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6. Hell Comes to Birmingham, Part One
Writer: Paul Cornell
Artist: Leonard Kirk
I’ve given a lot of (well-deserved) props to Cornell’s writing, but Kirk’s art is just as awesome. Spitfire and Blade’s fight is really great here; it’s especially well-choreographed. Also, I just really love the way he draws Spitfire, in both regular and Vampire forms.
The crisis at hand is a building that’s enveloped in magical fire and ruled by Plokta, who masters the Mindless Ones and can pacify your greatest desire. Brian is pretty much the only one who deals with this for most of the issue. And he’s only dealing with it by being given a house tour.
Meanwhile, Blade stalks and tries to kill Spitfire. And it’s kinda hard to know who to root for. I started out firmly on Spitfire’s side, because Blade was being a huge jerk about everything. But the longer the fight lasts, the more it looks as though Jackie really doesn’t have much control over her vampirism. And right at the end, we have Meggan’s return!!!!! I wasn’t in love with Meggan in Excalibur, but it’s nice to see her make a comeback. I hope this book makes me love her.
