Steve Niles (w) Bernie Wrightson (a)
Any comic written and drawn by a team consisting of Niles and Wrightson has to be worth picking up and Dead She Said is no exception. The tale begins with a familiar scene of a Private Detective waking up on his bed from a hard night out. A mixture of drinking and he vaguely remembers, fighting has left him in a warm wet pool. Except there is something seriously wrong here.
Jack Coogan has a gun shot wound and that's his blood he's lying in. Almost all eight pints of it so he should be dead. Hist gut is hanging out and rigor mortis has actually set in. He is dead and has to crack his joints to move. How is this possible and who the hell killed him and why. The mystery begins.
Having more enemies than friends (what private Dick doesn't) he has to figure out what happened and do something about that smell. The rotting flesh aroma that goes around with him. Even the Police are none too keen on holding him even after they find Coogan standing over the ripped apart body of the man who killed him.
Of course he didn't do it which was obvious otherwise there would be blood all over him. He has picked up a clue though. It looks like a crabs claw but isn't. What is going on. Dropping his clue off with a mate at the museum for analysis he visits his ex or at least someone he tried to pick up. Putting his hand on her ass wasn't a great idea but help he needs. She's a mortician and Jack needs embalming.
Meanwhile a young couple disappear while camping leaving their kids wondering what happened and jack moves against his would be killer, the one who put a contract out on him. A mad scientist whose activities had attracted the suspicion of his wife who erroneously thought he was having an affair. Perhaps it would have been better for everyone if he had....
Giant ants attack a trailer park for "the meat" needed for their farm controlled by our resident mad scientist who also has another "Frankenstein" project on the go. More "Human Caterpillar" if you have seen that movie. A disgusting creation made of human bits.
The confrontation happens and Jack gains his revenge by throwing a "queen" scent on the scientist leading to his demise at the hands of his creations. World domination plans over only a fire will destroy all these monstrosities.
Jack watches as his own faux funeral takes place and his dead injuries are more pronounced than ever. What we never discover is why Jack lived.......
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