If you ’re not already study KC Green ’s webcomicGunshow , I advocate tune up in for his latest longform electric arc , Graveyard Quest . In it , a Gravedigger travels through the underworld on a hunt for his mother ’s steal bone and take on ghostly highjacker , a fresh mole , a Greenwich Village of worms , and the ceaseless disapproval of his long - utter father .
When I read Green ’s comics , I often get the impression that he is draw from his bowel , and Graveyard Quest is no exception . The Gravedigger has been at his job for C of years , like his deceased father before him . His father , however , disapproves of how the Gravedigger does his job , and day-after-day run him from beyond the tomb . The Gravedigger ’s only solace is his female parent ’s osseous tissue , which he maintain in his small family . His father , however , feels that the presence of those remains sustain the Gravedigger from growing up , and steals them one night , ordering the Gravedigger not to play along . The Gravedigger disobeys , and begins his quest through the underworld .
The journey through the underworld is a classic tale , instantly calling to mind Orpheus ’ attempt to find his beloved Eurydice and Heracles ’ Labour Party to retrieve the guard dog Cerberus . Graveyard Quest , however , is a more home journey , one that use more modern symbolic housing . The Gravedigger ’s solitary friend in his pursuit is a blind old gram molecule who can smell thing beyond the Gravedigger ’s comprehension and has more vexation for the Gravedigger than the Gravedigger has for himself . And the Gravedigger must board a train to Hell ( along with a group of outlaw plotting to get to Heaven ) and seek the help of worms who feed on the dilapidate consistency from the cemetery . On occasion , he must support himself , using only the excavator he fetch with him .
Through it all , the Gravedigger encounter those who would have him return to his post , including his father who tries to convince him to abandon his quest . But what will the Gravedigger really gain from his journey ? His mother ’s bones ? His Father-God ’s approving ? Or perhaps a substance in his life of bury bodies all twenty-four hours ?
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