Wonderland #9

The seeds of evil are all around them and it’s up to the Liddle girls to uproot the problem.

After sneaking out of the hotel room, Violet and her new friend Harmony have become the latest victims of Club Excess.  When Calie wakes to find the girls missing, she can only fear the worst and arrives at the club prepared, but not entirely for what she finds there.  Writer Raven Gregory continues his thrilling tale of a young woman just trying to find some sanity in the crazy world she lives in. 

So, it looks like Violet has gotten herself into quite the thorny situation here.  Not only is she in trouble with her mother, but now she’s fallen into the clutches of the Flower Girls.  Now, it’s up to Calie to bail her out.  Meanwhile, the Red Queen is having problems of her own with the Queen of Spades, while trying to get her son back to the real world.  It’s a true fight to the finish as these mothers face the daunting task of keeping their children safe from the evils of Wonderland.  However, the children take matters into their own hands, proving they’re not as helpless as one might expect. 

Throughout the series, Violet has been constantly sheltered by Calie.  They’ve traveled all over the country, trying to stay inconspicuous in hopes of evading the threat of Wonderland, but with this ninth issue that’s all changed.  Now, we get to see Violet in action.  Anyone who’s read any of the previous installments in the Wonderland saga knows how much of a badass Calie is.  This time around it’s Violet’s time to shine, picking up where her mother and grandmother left off and conquering the demons that came from the nightmare beyond the mirror. I've always been a big fan of the Liddle girls, so it’s great to see Violet in action now.  Three generations of ass-kicking women, I say bravo Mr. Gregory.

The only thing that I didn’t like was the one thing that always bothers me in comics, consistency with the art.  In this case it wasn’t so much that there were two different artists on this issue, but that the look of one of the characters kept changing throughout the story.  The Queen of Spades, who’s been known to wear fishnets, starts off wearing white stockings and then goes bare-legged half way through her story.  I could just be nit-picking at this point in time, but for someone who’s been with the Wonderland story from the beginning it’s one of those things that just jumps out at me.

Issue 9 of Wonderland is action-packed and really shows the tenacity and fighting spirit of the leading ladies.  With a well-seeded story, this is definitely not one to leaf behind, believe me it grows on you.  So, go check out the latest installment in the on-going Wonderland series.  It’s not one to be pruned from your collection.  For more info on where to find this issue, visit the Zenescope website, or the Zenscope Facebook page.

Geek-o-Rama received a copy of this book for the purpose of this review. All thoughts, comments and opinions are those of the individual reviewer.