Review: What a fantastic series!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 30, 2013
Mr Truant has grouped his Fat Vampire into one long read, which is fantastic!Its filled with gore, splatter horror, humour and some politics (but only the Angel/Human/Vampire kind!)Book 1: An unfortunate accident ensures that Reginald stays the 350lb slob, that he was as a human, for eternity as a vampire!His mentor maybe old but not really much help, especially as he looks like a 19yr old skinny Goth kid and having befriended his first intended meal, little Claire now helps him feed with defrosted steaks!The ending to book 1 was explosive, well timed and brilliant!Book 2:  The humour has not diminished in the 2nd book.Lots of ongoing surprises and themes as the Angels now get in on the act and try to "kill off" the Vampire race.The ongoing love/sex affair of Reginald and Nikki's relationship is an amusing side line when you consider today's vanity issues!It turns out that Reginald is a Vampire genius, which makes for some more humour moments, but brings in some plot twists and turns tooJohnny B. Truant clearly had great fun writing this... and again, left on a cliff hanger!!Book 3:  Reginald is still fat and feasting on Chinese, Tacos & Pizzas and anything else he can get delivered. Nikki has turned into a blood and sex crazed fiend!An insight into the two Century old Maurice and his home, wife, hobbies; just what do you do with infinity?Quite alot of moving and shaking/legal and politics in this episode, so concentrate!Reginald getting stuck in a manhole cover is a brilliant mental visual!Big changes to the council and Reginald develops his new skill!!Book 4:  How can you go wrong with this series.... well add a little too much politics maybe?A bit more serious in this instalment, but then the story does demand it, and Mr Truant certainly rises to the occasion with his writing skills.Along with the normal humour, tales of gut busting chow downs and sexy interludes (although I would love to see more of these!) we reach a new level in the story....again left on a brilliant cliff hanger!