I don't know how Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) does it. The guy has to be the busiest guy in comics today. Seems like I'm seeing his name on everything. Now he's back with a second dose of Meeednight Pulp Presents. I'm really diggin' this MPP series, so I hope they keep it going. Secret Skull was very cool, and so far The Lurkers is even better.

Hector Casanova claims that this his first official comic. I hope it's not his last. I love the artwork, it's absolutely perfect for this noir mystery. The grizzled detective Dietz has seen it all, until a young child is dug up from its grave and half eaten. The groundskeeper/security guard is the only one who witnesses the act. "I have never seen a thing more terrible," he tells Dietz. There's not much evidence left behind, except for some old cloth fibers. When they're analyzed, Dietz begins to think this isn't like anything he's ever seen before. If you enjoy a good mystery, this is a good start. Time will tell just how good.

If you want some more bang for your buck, there's a four-page short story to finish of issue #1. There's something amiss in Grayville in An Uncommon Stew by Nicholas Knight. Rather, there's something seriously up with the stew that the city's wealthiest man, Randolph Brackenmire, serves annually at his charity dinner soirees. Knight's stories can be found in publications like H.P. Lovecraft's Magazine of Horror and Canada's Open Space, so he's no slouch. To my recollection, this is the first one of his I've read and you can call me impressed.