Another fantastic issue by Matt Wagner and Amy Reeder Hadley. Amy really creates a fantastic feel to this book. And I love the way Matt is intertwining pretty much all of the DC Universe into the Madame's course of existence. We find out this issue that she's very close friends with John Zatarra. By the way we've moved into the 20th century, and Nimue has emigrated to the United States as has so many other Europeans. However, after 50 or so years, she's still upset about the last meeting she had with the Stranger. She's concocted a binding spell with one of the hair of Merlin's beard that she keeps in her satchel. The world is on the brink of war, but to me the most interesting part or this story is the Strangers most recent encounter with Zatarra. John tells Nimue that the Stranger has contacted him with a warning . . "A new age is dawning . . an age of heroes, with capacities beyond the scope of normal men! He wants our help . . all or our help . . to guide and protect this precarious time. To help make this a truly golden age, sufficient to stave off the gathering clouds of darkness and war!" And with that, we see the beginning of the shift with a local police officer that is doing his best to keep the graft out of his end of town. All we know right now is that his name is Jim. But if I'm not mistaken I believe this is Jim Corrigan, who will eventually become the Spectre. Like I said, I like the way the Matt has had Nimue's path weave it's way through history, and now . . now she stands on the brink of the explosion of the DC Universe. It'll be interesting to see the effects she has on the various aspects of it as it begins to emerge. I really like this book.
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