This issue Helena kills the boss of bosses . . Signore Mandragora. He's the one that had her family killed when she was 8, and also the one that stole all of her inheritance. Well . . most of it. He left her enough to be insulted by. But now, not only does she feel guilty for crossing the line, but . . she's left . . unsatisfied, because the person who actually pulled the trigger is still out there. However, the Pope helps her by pointing him out to her. You have to ask yourself, what does he have to gain by this manipulation? Anyways, she follows him through Venice and eventually to Gotham. And when she arrives? She finds that Tony, her one chance at a normal life, is getting married to Nino's daughter. The unholy alliance has been consummated. She also finds herself in the company, purely by chance, of Batman and his operatives . . Alfred, Babs and Selina. Although, she hasn't actually met any of them yet. Right now . . she's just a face in the crowd. But I have a feeling all of that's going to change next issue. I really like the story that Ivory Madison is putting together here. It's very thorough . . and compelling. You can really feel the hurt and anguish that Helena is going through. I also have to give a 'hats off' to Cliff Richards for his amazing pencils. I've enjoyed this series since issue #1, but . . I really think it's getting better as it works it's way towards it's conclusion. By the way, I don't know who the cover artist is, but . . the covers have been amazing. Any help out there? Oops . . sorry. I found it on the web-site . . it's Matthew Clark. He's done a fantastic job. By the way, you should check out the DC web-site. They've made some pretty interesting changes there. I think you'll like it.
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