The climax of the 30 DAYS OF NIGHT: NIGHT AGAIN miniseries is an all-out bloodbath. Limbs fly, every other word is �fuck� or �cunt,� and you could paint a fire truck with the amount of blood that is shed in this issue. It seems as if it�s striving for the same effect as the first 30 DAYS OF NIGHT comic series, where the bloodbath fades into the background in time for an emotional coda� but there isn�t really enough here for me to care about the characters. I can appreciate it as a balls-out horror-fest, but the final scene didn�t have quite the resonance I think Joe Lansdale was aiming for. A forced poignant line at the end of the comic doesn�t do much to make it emotionally resonate. 

 That�s not much of an issue for me, though, because the rest of the issue holds no pretensions. IDW has said that they�re trying to erase the image of vampires as cuddly love bunnies (at SDCC, they allowed fans to trade in TWILIGHT books for issues of 30 DAYS OF NIGHT� which is the best thing ever), and this series serves that purpose very well. Sam Keith�s cartoony art adds a nightmarish effect that would make any TWILIGHT fan reconsider their dream of dating a vampire. Completely relentless in its gore, this isn�t a comic that you can take your time leafing through. Readers will rip through these pages at a breakneck pace� which makes sense, considering how many necks are broken and/or completely severed in the course of this issue. 

 The bottom line: While NIGHT AGAIN does not do much to add depth to the 30 DAYS OF NIGHT franchise, it is a fun, weird, bloody ride that reminds horror fans why vampires are scary.