John, Franken-Castle had a score of 6.08 -- at least, that's what's posted as the average on the column. So we haven't had four consecutive weeks of books scoring below 6.

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John, Franken-Castle had a score of 6.08 -- at least, that's what's posted as the average on the column. So we haven't had four consecutive weeks of books scoring below 6.

Squid pulled it down to 5.99 Wednesday afternoon.

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[BlueStreak]

I'll be giving the comic a 7, for what it's worth.

If that helps the average at all, I can reveal that information in advance.

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I'll be giving the comic a 7, for what it's worth.

If that helps the average at all, I can reveal that information in advance.

6.30

[Eli Katz]

I didn't realize you updated the scores after late entries are submitted. Cool. You should, if it isn't too difficult, add the late reviews to the column, too. I love rereading the older columns.

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I didn't realize you updated the scores after late entries are submitted. Cool. You should, if it isn't too difficult, add the late reviews to the column, too. I love rereading the older columns.

I try to get any Tuesday reviews added (to the front page thing), but that's usually my cutoff.

[guitarsmashley]

If your staff went out and bought this for you, you'd probably ask them to buy you a different comic.

Most definitely.

[Victorian Squid]

7 for me too. It was fun, but not as fun as the mini which comes out in tpb this week, I think. This book makes an ok bridge between the first mini and the upcoming Dracula one, but it wouldn't be a great introduction to the Victorian Undead.

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Sorry for spoiling your crazy coordinated 7s everyone.

[Stephen Day]

Sorry for spoiling your crazy coordinated 7s everyone.

Would now be a bad time to mention that I decided to edit my review and drop my rating to a 6?

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Would now be a bad time to mention that I decided to edit my review and drop my rating to a 6?

Since I rarely go back after doing the front page thing, now would be a perfect time to mention it.

[Stephen Day]

Since I rarely go back after doing the front page thing, now would be a perfect time to mention it.

OK good, glad I did then.

[BlueStreak]

Actual Review:

Sherlock Holmes is one of my favorite characters of all time. Not to brag on the subject, but I've read all the Doyle stories multiple times, watched most television and movie adaptations of the Great Detective and even named one of my cats Basil after Basil Rathbone. I love a great Sherlock Holmes story and seeing him work his way through impossible mystery after mystery.

That being said, I felt a little jilted by Victorian Undead Special's lack of a mystery. The pieces were too neatly laid out for Holmes, even if the reader already knew who the culprit was. That was the biggest flaw surrounding Victorian Undead Special. However, besides the lack of mystery in the plot, everything else was as solid as a Victorian crossover zombie story could get. There was continuation of the zombie plot from the original miniseries, solid characterization and a unique explanation for Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde. The biggest upside was the improved art from the original miniseries, which was a major drawback from the original.

Overall, Edginton wrote a great story. Here's to hoping that he's able to successfully build a mystery (which is always the hardest part to get right with Holmes) in his next installment of Victorian Undead.

7 of 10.

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Okay Eli, 6 months from now when you're ready to go back and read the reviews for this they'll all be on the front page.