Also, I had to endure all that pompous talk from the Black Flame. Just when I thought Sledgehammer was beaten, he would jump back into the fray. The fight between Sledgehammer and the Black Flame at the end of Lightning War went on a bit too long. Unfortunately, I can't say this about Jason Latour and his faces. So much so that by the end of the story, I don't even notice the difference. But there are certain artists who do highly stylized work, such as Bill Sienkiewicz, who have won me over with their overall talent. I liked the art in the second story, Lightning War, (by Laurence Campbell) much better.
A good story should have surprises in it and this one does. I thought this would a pulp-adventure tale and while it has those elements in it, there is a serious story about moral choices and mysticism. I should know better than to have preconceptions going into a Mike Mignola comic.
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