Hellblazer #258 - Vertigo

Last issue John realized that he had let Phoebe alone, and that Ekkimu might do something crazy. Of course he realizes this as he driving across town. He gets back to find Phoebe dead. He's distraught and trying to figure out what to do when Aisha comes in. This is her best friend, and seeing the blood on John, plus knowing what they've been through of late . . she jumps to the conclusion that John did it. Unfortunately, at the present time, he can't afford to argue with her because Phoebe's body is going to begin to decompose rather quickly, and he wants to preserve it. Why? So that he can bring her back. He performs an incantation and then takes off. He quickly goes back to Epiphany for help. She says she may have something lying around that he can use, but . . the person administering it has to be pure of heart. We all know that's not John, but . . he thinks he can fool them. Before he leaves though, Epiphany's father comes in and warns her away from John. "Piffy, this one's bad news! If I find out you've been fu#$%ng around with my daughter . . ." I have a feeling that this Terry Greaves is gonna be a whole new round of trouble in John's life. Especially after what he puts Epiphany through. Against her better judgement she decides to help John, so they go to the graveyard. Seeing as how Terry has such a high standing in the community, the plots surrounding her are all relatives and distant family members. Long story short, they administer the potion and everyone of her family members rise . . except for her. One of them puts a lip-lock on Epiphany that puts her in some kind of trance. So John has to get all the other corpses back, cover up Phoebe and get Epiphany back to her home. And that's not even thinking about the hell he's going to have to deal with, with Terry. The thing I like about this book, and Peter Milligan in particular, is the way all these different story-arcs run together. It's like real life. Sure we all have different phases . . periods we go through, but . . when the problems get resolved, or not . . life still goes on. Everything is all connected. We can compartmentalize various events, but . . in the end it's all connected, and everything affects everything. That's the way this book is set up. It feels like we're actually watching this guys life. Also, Giuseppe Camuncoli's art has really grown on me over the last few issues. His style fits this book well. But next issue we get the art of Simon Bisely. Cool! I've been reading this book since issue #1, and I think it's as good now as it's ever been. I wonder if we might get another movie some day. Huh?