I'm glad that this wasn't a one-issue story . . like the last couple of issues. At least that way the suspense is dragged out a little bit longer. However, Marv Wolfman wrote this issue, as opposed to Frank Spotnitz in the previous 3. It still had the same feel to it though as Brian Denham does the art. This issue we're dealing with a crime in Chinatown. Somehow there's this business that's going around and committing murders . . they seem to be involved with the Tong, and old Chinese gang from the 40's and 50's, as all of the victims are in their 60's. Their connection to the Tong hasn't been established yet, but . . . at their age the Tong would have been a prevalent influence when they were younger. The problem though is that 2 crimes were committed at exactly the same time, in different parts of town, with the same fingerprints left on the scene . . that of the business. The other problem is that when these murders occurred . . he was in Hong-Kong. Mulder seems to think that it has something to do with Chinese mysticism. I'm looking at the more plausible cause . . he's a mutant. Anyways, the issue ends with 2 of these guys that look like the businessman driving a tanker truck straight at Skully and Mulder. Really though, my main problem with this book is that it's just not cutting edge anymore. Now it's just like reading any other police drama book. Yeah it's kind of neat for the nostalgia feel, but . . compared to Fringe, or Eleventh Hour or even Numbers, it seems pretty subdued. I'll always love the show and what it brought to us, but now . . it's just the first and we've come even further since.
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