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At the end
of the review of the first part of Earthly Possessions, I hoped that
the plot for the remaining two parts, didn't resort to the usual
'guy-possessed-by-a-demon' one. Fortunately, in this middle
installment, Christopher Golden and Tom Sniegoski manage to spring enough
surprises to keep things moving along nicely.
After a
quick recap of the main protagonists, we pick up from the cliff-hanger to
chapter 1. As expected, the priest turns out to be the de-frocked
Father Gaetano Noe, who proceeds to exorcise the demon inhabiting Sam
Stewart's body.
The, an
encounter with a possessed actress leads Angel to cross paths once more with
Father Noe, and once again there's the implication that the ex-priest isn't
all he appears to be.
In
addition, there are also one or two nice touches. Firstly, the story
takes place both before and after Doyle's death in Hero.
Obviously this would have to be addressed at some point if the comic strip
is going to be even apocryphal, let alone anything approaching canonical,
but even so, it's still a little surprising to see Doyle and Cordy
commenting on their apparent closure of the Stewart case on one page,
followed by Cordy reflecting on Doyle's sacrifice on the next.
Secondly,
there's a brief reappearance by Rachel Hammerlin, who we first saw back in
the opening three-parter. Buffy as a TV series hasn't been
afraid to reuse the odd character, and it makes sense that someone who's
been helped by AI in the past would seek them out again.
As the
second part of a third part story, the issue manages to retain the reader's
interest and sets things up for next month's conclusion.
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EARTHLY
POSSESSIONS,
CHAPTER 2
Writer: CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN
and TOM SNIEGOSKI
Penciller: CHRISTIAN ZANIER
Background assists: MARVIN MARIANO
Inker: ANDY OWENS
Letterer: CLEM ROBINS
Colourist: GUY MAJOR
Cover: RYAN SOOK and
GALEN SHOWMAN
Cover variations: art, photo
OVERALL RATING
7/10
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