Into the Longbox: Where’s my Spirit #9
I have my Spirit number 9 now. It’s a really impressive piece of storytelling. Where #10 is a procedural with over-the-top satire, #9 is a tightly written continuity development that’s really scary. El Morte is one of Cooke/Bone/Stewart’s new villains for their Spirit incarnation, and in this issue he really comes into his won as a villain worthy of Denny’s attention. Cooke does a great job of telling El Morte’s origin here in a moody way while giving the rest of his cast a chance to shine. Bone and Stewart’s clean lines sometimes give the book a cartoony look, but they execute this more serious story with clarity and aplomb.
Great issue.