Madame Xanadu #13 - Vertigo

This is another book that I picked up on a whim, but I've really come to like . . a lot. This issue, Nimue comes in contact with Wesley Dodds. She's still looking into the murder of Colin Shepherd and Abraham Fields. She feels that there are mystical forces at work . . maybe a spell that's been cast, but she can't figure out where it's coming from or how these families are connected. When she goes to see the man whom she believes will be the third victim, Richard Miller she finds out that the 3 men came to America together in '09. They were the oldest of friends, but upon landing in the new land, they began drifting in their own separate directions. I just can't figure out why she's not focusing more of her attention on Al Nar. She knows that he's connected, but does she know that he's the man with the large black dog that she's been warning everyone about? Anyways, Richard goes uptown for a little 'strange', and he comes across Al Nar, and his dog, in a back alley. Luckily he makes it to a taxi and gets away safely. Maybe now he'll heed Nimue's warning. In the background story, Nimue and her mistress Marisol are getting closer and closer to being discover by the Church. It's only a matter of time before they become affected by the Inquisition. I'm just a little confused as to what that story, in 1493, has to do with the current one in 1940. I don't see a connection . . yet. Although I'm sure there is one. Matt Wagner is doing a great job with this book. His stories are intricate and interesting. I like the way he's putting a noir kind of feeling into the 1940 one. Nimue, or Xanadu, is actually kind of turning out to be a skilled detective in this time-period. Also it's a wonderful treat to have Michael Wm. Kaluta doing the art. He's an Icon in the business, and it's great to see his talent utilized on this title . . one that he helped create. This book continues to impress me . . issue after issue.