EMILY THE STRANGE III (2009)

"EMILY THE STRANGE: THE 13TH HOUR #4 (of 4) Rob Reger (W) and Buzz Parker (A) On sale Apr 28 b&w, 32 pages $3.99 Miniseries When she received an ancient watch from her enigmatic Aunt LaRue in honor of her thirteenth year, Emily hoped the heirloom might play a role in uncovering her very strange family history. Instead, her hopes were snatched away-along with the watch itself!-by a sneaky beast with a secret link to Emily's bloodline. Now Emily's pursuit of the creature called El Viego has lured her deep into the mysterious halls of Blackrock, her awe-inspiring ancestral home. But if Emily can't beat El Viego at his twisted game of hide and seek, she might have more even more to lose than her connection to a lineage of legendary strangers! "

"When Emily awoke on the morning of her thirteenth birthday, she had no way to predict the insanity that would follow. What was supposed to be a mellow day spent celebrating with her mom and watching the solar eclipse has turned into something else entirely. Now Emily is a stranger in an even stranger land, in hot pursuit of the bizarre beast who stole the powerful heirloom watch her mysterious Aunt LaRue sent. Flying ships, talking creatures, and deadly traps are all just the start of an adventure that started in her own bedroom and now finds her standing on the precipice of her own fate, at the ancestral home of her family. Emily loves when things get weird, but is she ready for what waits for her within the walls of Blackrock?"