Sir Edward Grey: Witchfinder Volume 4: City of the Dead story by Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson, art by Ben Stenbeck, colors by Michelle Madsen, and letters by Clem Robins
Edward Grey stumbles upon another supernatural mystery as the workers digging out the London Underground find an ancient subterranean temple. Grey isn't the only one interested...the Heliopic Brotherhood of Ra, a group that blends scientific understand and occult knowledge, also investigates. They offer to work together but Grey is extremely mistrustful (they are mostly villainous). When workers from a cemetery disappear, Grey comes into conflict with a big vampiric villain from the larger Hellboy narrative. With the London police doing their usual waffling, Grey may have to work with the Brotherhood after all.
The story moves at a good pace and has lots of atmospheric art. The underground scenes and the graveyards have implicit spookiness that artist Stenbeck enhances with his style. A good job all around.
Highly recommended--this may be the best Edward Grey story I've read.
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