Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse Volume 3 HC (Wormwood (Hardcover)) Hardcover – 17 May 2011

perfect state fantastic comic book - ben templesmith is a genious and his type of drawing is unique and world known

Templesmith, who previously had an equally successful dark-humor collaboration going with Micael Carey about a supernatural PI, has been "going it alone" with his story arc about Wormwood, the monster hunter (and benevolent demon) whose favourite haunt is a sleazy strip club that happens to be built right on top of a dimensional portal.-Readers of previous stories will know that all kinds of H.P. Lovecraft-type entities have a habit of trying to cross over to this dimension in order to devour souls, and will also know that Wormwood and his sidekicks strive to destroy them in ways that are as gross as possible (fans of South Park will love it).A menace from the past catches up with Wormwood, and he has to rely on luck, gratitous violence and a guest appearence of Elvis (every Universe has its own Elvis) to save the Earth for bad taste and black humor.This episode has its full share of tentacles, explosions and tattooed chicks wielding swords, all rendered in Templesmith's artwork.

The thing with Templesmith's work is that his style immediately sticks out after one encounter with any of his works. The lines are jagged and the colouring dark, the way red is used inparticular for Wormwood and his bestselling 30 Days... is another key thing. It's from 30 Days...that I discovered Templesmith's other works and I have to say although his artistic style remains wonderfully familiar, Wormwood could not be more of a departure from 30 Days.The humour is bleak and always cutting edge; elements of surrealism enter frequently and it does feel like this is what Templesmith would have sat home and wrote for his own amusement, believing it wouldn't be wanted from the market-a feeling of real personal effort and adoration as you read this one. Days and Fell are always going to be Templesmith staples, but Wormwood deserves as much praise in a different sense. If you know Templesmith's work, this is a must-if not, it may not be instantly appealing but reading from the first volume to this one could immediately hook any cynic. Highly Reccommended.

Being a fan of Ben Templesmith's work from before 30 days of night with Steve Niles to his more recent work with the great Menton3 I always mention how amazing it is how he can take any character & make it great no matter the extreme differences. It's a must buy. You don't have to have read the comics or have bought the other two volumes for it make sense..it helps though of course. But Wormwood is a deliteful little maggot who looks quite dapper in his' skin suit and is hilarious without knowing his' background. The art is amazing as is Templesmith's writing. If you're a fan,let me coax you a little more by saying he's said recently he hopes to dust off the Gentleman Corpse character next year and put him in more mischief,making these older ones possibly not only go up in price but harder to find.

Great art, hilarious story and fun characters. Wormwood has been one of my favorite series recently and I hope Mr. Templesmith keeps writing them. He does all the art and writing so it may be a while for the next Wormwood story. My only complaint is that IDW picked a rather cheap binding to use so the book feels a bit flimsy. Other than that, if you haven't picked this book up already from the beginning GO GET IT!

Templesmith is an amazing artist and author. I enjoy his blend of comedic story telling and dark/murky artistry.I've met him 2x at the Emerald City Comicon and he's a great guy. He signed 12 of my graphic novels and carried a conversation without acting exhausted and annoyed like some of the artists/authors.

Such a great graphic novel, the illustrations are perfect and the story is well written

I love this series so much, I really wish that there were more volumes to it. Three's not enough! The artwork alone is one of the reason I love it so much! Been Templesmith is an amazing artist that is able to capture all the fine details even with a tiny facial expression!