My Rating “The Final Gathering” Last time, Fate escaped death with a little help from a goth-lookin’ wannabe process server. Now the agent of the Lords of Order has an even bigger problem—he has to go to space court! What?!? The Sentinel, Alan Scott, wants the artifacts of Fate, believing they are his rightful inheritance.
My Rating “Swiss Cheese” Fate has been teleported by some unknown force straight into the middle of the World Peace Summit in Switzerland. Jared Stevens has no idea who brought him here or why, and the local authorities aren’t exactly interested in hearing his side of the story. Within minutes, the wielder of the artifacts
My Rating “Better Off Dead” Jared Stevens stands alone in pitch-black nothingness. There is a light somewhere in the far distance, but he has no idea where he is or how the hell he got here. The last thing Jared remembers is surfing the internet at Burnsteel’s shithole apartment while Burnsteel’s sister, Vera, was busy
My Rating “Signs” Boston, Massachusetts—somewhere near Jared Stevens’ slum apartment building, the pounding of heavy footsteps echoes around a street corner. It’s Fate, and for once he isn’t charging into battle. He’s running for his damn life! Behind him, a ravenous horde of giant sewer rats gives chase. Desperate for answers, Jared snatches a cellphone
My Rating “A Tale of Temporary Farewells” Baron Winters sits peacefully in a majestic field somewhere within a prehistoric landscape. He has some idea how he arrived at this strange location, but the reason for his journey remains a mystery. Extinct animals wander freely across the countryside as creatures from different periods of history coexist
My Rating “The Eleventh Man – Part 03 of 03” Zadok Grimm, a fourteenth-century shaman, races up the stairwell of a twenty-first-century high-rise with his familiar, Whisp, close behind. Floor after floor disappears beneath them as the two desperately climb toward the rooftop. They may already be too late. Above them, multimillionaire tech genius Norman
My Rating “The Eleventh Man – Part 02 of 03” The entity must find a new host. The Twelfth Man. And time is running out. Baron Winters and his mysterious fourteenth-century shaman must locate someone capable of accepting the supernatural burden before the entity consumes its current host. Unfortunately, the man strapped helplessly into the
My Rating “The Eleventh Man – Part 01 of 03” Wintersgate Manor, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. Baron Winters and his faithful leopard, Merlin, have settled in for a quiet evening beside the Victorian fireplace. For once, there are no demons knocking at the door, no dimensional invaders threatening the planet, and no supernatural crisis demanding the
My Rating “Not Fade Away” Backstage at the Wormwood Amphitheater, Arnold Burnsteel watches as Nina Skorzeny, Jake Ketchum, and Philbert Hoskins prepare to take the stage. Tonight isn’t just another Scare Tactics concert. This show is a farewell to their fallen friend and bandmate, Jimmy Tilton. Slither was one of them. Unfortunately, Jimmy’s mutations eventually
My Rating “Assisters of Mercy” 2:30 a.m.—high above the darkened streets of Gotham City, its most famous landmark suddenly illuminates the night sky. The Bat-Signal is shining over police headquarters, but there’s one small problem: Commissioner Gordon didn’t turn it on. Within twenty minutes, Gordon comes crashing through the front doors of Gotham City Police
