Shadowpact, Volume 2: Cursed

Shadowpact, #Volume 2

by Bill Willingham (Writer), Steve Scott

¡Los demonios se vuelven locos!
Shadowpact se va al infierno. Literalmente.
Llevan un tiempo viviendo en paz y hasta consiguen salvar al mundo del Espectro y sobrevivir a la maldición que condena a muerte a todos los equipos Shadowpact de la historia. Es entonces cuando un extraño convoca a Etrigan y dirige una guerra civil contra todo el Infierno... con Shadowpact en medio.

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Superheroes, Fantasy, Comic Book

144 pages, Paperback

Published January 2, 2008

About the author

In the late 1970s to early 1980s he drew fantasy ink pictures for the Dungeons & Dragons Basic and Expert game rulebooks. He first gained attention for his 1980s comic book series Elementals published by Comico, which he both wrote and drew. However, for reasons unknown, the series had trouble maintaining an original schedule, and Willingham's position in the industry remained spotty for many years. He contributed stories to Green Lantern and started his own independent, black-and-white comics series Coventry which lasted only 3 issues. He also produced the pornographic series Ironwood for Eros Comix.

In the late 1990s Willingham reestablished himself as a prolific writer. He produced the 13-issue Pantheon for Lone Star Press and wrote a pair of short novels about the modern adventures of the hero Beowulf, published by the writer's collective, Clockwork Storybook, of which Willingham was a founding member. In the early 2000s he began writing extensively for DC Comics, including the limited series Proposition Player, a pair of limited series about the Greek witch Thessaly from The Sandman, and most notably the popular series Fables

Reviews

[Will Robinson Jr. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty darn good. Its been really fun reading this series. The first arc really gave me a since of the tone and direction Willingham toke in crafting this team. The Shadowpact more or less are the precursor to Justice League Dark. This team of magical beings are the only thing that stands between the darker corners of the DC universe and the Earth. This volume picks up where the last left off the team is still trying to recover from their last mission before the dark forces of hell begin invading Earth. This time around Blue Devil takes the spotlight. Willingham does a great job making the character likable and showcasing the duality of the character's life. You see has straight lace as Blue Devil appears he made a contract with hell and thus has been curse to be its servant. The Jack Kirby created Etrigan shows up as the story's antagonist. Let's just say the the demon hero really puts the Shadowpact through the ringer. This plot takes up the most of the this volume but the final issues were interesting as well. We learn more about the Shadowpact's commander, Nightmaster. Nightmaster is a character I do not know much about but I found his origin pretty interesting. Overall this volume of Shadowpact was entering and action pack. Willingham does another great job of balancing the characters and their personalities against some epic action panels. The artwork is also good here as well. I am looking forward to the next volume as the Shadowpact has to confront the hosts of heaven as the lingering threat of the Sun god gets closer to the Earth's imminent destruction. I must say DC Comics should consider bringing this series back. I also recommend comic readers check out this graphic novels if you enjoy Shadowpact:Demon Knights, Volume 1: Seven Against the Dark-Demon Knights, Volume 3: The Gathering Storm, Justice League Dark, Volume 1: The Last Age of Magic, Wonder Woman & Justice League Dark: The Witching Hour, andThe Demon: Hell Is Earth

[John Yelverton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Despite the relative obscurity of this book series, it is actually one of my favorites.

[Christopher · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun little title. Nice to see some of the "minor" DC characters getting some love.

[Timothy Pitkin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I do like that they do supply some background knowledge for the characters of the story and even dedicates an entire issue to exploring the backgrounds and explain how they became part of the Shadowpact as while I do have some knowledge of the DC universe but I am not that familiar with it especially with its magical side of the things.

[Bob · Rating 4 out of 5]

Willingham's reactionary politics can be annoying & his 3 laws of superheroes aren't nearly as clever as he thinks, but there's much to enjoy here, far better than Willingham's unjustly celebrated Fables

[Brannigan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love it.

[Ribrarian Not · Rating 3 out of 5]

Libro de historietas con ISBN propio. Tomo 2/4.

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's been a while since I read the first volume of Shadowpact, but after reading a few pages of this, I was well into the story again. The main Cursed storyline was enjoyable, but didn't really feel like it had any substance to it other than just a typical "fight" book all the way through. The other three issues which are more focused on individual characters are much more substantial and feel like they are contributing to the overall plot of the over-arching storyline, which the Cursed three parter doesn't, at all. I'm a big fan of Etrigan, but he didn't feel like anything other than a generic villain that was chosen for his familiarity rather than a suitable villain.

[Declan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the feeling that its building to something, even if alot didn't necessarily happen in this book.

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting, concentrationg on how the hero Blue Demon has made being a demon popular. Some nice cameos too. Also introduces new members of the team.