The Revival
Written and Illustrated by Tom Kyzivat
Editing and Additional Story by Pete Bloome, Katie Kyzivat, Mike Kyzivat, and Pat Ethridge
Hound Comics
Cover Price: $5.00

In Tom Kyzivat‘s The Revival, a small band of heroes trying to survive amidst a ravaged wasteland are led by a woman named Red. Their self-proclaimed mission is to stop the megalomaniac, Ego — leader of the Engine — from further enhancing his reign. Surrounded by the Engine’s clone army — the Cabbage Heads — and avoiding the twisted, experimentations known as Holos, Red and her crew are in search of anything or anyone that might be able to aid them in their task.

Remember a few years ago when Todd McFarlane created his Twisted Land of Oz toyline, which gave the classic Wizard of Oz characters a new risque look and quite the alternate storyline?

Well, artist Tom Kyzivat has done some twisting of his own lately with some of the most beloved 1980’s toys in his Post-Apocalyptic 80s Toy Storyline series.

The artist has posted five drawings on his Deviant Art page that depict Strawberry Shortcake as the leader of a rebellion against Brainy Smurf, known here as The Brain, with Rainbow Brite on her side as a Tank Girl-like demolitions expert.

While I love what Kyzivat has done with the ladies, my favorite re-imagined character is The Necromancer. See that image here at top right. I don’t want to tell you who it is, because Kyzivat wants you to guess (if you look at the comments on the image on his site, you’ll see him confirming this character’s identity).

Lastly, there’s a bear named The Pessimist (easily recognizable) and another Mystery character for you to guess (again, the answer is in the author’s comments section).

Check out all the images and descriptions collected here below.