I thought this was the best issue of this mini-series yet. We finally learn why this Dragon is after the 'Devil. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Last issue the Claw set off a bomb in some power source that ignited into an almost nuclear explosion in the middle of Hong Kong. This issue the Ghost, Silver Streak and the 'Devil are left to pick up the pieces. In a scene reminiscent to that of the 'anti-life equation', there seems to be some kind of mind control going on with the survivors. I would imagine the Claw is somehow responsible for this as it seems to be spreading like a wave over the city. It takes over Justine as she's trying to help one of the survivors, but . . later on she shows up with the group seemingly unaffected. Well, except for being disoriented and a bit foggy about what's going on. Anyways, the Ghost and Silver Streak pretty much take care of the immediate problems with the fires and the buildings, but then they come across the Dragon and the 'Devil going at it. Of course the 'Devil isn't talking, but the Dragon is willing to tell his story to anyone that's willing to listen. It seems that the Dragon is actually 'Curly', a kid who wanted to be the 'Devils side-kick way back when. Ever since the heroes emerged from the Urn Curly is convinced that the 'Devil is an impostor. His proof is his boomerangs. The 'Devil always operated with 2 boomerangs, but Curly insists the real 'Devil gave him one on his deathbed. And now he wants to know where this guy posing as the 'Devil got his from. The problem is, once Curly unloads this on to everyone . . the 'Devil seems just as much confused about events as he does. I thought it was kind of a weird way to end the mini, but . . I guess it does leave a lot of room open for more story in the future. Overall I'm enjoying this 'Project Superpowers' and it's many various off-shoots. In a way it kind of reminds me of Alex Ross and Jim Krueger's Earth-X and Planet-X series from Marvel a few years back. Not so much from the character point-of-view, but rather from the story-telling process. Alex and Jim seem to love these stories that have dozens of characters to keep track of. Although Joe Casey is helping Alex on this particular mini. Edgar Salazar, who provides the interior art, really seems to be coming into his own. He's definitely improving over the course of time, and seems to be defining his own unique style. The best part about all of this is that really . . this whole 'Project' is just getting started. There's still an awful lot of possibilities out there. With Alex and Jim at the helm you know it's going to be interesting.
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