Jonathon Hickman continues his weird tale of global finance barons in thrall to the god Mammon, and the grisly murders committed in the course of their internecine rivalry.

In this instalment, Detective Dumas seeks the help of an academic to help his inquiries. The two go inside the Fed building and encounter a deep, dark secret. Meanwhile Ria Rothschild and her familiar are proceeding to enact a bloody retribution for the murder of her brother.

The artwork is still suitably creepy and Hickman manages to keep his story on the right side of ridiculous. I did find his chronology confusing at times; the narrative is not quite sequential, and the reader should pay attention to the date/time stamps on the top of the page. I also started to get uncomfortable with his use of the Rothschild name, and how he characterises them. I think it's the only real name in the finance industry that he appropriates, and he gives the impression that he's aligning with some of the anti-Semitic stuff that was hurled at the Rothschilds in the past. It's not necessary and the story would not have suffered at all if he'd invented another name for those characters.

I'm not expecting another instalment for a year or so, but I will be looking out for it. It will be interesting to see if I can pick up this convoluted tale after a long break. ( )

Todos saúdam o deus do dinheiro. vocês não sabiam, mas existem escolas ancestrais ligadas à magia comandando secretamente toda a sociedade através das instituições financeiras mais poderosas do mundo. Um mundo secreto onde vampiros oligarcas russos, papas das trevas e assassinos do fundo monetário internacional trabalham juntos para controlar o mercado. Neste volume o policial thomas dane mergulha ainda mais fundo no caso da morte de daniel rothschild. Com a ajuda do professor tyler gaddis, dane segue para washington para tentar desvendar os mistérios que cercam a sua investigação. Resta saber se ele está preparado para encarar as forças sobrenaturais que controlam o mundo. Enquanto isso, em nova york, grigoria rothschild continua movendo as peças para consolidar o domínio das escolas ocidentais, caina e kankrin – as maiores instituições financeiras do mundo.reúne the black monday murders 5 a 8.