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Supernatural Law / Wolff & Byrd
Issues 1-10
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Issue 10
"I'm Carrying Satan's Baby"
Satan. Religious fundamentalists. Abortion. Yes, its another wacky, hilarious
issue of Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre. In this takeoff on
Rosemary's Baby, a small-town girl discovers she's carrying the devil's
child and decides to get an abortion. The fundamentalist townspeople get wind of
the abortion plans and strongly voice their opposition. But then they learn that
the fetus is the spawn of Satan: Do they want to be responsible for unleashing
this devil-child upon the world? The legal issues are inconceivable, bringing
attorneys Alanna Wolff and Jeff Byrd to the scene--where there's bound to be
hell to pay!
Special Bonus: Pinup of W&B by THB's Paul Pope!
This issue is out of print. This issue is also available as
part of the trade paperback, Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre: Case Files,
Vol. 3, which is also currently out of print.
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Issue 9
"The * Files"
Psychic phenomena...alien abductions...unexplained coincidences...these
are things Alanna and Jeff can deal with. But when two FBI agents show up
and start trampling on Wolff & Byrd's otherworldly client's rights, things
really get spooky.
The story involves UFOs, espionage, invasion of privacy, and, of course, illegal
aliens!
"I see this parody of The X Files as a jumping off point for lampooning not only
UFOlogy but government intervention in people's lives," says writer/artist
Batton Lash. "In fact, it's not so much a parody as a satire on people's beliefs
and delusions, whether they're in flying saucers or government efficiency."
This issue is currently out of print. This issue is available as part of the
trade paperback, Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre: Case Files, Vol. 3,
which is also currently out of print.
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Issue 8
"The Big Convention--Bar, That Is"
Mavis stays home and minds the office while Jeff and Alanna go off to San Diego
for the Bar Convention. Mavis ends up tangling with that pesky Toby Bascoe and
"Th'Lulu," a creature conjured from an ancient tome. Meanwhile, Wolff & Byrd
encounter convention shennanigans, including costumers, huksters, and boring
panels, at a more "informal" type of bar convention.
W&B #8 is still available; ask for it at your local comics retailer, or
order directly from Exhibit A Press via this Website!
This issue is also available as
part of the trade paperback, Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre: Case Files,
Vol. 2, which is currently out of print.
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Issue 7
"More Short Stories"
Like issue #3, this issue is a collection of interrelated short stories. First up
is "I, Sodd," in which we learn more about this vegetative character, from his
own point of view. Then Jeff Byrd tells his own personal story -- "I Turned My
Dream Date into a Nightmare" -- of a night on the town with issue 5's
supermodel, Dawn DeVine. Finally, "Hodge, the Flunky" is a Damon Runyonesque
illustrated ghost story. Bonus: Pinup by Randy Reynaldo, writer/artist of
Adventure Strip Digest Featuring Rob Haynes.
This issue is out of print, and although it is also part of the trade paperback,
Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre: Case Files, Vol. 2, that book is also out of print.
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Issue 6
"It Stalks the Public Domain"
Monster shows are springing up all over the city, each claiming to have the
"original" dracula, Frankenstein's monster, and Wolf-Man. One show promoter
attempts to prove that he has the "real" Dracula -- without thinking about the
consequences. Soon the streets of lower New York are filled with vampires,
werewolves, and fabricated monsters -- and the villagers (Greenwich, that is!)
are up in arms. Meanwhile, Jeff and Alanna must deal with situations in their
personal lives: Jeff continues to carry a torch for the very pregnant Kim Curtis
(from issue 2) , while Alanna has her hands full with young attorney Tobias
Bascoe, who has a crush on her. Special addition: a one-page pinup by Scott
Shaw!
This issue is out of print. This issue is also available as
part of the trade paperback, Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre: Case Files,
Vol. 2, which is also currently out of print.
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Issue 5
"That Model Client"
Supermodel Dawn DeVine wants to get out of her contract with the Greatbody
Agency, but the agency's head, Jake Panache, has a magical hold over her. The
supernatural nature of his control is revealed when Dawn is unable to appear in
court because of her unusual "condition." Part of the story is told in fairy
tale style. Also in this issue: a pinup of Alanna by Jana Christy
of Very Vicky fame.
W&B #5 is still available; ask for it at your local comics retailer, or
order directly from Exhibit A Press via this Website!
This issue is also available as part of the trade paperback,
Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre: Case Files, Vol. 2, which is out of print.
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Issue 4
"A Host of Horrors"
When 1950's horror host "The Bier-Meister" is tapped to host a new show on EEK!,
the All-Horror Channel, parents' groups try to get the program squelched. Wolff
and Byrd end up having to spring the Beir-Meister from jail, deal with the
spirit of a 1950's anti-horror crusader, battle do-gooders from the present, and
endure the endless recountings of old EC-style horror stories. The comic
addresses issues of censorship in popular culture and explores the old vs. the
new in concepts of "horror." Added attraction: the first appearance of Niles
Pib, British writer of novels and comics, known for creating "The Somnambulist."
W&B #4 is still available; ask for it at your local comics retailer, or
order directly from Exhibit A Press via this Website!
This issue is also available as
part of the trade paperback, Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre: Case Files,
Vol. 1, which is currently out of print.
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Issue 3
"Short Stories"
In this change-of-pace issue we go behind the scenes at the law offices as well
as see Alanna and Jeff tackle three separate cases. In "The Zombies Strike at
Midnight," workers at the voodoo doll plant consult W&B in their labor dispute
with their black magic-wielding boss. Sodd, the Thing Called It, is back in
"Court of Public Opinion." Then Wolff & Byrd's secretary, Mavis, has a scary
experience on the streets of New York while the counselors themselves experience
"Things That Go Bump in the Night ... And Day." Finally, "The Man Who Broke the
Laws of Gravity (and Landed in Court)" is Professor Lowell M. Rose, who has
learned to levitate and now feels he is above it all, even the legal system.
W&B #3 is still available; ask for it at your local comics retailer, or
order directly from Exhibit A Press via this Website!
This issue is also available as part of the trade paperback,
Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre: Case Files, Vol. 1, which is out of print.
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Issue 2
"Curse of the Werehouse"
Kim Curtis, an old friend of Jeff Byrd's, comes to him with a big problem: the
house she and her husband, Tom, bought turns into a haunted house whenever the
moon is full. Now Tom's boss is suing for personal injuries incurred when the
house attacked him, the neighbors are up in arms over the mysterious going on,
and federal agencies are getting into the act. How did the house become cursed?
Who is haunting it? How can it be exorcised? And how can Kim and Tom get the
government off their backs? Wolff & Byrd come to the rescue, with plot twists
galore as well as some digs at overzealous federal agencies.
W&B #2 is still available; ask for it at your local comics retailer, or
order directly from Exhibit A Press via this Website!
This issue is also available as
part of the trade paperback, Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre: Case Files,
Vol. 1, which is currently out of print.
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Issue 1
"Herbert Has Risen from the Grave"
Life takes a turn for the bizarre when Mr. and Mrs. White find the Monkey's Paw
and make a wish they'd like to take back. Mr. White consults lawyers Alanna
Wolff and Jeff Byrd when the lawsuits start pouring in. Meanwhile, W&B also go
out on a limb for an ongoing client, Sodd, the Thing Called It.
This issue is currently out of print. This issue is also available as part of the trade paperback,
Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre: Case Files, Vol. 1, which is also currently out of print.
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