BETTIE PAGE AND THE CURSE OF THE BANSHEE VOLUME 5 #4
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
STORY: Stephen Mooney
ART: Jethro Morales
COLORS: Dinei Ribero
LETTERS: Taylor Esposito
EDITOR: Joseph Rybandt
COVER: Marat Mychaels
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Joseph Michael Linsner; Stephen Mooney; Leslie Leirix; Marat Mychaels; Ani-Mia (cosplay)
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (August 2021)
Rated Teen+
Bettie Page (1923–2008) was an American model who gained notoriety in the 1950s for her pin-up photos. She is still referred to has the “Queen of Pinups,” and her shoulder-to-armpit-length jet-black hair with its trademark bangs and her blue eyes have inspired generations of artists, illustrators and comic book artists.
In 2017, Dynamite Entertainment made Bettie Page the star of her own comic book miniseries. The latest is Bettie Page and the Curse of the Banshee. It is written by Stephen Mooney; drawn by Jethro Morales; colored by Dinei Ribero; and lettered by Taylor Esposito. In this series, Bettie, a freelance agent for the federal government and something of a monster hunter, and her partner, Lyssa McKnight, travel to rural Ireland to investigate a series of murders supposedly perpetrated by a mythical creature, a “banshee.”
Bettie Page and the Curse of the Banshee Volume 5 #4 opens in O'Riordan's Bed and Breakfast, Ireland, 1954. Inside a bedroom, Bettie cannot stay awake. It is as if something wants her to remain in a deep and troubled sleep. Meanwhile, Lyssa struggles to help her friend, and then, a priest knocks on the door. Elsewhere, Bettie struggles with the curse of the banshee, Márie.
THE LOWDOWN: Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department recently began providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles. One of them is Bettie Page and the Curse of the Banshee Volume 5 #4, which is the second issue of the title that I have read. Prior to this series, I had not read any of DE's other Bettie Page comic book series.
I like Bettie Page and the Curse of the Banshee Volume 5 #4, the same as I did issue #3, which makes me wish I had read the earlier issues. In this issue, writer Stephen Mooney balances the story between Bettie's battle and Lyssa's struggle. Lyssa shines as a supporting character, and the priest, hapless, but well meaning, inadvertently provides comic relief.
This fourth issue is the penultimate issue of the series, and I am looking forward to the final issue. Discovering Bettie Page and the Curse of the Banshee Volume 5 has been a delightful surprise, so I will recommend it to you, dear readers.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of Bettie Page comic books will want to try Bettie Page and the Curse of the Banshee Volume 5.
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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