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Six Claws Of The Dragon
The streets in front of the New York Metropolitan Museum have long since grown silent as the hour nears 3 a.m. Professor James Lei Hau, a curator at the museum’s department of Chinese history, exits the building from a side entrance in pursuit of a burglary suspect. His advanced age causes the professor to slow down after a few minutes in order to catch his breath. The thief must be near now. James had just seen a shadow round the corner towards the front of the Museum.
Professor Hau picks up his pacing again, this time in a slow jog. He turns the corner, but instead of coming face to face with a mortal adversary, James is confronted by a towering figure dressed in ancient Chinese armor. The opposing figure has no face, but there is a pair of penetrating yellow eyes. Before the Professor can take one step backwards in terror an oversized blade is swung down and slashes through his chest. The metal from the antique battle sword does its damage. The last thing James remembers is those ghostly yellow eyes.
4:30 a.m., Lt. Nick Abrahms, of the New York police burglary division, is on the scene inspecting the exhibit of artifacts recovered from the tomb of Princess Shieko. Someone has ransacked the display and made off with a priceless jade stone and five oil lamps recovered from a Chinese Province in Manchuria. An agitated assistant curator informs Lt. Abrahms the true value of the antiquities. Nick lets out an audible whistle.
After looking at some photos of the stolen objects Nick recognizes the lamps. The Museum had five of them but a sixth one was never recovered from the tomb. Nick knows he has seen one of those somewhere outside the museum, but where? It takes him a minute before it comes to him. That small shop down on Christie Street. It’s his only lead.
What is the curse of the six fingered dragon? Does Madame Xanadu have a weakness to Chinese magic? Why does Sue Lei Hau have a scar-like birthmark around her left wrist? Collect the series to find out!
Reviewer Notes
We have a new group of writers and artists on issue number four, but the quality remains. This time Madame Xanadu battles the ancient forces of the Chinese mystic arts. I did enjoy this story as it reminded me of John Carpenter’s movie “Big Trouble In Little China”.
I was a little worried that Madame Xanadu had become bound to the interior of her shop (like Baron Winters from DC Comics series “Night Force”) but it’s not the case. She is seen traveling to several locations within this storyline. I have one question though, what’s up with the heads in the jars? Is Madame Xanadu collecting supernatural energies? Please DC, explain. In any case this issue deserves four out of five stars.
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