The Dark Fringe: Spirits of the Dead

    (Brainstorm, 1997)
™ and ©1997 Brainstorm Comics, Inc.

“Spirits of the Dead” is the second installment of the “Dark Fringe” saga, and brainchild of creator Eman Torre who wrote and inked the books. This series centers on retired police officer Allen Stone. Once an exemplary cop, his life and soul were destroyed when his wife Helen was seemingly murdered by the target of his investigation, a mysterious assassin known only as Garrett.

Stone now struggles to keep his personal demons in check, to find the real players in his corrupt city, and to ponder such questions as why he trusts the man who stood above his dead wife’s body, and who Garrett is.

Stark contrasting of shadows and light, heavy inks, and a chiseled rendering add to the book’s characterization and crime-noir element. Unique art causes backgrounds to appear warped and askew, further adding to the story’s paranoid, conspiracy-laden plot.
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