Title: Tetragrammaton Labyrinth
Issue: Volume 5
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Date: May, 2009
Writer: Ei Itou, Shannon Fay
Artist: Ei Itou
Letterer: Aristotle Licuanan
Editor: Shanti Fader, Adam Arnold
Demon-hunters Meg and Angela arrive in Heidelberg, Germany, searching for the source of power that will activate Angela's magical Anathema scythe. They first encounter two Roma sisters who are suffering mistreatment at the hands of humans who are just as evil as any of the demons that Meg and Angela have dealt with.
Their investigations also lead them to an undine who has been drowning locals in a nearby river, and then finally to the secrets of the city itself.
The first two chapters in this volume are essentially monster-of-the-week tales that stand on their own reasonably well. The authors were clearly making some attempts to be respectful of Roma culture, but still ended up playing into a fair amount of stereotypes. The second story involved a bit of unnecessary complication with the inclusion of a second mythical creature, but was visually stunning.
The final chapter in this volume is much more closely tied to the overall plot of the series, and features a big moment when the heroes play into the hands of the villain, and boy does he let them know it with some serious villain monologuing. This had some impressive visuals, but it also featured a lot of moments where it was hard to tell exactly what was going on.
All of this was a bit excessively dramatic, which I realize is part of the point, but it did make it a bit difficult to take any of it all that seriously.
Rating: 4.5/10
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