Illuminati Transport Volume 1 by the Fillbach Brothers

First Comics, Inc., 2017

ISBN-13: 9781618550385

Available: Paperback

Jim Kowalski makes his living as a transporter for Illuminati Trucking, picking up supernatural threats captured by the Department of Paranormal Experts, or DPE. With his dog, Geech, and Crystal Skull of Doom, named Rico, they travel across the United States, picking up the team’s leavings. It’s a thankless job, as all of the credit for the capture of the supernatural threats go to the DPE, and never to the lowly driver. Their most recent job is to pick up a captured shapeshifting demon and return the container to headquarters, but things do not go as planned. The creature escapes, with its own plans of opening the doorway to Hell. Along with zombies, Merlin, the Chupacabra, Bluegrass Johnson, a mysterious knight hell-bent on killing whoever summoned him, and other supernatural wrenches thrown into their path, Jim, Geech, and Rico must navigate the landscape and the paranormal to save the planet.

This is a great story. Jim’s banter with Rico provides the perfect amount of humor. There’s even a bit of romance, with Betty the lab scientist, who worries for their safety out in the field. The book has great illustrations, and the artwork is in black and white. The creature designs are stellar.

The Fillbach brothers tell an awesome story. Pick this up if you enjoy a Teen+ rated read full of horror and humor. Highly recommended.

Reviewed by Lizzy Walker