Sell Fish and Out to Sea

Selfish and out to sea he is. Jack Daw ruined his own life through addiction. He's also a former Minuteman as far as we can see. He will later be referred to as The Monster, although this is just conjecture from the conversation between Graves and Shepherd in 'On Accidental Purpose'. Contrary to speculation elsewhere on the net at the time this issue first came out, Jack obviously doesn't kill himself at the end of the story. No shot is fired, and there is also the comment about only needing to save one bullet for himself.

Red Prince Blues

Finally, the Trust are revealed. Mostly anyway. This story gives a lot away, but in the usual style, sets up more mystery. Megan's enthusiasm for Benito is obvious, but he seems to have eyes for Dizzy. Just what exactly is the purpose of the late night  beachfront meeting between Shepherd and Benito?

Mr. Branch and the Family Tree

Echo Memoria is introduced, though not by name. She'll be back in 'The Counterfifth Detective'. Branch may know it, but what fate does Graves have in store for Dizzy?

This issue contains single splash pages of art from ten guest artists, each a character study of one of the main players.

Idol Chatter

My personal favourite issue.  An early appearance for Milo to set up 'The Counterfifth Detective'. The identities of the characters in this story seemed obvious to me, but not to everyone. If you haven't got it...click here.

¡Contrabandolero!

Wylie Times must be another Minuteman. Shepherd doesn't know the word, and there must be a reason for this, perhaps implying he is a sleeper himself. Just who is that Russian anyway? The characters at the gas station look very much like Anwar and Rose Madrid, who will be seen more fully in 'Wylie Runs the Voodoo Down'. Their appearance seems too coincidental, especially with Graves in the area.

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