This 176-page trade paperback contains issues 17-22 of Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre, along with the first issue of Mavis.
The main story in the book, "Sonovawitch!", concerns a lonely single guy who is sued for "hexual harassment" after his mom (a witch), puts a spell on one of his employees to make her fall in love with him. The original comic book issues were nominated for a Bram Stoker Award, given by the Horror Writers of America. Lash was also nominated for a Will Eisner Comic Industry Award as Best Writer/Artist—Humor for the Sonovawitch issues.
The attractively produced trade paperback contains several other cases from the files of Wolff & Byrd, featuring such clients as a physician who specializes in reviving the dead; a hunchback accused of teaching Satanism to preschoolers; a vampire henchman for the Nosferatu crime cartel; a Japanese priest who guards a jewel that can unleash the power of a giant reptilian monster; and a nice guy whose soul has accidentally possessed the body of a demon.
The introduction is provided by Neil Gaiman, award-winning author of such books as Stardust, Neverwhere, and the Sandman series.
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