Falconspeare story, art, and color by Warwick Johnson-Cadwell, letters by Clem Robinson, and based on characters created by Mike Mignola and Warwick Johnson-Cadwell
A set of four Victorian-era monster hunters have had a lot of success over the years dispatching vampires and other supernatural threats. Eventually, they went their own ways. This story brings three back together when they get mysterious notes from their fourth member, James Falconspeare. They follow the clues to that grey region where Europe and Asia meet by the Black Sea. Once they find their lost member, Falconspeare tells a grim story and has an unorthodox request for them.
These are some of the same characters from Mr. Higgins Comes Home. The art is less engaging and does not play up the elements of horror very well. The big twist in the story I found very unsatisfying as a moral choice by Falconspeare. His choice was hard to agree with or find sympathetic and left me not caring about any of the characters. The story is also very short and feels padded out with pages of rough draft art at the beginning and end of the book that seem like they are there to make it have a higher page count. I'm glad I read this as a borrowed digital comic book, because I would have felt overcharged if I had bought it.
Not recommended.
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