This continues to be one of the smartest books out there. Month after month, Brian K Vaughan and Tony Harris give us intelligent, well thought out story-lines, that make us think. The last couple of issues have been leading up to this one. And now Mayor Hundred has made it to Vatican City. And who's the first person he talks to? A priest, who is also an astrologist, who believes that Mayor Hundred is the antichrist. What a way to make an entrance. But he's still going to get his audience with the Pope. "The Pope once went to prison to meet in private with a man who tried to kill him. Let's just say he likes to keep his friends close . . . ." But, even being half a world away, the Mayor still worries about his home town. Luckily he has a more that capable deputy with Wylie. We also learn that this assassination attempt appears to be engineered by the Russians. The Pope isn't their true target. Just a means to an end. I don't think Mayor Hundred is their target either. For some reason they see him as their true enemy. So the assassination attempt is really just a way to make him powerless. " . . if we could make our real enemy become an assassin, he would instantly be rendered powerless, whether or not he succeeded." And I think the good Mayor, subconsciously, suspects that something is amiss. He's having daydreams of his past indiscretions coming back to haunt him. It's not enough to dissuade his course, but I do think it's enough to make him be a little more cautious. He does make it to the Pontiff's chambers, and the Russians are watching and attempting to control him. On the final page it looks as if they may succeed. But, since the story doesn't end here . . . anything can happen next month. Like I said, a very smart series, with a great cast of characters. I actually starting reading this one on a whim. And I've never regretted my decision to stick with it.
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