The Confessional

    (Warpton, 2004)
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In a nearly empty church, a man begins to make his confession to a waiting priest. But before he gets very far, he decides to give the padre a view of his situation from his own eyes. With a wave of his hand, they are both transported to the Silver City—Heaven, that is before the creation of the universe, and before the petitioner’s untimely expulsion. Sympathy for the devil is a popular theme in comics, and in many respects Chris McCay’s story (though not the tinted line artwork by Lee O’Connor) resembles one of DC’s Vertigo tales. One major difference is that instead of invoking the panoply of world religions, it focuses strictly on the Judeo Christian mythos. But this is deliberate, as the conversation between Lucifer and the priest is meant to challenge the reader’s own viewpoints on religion.

— Joe Trela
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Special Edition #1

November, 2004
Cover Price: $4.50
2 copies available from $2.50 		Chris McCayLee O’Connor