Spirits of Vengeance is a very flawed series based around a story that has been stretched astonishingly thin. However, I still had a lot of fun with this issue, and I expect you will, too. Spirits of Vengeance #4 gets a recommendation. Check it out. Read Full Review

Satana and Hellstrom let Daddy explain the whole plot and us readers get to listen in. Victor Gischler used up all his creative energy crafting the underwhelming badguy scheme for this arc. All we get for a plot is four exceptionally flat heroes slowly uncovering the scheme. This issue alone features three "tell us what's going on" interviews, and one abortive fight scene does a poor job of concealing how talk-heavy this story has become. While this sort of structure can be made enthralling - half of all mystery fiction is built on skeletons like this - Mr. Gischler overlooked the fact that readers need to truly connect with the protagonists over the course of the investigation. Seeing a few frenetic fight scenes and hearing a few shabby wisecracks does not cut the mustard. David Baldeón's art strains mightily to make the story look nobler than it is, but the fundamental storytelling faults keep it from breaking through into "satisfying read" territory. more