I bought this omnibus on two recommendations. One from here, one from my buddy Jimmy. I kept hearing how awesome this series was when it was being made. I never really kept up with it, though the art always caught my eye. Always reminded me of buffy, and man if you know me you know I love the Buffy universe.

So this story is about Rachel. Who's that? Well we get to meet her when she wakes up from a gravenap. You know, like being fucking murdered and coming back to life. Pretty sweet opening huh? but things get even better once the plot starts rolling. A little kid murdering someone really sets the doom and gloom mood this series has for the first half. Once we get more of Jet (Rachel's friend) and the rest of the cast it starts to hit it's groove and this 42 issue series wraps up in a interesting way.

Good: This series has a sense of it's own. The second you get into this world you can feel it's very different than anything else you read. The art is great, and although sometimes made it hard to know who is who without color you soon get used to it. I also love the way the plot moves in unpredictable ways and characters die in ways I never could have guessed. The switch midway to a more humorous series feels very natural and works because of the events prior and how crazy they were. Also the dialog is top notch and always engaging and that goes for the ENTIRE cast of characters.

Bad: The switch between making it have more humor is a little jarring and I can see some not like it. Also the ending is very anti-climatic but that was never the point of this journey however if you are all about the destination this might fall short for you.

There's a couple of series in my life that will always stick with me. I'm glad I can add Rachel Rising to that. A great story with wonderful characters that keep you on the edge of your seat the whole way through. A 5/5.