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last his designs for the dinosaur like surface stampers and the giant insects the crevice crawlers are great fun as is his interpretation of eagle eye who makes a surprise appearance here big heroic chin and all back in ghost world the all knowing being specter may not care about sides but it would appear he can be coaxed or tricked into giving away a location and the door to get there weird wolf is quite angry none of his teammates came to rescue him so he turns into his animal form and howls summoning the beasts above which in turn attracts the crawlers who see the stampede as dinner on the go it s all rather inconsequential after the interesting story we ve been treated to so far and unfortunately the ending is worse it s just annoying it happens off to the side with spooks simply describing what s happening this feels like a cheat to shoehorn in a cliffhanger without showing the apparent danger it feels cheap like a lazy last minute way to attempt a dramatic ending without putting the effort into writing or drawing it it s such a shame because it s been a good story until now and anthony s art was saving this episode somewhat until this i do wish anthony had been enlisted to draw a full super naturals strip though i d loved to have seen his versions of the other main characters after not actually showing himself in last issue s chapter but having his presence very much felt the doll is about to make up for lost time simon wickham appears to be trapped in the caterpillar laden basement the stairs have collapsed and the doll is closing in axe in hand swing after swing almost connects before the ventriloquist s dummy throws it at him in frustration and it sticks in the wall using it as a step up simon leaps for the door and escapes in a very exciting sequence i m sure had child readers thrilled artist francesc masi seems to relish being able to finally draw more of the murderous toy its expressions would ve been terrifying for the target audience and his relentlessness in trying to kill simon who the readers would ve been able to identify with is quite severe it s clear by now the doll isn t out to make mischief or harm he s a killer this is confirmed by simon s foster mum louise when simon discovers a broken ventilation cover leading to the basement he realises the doll has been able to come and go undetected louise knowing david is on his way to visit uncle frank in hospital and that he left with a suitcase big enough to house the doll rushes them both there in the car on the way she comes clean and finally admits to herself as much as to simon her previous foster child alan was killed it was no accident and it s now clear to her the doll now on its way to her comatose husband was responsible there s a blink and you ll miss it moment here which may be a hint of what s to come in the finale look at david s face while the monster that s possessed him is beating frank is he starting to break through the spell the strip ends with him leaving suitcase in hand just as the others arrive and simon tentatively opens the door to frank s hospital room now in darkness i ve loved this chapter and it s definitely building to a climax of course i only know this with the gift of hindsight but it makes for a breathless episode and i m excited to see the next issue however i can t help but be a tiny bit concerned about the amount there still is to wrap up in just four pages we ve the mystery of alan david s possession the outcome of the attack on frank and hopefully the defeat of the doll itself i have faith in this comic though let s just hope it s not left too open ended as a result i want a nice satisfying end to the doll s murderous rampages it s hardly a sign of a comic series about to be cancelled eagle eyed no pun intended readers may have spotted something was missing on the letters and drawings pages the end of the doll and the final panel of the scary cat challenge strip namely the address for the comic clearly its fate was known in advance unlike ring raiders and it would ve been unfair to ask the young readers to send in more contributions when they would only have been received after the final issue had gone to the printers but on spooks letters page there s an advertisement which gives a different sense of how the title was performing on the same day as this issue went on sale the super naturals adventure book was also released a thick glossy publication along the lines of the oink and wildcat winter specials and most likely timed to entice all the new toy owners from christmas to buy it and through it discover the comic it s hardly a sign of a comic series about to be cancelled obviously it would ve been created a long time before this point when hopes for super naturals were high but still i can imagine the shock of readers who picked it up only for the next regular issue to announce it was the end speaking of readers let s have a quick look at a couple of contributions to spooks letters pages i really like this tom williams drawing of george michael as a ghostling created to beat the evil weird wolf s terrible singing reading this today and seeing him as a ghost has a different feeling to it but as a fan i like the idea of him protecting us mortals with his music also mr lucky grants a reader s wish in a moment which reminds me this is very much a barrie tomlinson comic the scary cat challenge this issue is based on an idea sent in by reader jonathan williams of liverpool it takes place in india where professor ronald barton is in his element enjoying the culture and people and paying his respects to the history of the country his ungrateful son julian however doesn t even want to go when they get there he s foul to every local intolerant to the ways of the people their way of life food and language and even thinks the taj mahal is nothing compared to wembley stadium he reminds me very much of a certain kind of british tourist we all know too well from holidaying abroad julian ends up insulting many of the locals one particular temple guide doesn t take kindly to one of his comments standing in front of a golden statue depicting the snakes of panatha julian scoffs at the prophecy that one day the golden snakes of panatha will reincarnate the guide asks julian to respect their ways but is instead verbally abused apologising on his behalf his father the professor tries to reason with julian but his son is just as rude to him by this stage i felt myself becoming frustrated with the character which is the whole point we can also see where this story is going when he returns to his hotel room to find a smaller version of the same statue as part of the decor he throws a blanket over it and climbs into bed to read a football magazine he brought from home to get away from a load of old mumbo jumbo we see the blanket move and golden snakes appear one after the other accompanied by the eerie caption a moving snake makes no noise screaming in fright julian ends up entangled among them and we suddenly find the story jumping forward to the next morning and a local doctor is examining him while the comic doesn t go so far as to scare a kid to death this time see 6 the outcome could actually be worse for this particular brat the final page shows his body stiff but still breathing his heart racing but no movement or reactions whatsoever he s been frozen in fear possibly for the rest of his life these final panels showing julian s facial expression are the