{"id":7753,"date":"2018-08-15T10:00:51","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T14:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/?p=7753"},"modified":"2026-05-19T16:19:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T20:19:49","slug":"the-adventures-of-gravedigger-vol-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/2018\/08\/15\/the-adventures-of-gravedigger-vol-3\/","title":{"rendered":"‘The Adventures of Gravedigger,’ Vol. 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"'The<\/a>Finally Barry Reese<\/a><\/strong> gives us the third and final volume of his latest New Pulp<\/a> hero(ine): Gravedigger<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For those are not familiar with Gravedigger, she is a hero with a mission. One of a long line of sinners who have died and been given a second chance of redemption, Charity Grace<\/strong> has three years to take out bad guys or be condemned to hell. Set in the fictional Sovereign City (created by Pro-Se Press<\/a> publisher Tommy Hancock<\/strong>), she has plenty to work with.<\/p>\n

She is aided in this by a small group of agents she has pulled together, which included a past Gravedigger who mentored her. These characters are also part of the storyline as their activities with Charity are shown.<\/p>\n

With The Adventures of Gravedigger<\/em>, Vol. 3, we get the conclusion of the storyline. Charity will finish her three years as a Gravedigger, though we may (probably?) see another (or several?) Gravedigger in Barry’s universe of stories. At the end, Charity will be judged: She will either go to hell, or be allowed to move on to heaven. And like a few past Gravediggers, she may choose to stay on Earth, maybe helping a future Gravedigger. What happens? You’ll need to read this volume.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, several things happen in this volume, which has one novel. Gravedigger goes up against a villain known as The King<\/strong>. The outcome of this mission leaves her associates in disarray, and The Dark Gentleman<\/strong>, Barry’s Phantom Detective<\/strong> pastiche, is killed. In the wake of this, Charity learns more about The Voice<\/strong> (we basically get the “origin” of the Gravediggers), the being or force that charged her as a Gravedigger, and stands in judgment.<\/p>\n

So I’m glad this trilogy is concluded, but sadden to see the last of this character. But it will be interesting to see if we get another Gravedigger in future stories.<\/p>\n

From the updated timeline in this volume, we should see an eighth Lazarus Gray<\/strong> volume, and looks like we will be getting a series of volumes focused on Gray’s group, Assistance Unlimited, but set in the “future” of the 1960s. There are also notations for a volume titled The Second Book of Babylon<\/em> that looks interesting, as well as another. No idea when these volumes will appear, but I hope soon. No sight of any additional Peregrine<\/strong> volumes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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