![]() ![]() Along the way, Hickman introduces several key players on both sides of the conflict. Needless to say, this is a detail-oriented book that rewards careful reading and re-reading. This issue doesn't unfold as one continuous story, but a series of vignettes ranging from the Wall Street Crash of 1929 to the present-day. Luckily, Hickman doles out all three elements in equal measure. It's a common mistake of first issues to focus too much on world-building and not enough on establishing characters and conflict. ![]() It almost feels like the kind of story Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips would cook up, though there's no mistaking the dialogue and general presentation here. Where the majority of Hickman's work leans towards science fiction, this series is equal parts gritty crime drama and Lovecraftian horror story. Hickman has crafted a world where the global financial system is controlled by schools of devil-worshiping magicians. Readers definitely get their money's worth in this oversized debut issue. ![]()
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