MidNighter #20 - WildStorm

In all reality, last issue was the last issue of this series. This issue is really nothing more than a wrap-up. It really wasn't needed, but it was nice to see some of these story-lines laid to rest. The whole book, really, came down to the discovery that it was Jenny that had initiated this whole Assassin-8 series of events. Apparently she foresaw that the Midnighter would make an attempt at a normal life, and this was her insurance, I guess in case he was successful, to draw him back in to the Authority. Also it served to remind him that even though he appears human . . he's not entirely so. So his attempted acclimation into normal human society . . even without Jenny's involvement, was doomed from the start. But really, all of that could've been added in to the last issue, and it would've been laid to rest there. But, I'm really not complaining. We did get one more issue out of this, and in this one . . we get to see what the Midnighter does best. He's like a detective, but instead of solving mysteries with intuition, problem solving skills and common sense . . he attempts to solve them with a hammer, a wrench and a saw. Sometimes, literally. So at the end of the issue he goes back to the Authority and back to home. At least he'll be there when they face the coming Armageddon. The best part of this last story-line, for me, was seeing the growth and evolving of Lee Garbett as an artist. He started out . . ok . . but ended up looking fantastic. He really came in to his own during these few issues. Also thanks to Keith Giffen for giving us a great story to leave on.