Haunt #4 - Image

This issue we finally put a face and a name to the bad guy . . Mr Hurg. Kurt had gone after this Dr Shillinger because of the genetic experiments that he was doing. Actually, that's the operation he was assigned by his organization. But the most important thing was Shillinger's notebook . . which nobody seems to be able to find. During the operation Kurt got mad at Shillinger because of what he saw that he had done to these people . . the people locked in his warehouse, or lab, or whatever . . and killed him. During that lapse of judgement, he took his eye off the notebook and we saw that somebody had snatched it. Later, after he was killed, and became the Haunt with his brother Daniel, we notice that the person that grabbed the satchel kind of looked like Haunt. But, it happened so fast, and in the shadows, so we really didn't get that great of a look. Anyways, now Kurt's organization is trying to keep his wife, Amanda, safe . . in case she knows something . . something she might not even know that she knows. Of course in the process of transporting her to safety she's abducted by the bad guys. Kurt/Daniel immediately jump into action, as the Haunt, and it appears that the more time they spend together, the acclimation of their transition and teamwork seems to be progressing. But, they find out something new about their situation also . . the longer they stay as the Haunt, the more their body is depleted of precious minerals and nutrients. They don't know why, yet, but when they take on the mercenary, Cobra again, while trying to rescue Amanda, they barely beat him before they collapse completely. So the issue ends with Amanda in safety, Kurt/Daniel finding out more about their powers and situation with every issue, and the organization still not knowing that Asst. Director Rhodes is the mole within their house. So far I've thought this title to pretty good. It's exciting and fast paced, but there are a few spots where the characters kind of go off on a tangent for no apparent reason. Cobra is in the hospital after Haunt almost takes his face off and Mr Hurg, his boss . . or at least the person that hired him . . starts going on about Cobra's diet and nutrition. I'm not sure what that whole conversation was about or what it showed us about Mr Hurg's character. It seemed kind of oddly placed to me. But . . having said that, I do like the pace of the rest of the book. The story is slowly unfolding. The only thing I felt was missing with this issue was any kind of character development as far as Kurt/Daniel. Yes we hear the conversation they're having while attempting to rescue Amanda, but we don't really learn anything about either one of them, personally, this issue. Or maybe something about Kurt's relationship with Director Stantz. I think this series shows a lot of potential. I'd just hate to see it lose some of it's audience because the readers don't get bought in. Overall, I thought it was a great effort by Robert Kirkman, Greg Capullo, Ryan Ottley and Todd McFarlane. It's got a ton of potential and I think it'll be around for a while. As long as the story keeps progressing.