"Nanny and Hank" Issue #2 Review
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"Nanny and Hank" issue #2 picks up where the first issue of this Bluewater Productions series left off. When last we left Nanny and Hank, an elderly couple residing in Ft. Lauderdale Florida, they were about to go on an anniversary trip to Ohio. But the trip was postponed when both were attacked and bitten by a vampire whom Hank had ran over earlier in the day accidentally. Now, in issue #2, the two of them try to cope with their newfound powers, and weaknesses. The usual scenario plays out here. Both, post-vampire attack feel powerful and strong. But are deathly allergic to sunlight. The second issue has Nanny and Hank trying to recover from the attack, while concerned relatives check in on them. And one of Nanny's friends, a person who is equally as aged as she is, has her health take a turn for the worse. Thus prompting Nanny to risk being singed to death, to go and see her in her final hours.
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Issue #2 is not as action-packed and entertaining of a read as issue #1 of "Nanny and Hank" was, but it's still a fun read on a story-continuity level. And it also takes a more mature and adult approach to the story. Not that issue #1 didn't but issue #2 really goes heavy on the character drama, and doesn't insert much comedy or lite material with the exception of a few pages. It also furthers the story of both Nanny and Hank, and the vampire who turned them, in a very strong fashion. The vampire has his own consequences to deal with as a result of what he's done. Just like Nanny and Hank are now in a situation where they have to make certain adjustments, to live as who and what they now are...the vampire also has to make a few life changes of his own.
In particular, having to worry about how the vampire council will react to him turning two elderly people into vampires. The backstory of the vampire, and his higher-ups is explained somewhat in the second issue, offering up a possible lead in to some future dangers for Nanny and Hank, who we learn in the second issue...aren't going to let a simple thing like being turned into members of the undead stop them. Which makes them even more likeable as characters. It doesn't take Nanny and Hank long to grow on the reader. I liked the characters right from issue #1, and was more fond of them after reading issue #2.
The writer makes sure to strike a strong balance between Nanny and Hank's new superhuman persona's, with their old human ones. But there are a few moments where things get dark. For example, when Nanny visits her sick and ailing friend, One of the issues darker, and yet at the same time...sad moments. With further issues still to come, "Nanny and Hank" is already shaping up to be a terrific story, that is headed in a multitude of interesting and intriguing directions. It will be a lot of fun to see where this one ultimately ends up once the final issues is signed, sealed, and delivered.
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