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Philosopher Rex

by Ian Miller, Jason Miller, Geraldo Borges (Artist)

Meet Dr. Ishmael Stone, Philosopher, detective, monster-hunter, primes inter pares of a shadowy network of supernatural guardians sworn to shelter the world from the Infernal Orders. Philosopher Rex opens at a moment of crisis as the old orders are fragmenting and the Philosophers dividing into rival camps. Stone and his comrades on one side of the battle, the craven Philip Delacroix on the other. Complicating matters: just when Stone and his associates need them most, their various abilities are inexplicably on the wane.

26 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 18, 2010

Reviews

[Adrian · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's cold tonight in the Riker #13 coalmine. Thin cold, like a frosted knife, edged with tomb-dust from the bones of the world. It's half past midnight. And Bertie, poor Bertie Shum, is ready for a nip of his courage.

While I wait for the final issues of Scott Snyder's Clear (comiXology Originals) #1 and Night of the Ghoul (comiXology Originals) #1 I thought I'd check out the preview issue of this supernatural mystery series from 2010, the whole of which is currently free on Amazon for Kindle.

It is an intriguing preview and sets the scene well. Dr. Ishmael Stone is a detective, a monster hunter, and a philosopher. Together with his team, he is heading for a sleepy mining town where a terrible evil has been unleashed.

I shall be checking this out properly over the next couple of days. 3 1/2 stars.

[DOUGLAS J BERRY · Rating 5 out of 5]

A kind of Ghostbusters.

Good color artwork. Arcana comics freebie. 26 pages. A large group of Ghostbusters is breaking up into smaller groups and losing their magical edge.