creepiest of the whole story but add these to the moments of the snakes surrounding his bed and that silent panel in particular first panel in the second picture above and julio vivas once again captures the potentially scary moments perfectly i m sure young fans would ve loved his work after a brief ghostling tale involving a fairground ghost train we move on to our final strip which as per usual is the curse drawn by alan langford in the tombs under the thames skull burnheart and scary cat have discovered where britannicus lies and are attempting to open his casket to release his curse upon the world knowing they re late to the party lionheart and eagle eye take up arms against burnheart outside and we finally get some super natural on super natural fight scenes don t get me wrong the story has been intriguing and i ve been eager to see what this britannicus fella is all about but alan did such an amazing job of the fight scenes in his previous story i ve been looking forward to their next clash there are spells and flames and swords and guns aplenty but the setting just can t relive that epic feeling from the previous story however it s still fun and as always we have to remember the original audience eventually as the good guys recover from a spell cast by scary cat she and burnheart race inside to recharge the flame gun and finally free britannicus body but it appears the romans knew it could be of value to evil and so they sealed it within a further casing this time made of brass knowing it ll take longer to break into this skull and his cronies retreat through the underground sewers until they reach a dead end the final panel halts the action as the bat bopper unleashes one of its flying bombs and the next issue panel simply states the flood so i think we can guess what s on the other side of that dead end it s a much lighter episode this time compared to the atmosphere rich story we ve had thus far there are also more examples of using skull for comedy which i found humorous last time because it hadn t been done before but now i feel it s taking away from that gloriously scary leader alan is so good at portraying nevertheless knowing the final chapter is upon us i m still looking forward to seeing how this one is resolved even if it s now looking very unlikely we ll get to see what britannicus looks like or what his curse entailed it s sad to think there s only one more issue of the regular comic to go but i m excited by the adventure book which as i explained above also went on sale on this day back in 1988 so i ll be spending time this week reading that for the full review in seven days to fill the gap between the penultimate and climactic issues of super naturals so come back to check that out on sunday 13th february 2022 and then the following sunday 20th february for the finale issue seven adventure book super naturals menu alan langford anthony williams barrie tomlinson francesc masi julio vivas sandy james tom williams comic reviews super naturals super naturals 7 licensed to thrill 23 january 2022 phil boyce leave a comment after the festive cover for 5 and the fantastic montage that made up last issue s this super naturals cover by sandy james is initially a little disappointing but that s only because of the comparison to the more elaborate ones that went before it may be a lot simpler but it does focus on possibly the best of the evil super naturals so perhaps it s a sign of some fiery content we ll see inside the doll remains in its position as our first strip and the opening page includes this fantastic image by way of a recap as well as looking great there s another good reason behind this image of the doll looming large over the house the little wooden murderer doesn t actually appear in the strip this issue regular readers might ve felt a little short changed if his evil face wasn t included somewhere but quite possibly it was more to clue in new readers to who we were dealing with this issue s chapter focusses entirely on simon wickham as he searches the house on his own so this recap panel reminds us of the larger story and the implications of the doll s continued survival also it s just such a brilliant atmospheric picture while the dummy doesn t appear this chapter has what is arguably one of the most memorable moments in super naturals whole run those caterpillars above make a gross reentry into the story just a few panels later as simon thinks to himself that his chicken tastes a bit odd queue the following image which made me gag a little at the thought i ll admit i do hope francesc masi knows how some fans reacted to the artwork he produced once recovered from this shock the rest of the story has simon make his way into the cellar of the house after hearing a noise from underneath the floor convinced the doll is trying to scare him into inaction he braves the dark and makes his way down the floor is a sea of caterpillars and after simon becomes trapped on a crumbling staircase they begin to crawl all over him before a cackling shape starts to rise up out of them for this issue s cliffhanger apart from the gross out moment above the main purpose of this chapter is to build upon some of the already established mysteries such as the fate of previous foster child alan who is described as having met some terrible but undefined end because of the doll most likely in relation to this is the fact the marshall s cellar door is boarded up with several planks of wood simon has been told no one has been down there for years is this where alan met his doom is this where the doll was trapped or originally found a shocking but ultimately intriguing chapter that heightens anticipation for what could come next the additional features have moved up from the second half of the comic there s another one page ghostling tale in which a scientist perfects some form of death stare to kill any living thing by looking at it he kills his cat and several plants before looking in the mirror to congratulate himself with predicable results serves him right for the cat on spooks letters page a reader asks for anneka rice to be placed into the tomb of doom because of her continuous smile but it appears spooks or should that be editor barrie tomlinson is a bit of a fan there s also an advert to hype up the new eagle and battle weekly when battle folded after a successful run of 664 issues since its creation in 1975 while i ve now left twitter both personal and blog accounts and can no longer access the tweet i did share the letters page photo above and tagged anneka rice in it not really thinking she d see it but she did barrie always so forthcoming with information about his comics and support for this site commented how he just couldn t banished her to which anneka replied and thanked him as a fan to this day barrie seemed quite taken it was quite the moment a high speed escape down a mountain on top of a log and coming face to face with a giant mammoth and sabre toothed tiger the scary cat challenge has a lot to live up to this issue after the stunning strip we were treated to last time thanks to massimo belardinelli s art food for thought is based upon an idea sent in by reader daniel bridge of hull while it s unknown who developed these into full scripts most likely editor barrie tomlinson the artist is jim watson it involves a school visit to a life size prehistoric model village and one of the kids sneaks off to rest behind some rocks 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