The cover to this is a bit deceiving. It says "Simon Dark . . . on the Rampage!" He's a little pissed off in this issue, but . . on the rampage? That's a bit of a stretch. But, I'm just playing with the writer. It was still a great book. Steve Niles is doing a great job at building up the tension in this gradually. We're starting to see some of the full effect of the Mendo Soap debacle this issue. Remember? . . that group dispensed them with little demons inside? By the way, Mendo is an anagram for Demon. Well apparently, and I really don't understand the signifigance of this . . . the Senator they have in their pocket is being used to destroy the hand-written first manuscript of Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Unless it's just the power of the magic associated with something of that signifigance, I really don't get the point. However, we do find out that the soap thing is a test. They're packed with a bunch of imp demons, and somehow their influence is going to enable to group to bring over a larger demon. None of this really explains Simon's existence, or the Detective with the replaced body-parts, but . . . that part of the story seems to be on hold until this issue with the demons is resolved. Or, they're just connected in a way that we can't see yet. Also in this issue, we find out that Rachel has been fully infected by the soap. She almost disembowels her father when they're trying to subdue her. However, Simon doesn't know about this yet. The issue ends with the group tying up some loose ends, and then preparing for the summoning ceremony. While upstairs . . . Simon and the Detective are putting their plan into action. Like I said, I think it's a great story by Steve Niles. And I absolutely love Scott Hampton's artwork on this series. It's easily his best to date.
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