I really enjoyed this issue. It was kind of a play on that old question . . . 'If you could kill a brutal murderer before they were born, or when they were a child . . would you?', or . . ' . . . could you?'. Madame Xanadu is in England during the terrorism that Jack the Ripper blanketed the city in. She's desperately trying to find the fiend that's so brutally murdering these women. However, at every turn . . the Phantom Stranger seems to be there to hamper her self-appointed mission. He keeps going on about the drama having to unfold naturally. He also adds that the moment isn't right to bring the fiend down. She's put enchanted bells around town to ring when the abhorrent act is instigated. And she's befriended a woman . . a street-walker, by the name of Mary Kelly. However when the bell starts ringing around Mary's house . . she can't get there in time. She's bewildered by the butchery . . and the Stranger's seeming lack of compassion. He even tries to explain it to her . ."Some months ago, Mary Kelly bedded a man who has roamed for centuries . . . if the child of that fiend had ever reached maturity, he would have become a tyrant such as the world has never known. The depths of his depravity, the scope of his genocides would breach any historic example." Of course he's talking about Jason Blood and his curse . . Etrigan. But this doesn't make her feel any better. She even snags a piece of the Strangers clothes so she can make a doll. 'I capture and abjure you. When next we meet . . I will be ready." I think that Matt Wagner and Amy Reeder Hadley are doing a phenomenal job on this series. I picked it up on a fluke, really. But it continues to get better and better every issue. I'm especially impressed by Amy's art. She's doing a fantastic job. This series has some great potential. If you haven't picked it up . . I'm sure we'll be seeing some TPB's soon. Enjoy!
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