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Published by: Dark Horse Comics
Released on: Dec. 17, 2014
Writer: various
Artist: various
Cover artist: Alex Ross
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The latest issue of the award-winning anthology series brings an Alex Ross cover that surely stands out on the shelves of any comic book store, and it also brings six tales that begin, continue, or conclude within its pages.
“Odin's Mighty Return†chapter 1; written by Joe Casey, art by Jim Rugg. The mightiest superheroes on Earth have been killed: all of them. Every stinking one. A monster has run amok and destroyed them all and it's up to Odin, the very man from whose loins the Thunder God Thor originated from, to reluctantly return to Earth to take care of business. And he isn't happy about it.
“Semiautomagic†chapter 2; written by Alex de Campi, art by Jerry Ordway. Alice Creed, monster killer, continues her investigation into the computer virus that is stealing teenager's psyches, making them vegetables. While on a commercial airline, she takes a snooze only to be thrust into a real mindfuck of an alternate reality vision of some sort. She shows off a bit of her abilities to get out of her predicament.
“Wrestling with Demons†chapter 5; written by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti, drawn by Andy Kuhn. Matt has beaten the last demon and wants the horned thing running the fights to give him his daughter back, as he won fair and square. Before that, the red one tells Matt about his “coach†and lets him in on some of Ted's deep and dark secrets. And he lets Matt in on a little secret of his own. Concludes next issue.
“The Chaining†chapter 3 by Tyler Jenkins. The soon-to-be-sacrificed woman takes up arms to fend off the attackers with the man who is charged with bringing her to the Chaining Stones for sacrifice. Will her saving him change his mind about leaving her to die?
“The Mighty†chapter 2; written by Keith Champagne, art by Leonard Kirk. Captain Hacks does not like super guy Alpha One, but he needs him in the hopes of solving another series of child murders similar to the 1950s case from last issue. This time it is 1970, fifteen years later, and the same sort of murders are happening in Siberia. Hack goes over there to look into things, and Alpha One makes sure he's there to watch over Hack. Sort of.
“Murder Book: Double Tapâ€; written by Ed Brisson, art by Declan Shavey. A grim black-and-white crime tale involving drugs, back-stabbing, and ramped-up violence caps off the issue for what is the beginning of a number of Ed Brisson “Murder Book†short stories to be seen in upcoming issues.
What a great installment. A human-hating God forced to get off his ass and fill-in for the dead heroes; a monster hunter attacked by airplane seats and oxygen masks; a gigantic demon; a man whose honor comes before his chivalry; a superhero who is a real dickhead; and scum bag drug sellers killing each other. And although the book has some really great art talent, those psychedelic airline attack pages from Jerry Ordway in “Semiautomagic†put up a good case for being the best pages in the issue.
