The funeral home is near Tanria, a wild, magic-infused territory where, if someone dies, their spirit wanders and tries to take over other bodies. Mercy Birdsall is running the funeral home Birdsall and Son for her ill father while awaiting the return of her brother. However, all of the original parts of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy are a great success. At times, the story forces itself to adhere too closely to the source material, and these stretches are unfortunately predictable.
(Aug.An undertaker and a zombie hunter in a steampunk/western fantasy realm is probably the least expected way to adapt The Shop Around The Corner (which is more famous in another adaptation, You’ve Got Mail). Still, fans of the Ask a Mortician webseries and those who love gore and rom-coms in equal measure will find plenty to enjoy in this quirky outing. An overarching fantasy mystery about how and why drudges exist rests uneasily on top of this rom-com framework, and an abrupt tonal shift in the third act will throw many readers. It was hate at first sight when Hart and Mercy met in real life, but soon each falls for the other’s pen pal persona-just in time for an uptick in drudges to get in the way of their romance. When Hart writes an anonymous letter to no one in particular-he addresses it “Dear friend”-as a way of processing his loneliness, the note is magically delivered via nimkilim (anthropomorphic messenger animals) to Mercy.
At least when he’s dropping off zombie remains (called drudges), he can play with the dog belonging to his nemesis, undertaker Mercy Birdsall.
Hart Ralston, a demigod and marshal in the Old West–inspired land of Tanria, is so lonely that he looks forward to his trips to Birdsall & Son Undertakers. Bannen’s adult debut (after The Bird and the Blade) mixes You’ve Got Mail, Wyatt Earp, and The Walking Dead to create an ambitious but uneven fantasy rom-com.
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