This book is very strange. I know it's supposed to be that way, but seriously . . a bit whacko! Here's what we know so far, Simon is some kind of . . . Frankenstein type of character. But he doesn't realize that. He thinks he's normal. Well . . maybe not normal . . but, definitely not a monster. This new girl that's moved to town, and the local ME, have both formed some kind of connection with him. But, there also seems to be some kind of group . . demonic, satanic, warlocks, whatever . . that have an interest in Simon. I'm not sure why, but they do. Also, Simon doesn't seem to be the only patch-work man running about. This guy that the group has sent after him, pulls his eye out to keep watch over him, and when Simon and the Det. basically have him in a tug-of-war, they end up pulling off his right hand and his left arm. And then, when the Det. tries to relate to Simon, he shows him that his hand was also reattached. I guess he used to belong to the same group that the other guy did. But I've haven't really gleaned what the whole connection there is yet. But rather than comfort Simon, that information actually sends him in to a frenzy. And then, on the final pages, we see some sort of demonic, or whatever, ritual going on in the basement of the house of this group. Steve Niles is doing a great job with this story. But then again this is the genre that he is most comfortable with. I like the way he's feeding us information. Not to much all at once, but just enough to start making some connections. Spoon-feeding it, if you will. I also think Scott Hampton is doing a remarkable job on the art of this issue. This is easily some of his best work to date. My only question is, why isn't this a Vertigo title? Also, I'm kind of wondering when this is going to cross-over with the Batman? Not that I particularly want it to, but . . it is placed in Gotham. So it is inevitable. Right? A fantastic effort by all involved.
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