Weighing in at 40 black and white 8 1/2" x 11" pages, largely – and smartly – employing a 12-panel grid, Pure Evil is the most substantial work by Matt Seneca that we've come across, and makes for a very meaty read.  Taking a hardboiled look at the nitty gritty, capitalistic flipside of the funny book business, where financial necessity intersects with – or leads to – the sublimation of sexual drives into the creation of pen & ink realities – ultimately in place of the real thing. 

Out of the past comes an old comicstrip looking to hitch a ride with a new lease on life, but what starts out looking like a promising venture goes on a late night drive with a femme fatale that takes a detour to failure... and the sun rises on a world without men where women can lead the way.