Wonderland Asylum #3

Violet’s destiny revealed!  Completely in love with her, The Void has revealed to Violet that she is to become the new Mad Hatter, however she won’t go crazy like the previous incarnations.  The power to restore order to Wonderland and save her family is now at her finger tips, but there is a catch.  If Violet wants this power, she has to accept The Void into her life, namely through marriage.  With the Madder Hatter closing in and The Void now holding her against her will, Violet is running out of options.  Will she commit herself to The Void, or take her chances with the dangers of Wonderland?  Find out, in this latest issue of Wonderland: Asylum.

Dazed and confused, Violet is now The Void’s prisoner.  Despite rejecting his marriage proposal, she’s now locked away in a bizarre, floating castle.  Not a great way to start off the relationship.  Things begin to look hopeless until a flock of birds show up and tell Violet to tell her story.  They claim to be from a friend, which leaves Violet more than a little skeptical, given she has no friends in Wonderland.  However, given that there’s nothing else she can do, Violet writes, in hopes that someone will actually come to help her.  A bit of a stretch, but what does she have to lose?  The birds did reveal though, that “he” didn’t know she was in Wonderland, but would help if he knew.  So, now we have a new mystery on our hands as to who this “he” is.  From what I can recall, the majority of Violet and Calie’s male allies are dead, which doesn’t leave them very many options.  The only one I can speculate on is Violet’s father, but I could have sworn he got killed off in a previous series.  Looks like the only way to solve this mystery is to keep on reading and hope that all will be revealed soon enough. 

I find myself at a loss for comment on this issue.  There wasn’t anything bad about it, but there also wasn’t anything that particularly stood out either.  Yeah, Violet’s being forced into marriage and the Wonderland recruits are growing in number, but really that’s it.  It’s pretty much just a segue between issues 2 and 4.  However, don’t mistake this indifference for a bad issue.  It’s very well written and provides a lot of setup for what’s to come next, so don’t count this one out, or you’ll be missing a piece of the action.  Trust me, it’s well worth the read.

Talk about a shotgun wedding.  Violet’s in deep now and it looks like the only way out is to go through with it.  But, can The Void really deliver on his part?  If so, Violet will be set to finally end the madness that is Wonderland and give her family a much needed sense of peace.  It’s going to be a struggle of matrimonial proportions.  So, be sure to pick up issue 3 of Wonderland: Asylum, the story is rather engaging.  For more info on where to find this book, please visit the Zenescope website, or the Zenescope 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 who, so far as we know, has not been kidnapped by The Void.