Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle #3 by Jim Butcher Ardian Syaf (Illustrator)







First off if you're a Harry Dresden fan than you have to get your hands on this comic/graphic novel. Welcome to the Jungle is a brand new story written exclusively for comics and includes a note from the author about why he unwaveringly will continue to call them comics. Also, you get to see exactly what Butcher imagines Harry really looks like and the illustrator Adrian Syaf does not disappoint. Reading this was like falling in love with comics all over again but now there was the added benefit of a one two punch of satisfaction from another paranormal round with Harry Dresden. 

The Lincoln Park Zoo has a dead security guard and many unanswered questions. In one of their first cases Murphy calls in Dresden to investigate and determine whether this was indeed an animal attack or something much more dangerous. With his capabilities it takes little time for Harry to realize that not only is there more to the murder than was suspected but that this is just the tip of the iceberg. Somewhere in the zoo an ancient evil is stirring and Harry is standing dead center in the way of its goal. This time even Harry himself may not be enough to ward off the evil powers that be.

Full of Dresden's wry humor and heroic deeds this is another great addition to the mythos Butcher has created. The illustrations match the story pace for pace with a sense of realistic urban grittiness. All in all definitely worth your time whether you're new to Dresden's world or a hopeless addict.

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