Issue 8

Issue 8 "making the Metropolitan, part three" Script: Doselle Young Pencils: John McCrea Inks: Garry Leach Colours: Ian Hannin Editor: John Layman

Plot

Christine rings her grandmother, who thought she was dead. Christine hasn't talked to her family since the fall of Skywatch. She has to cut the call short, because she's stealing a blimp from a splinter sect of the cult of the red hand. She kills them all except the leader, Arlo Scheer, who she lets go after using her powers to see his life spread out before her eyes.

King and farmer have recovered Lost Angel from his last battle, having sucessfully uploaded the God of LA into his mind. they return to the Crown, where King enters Lost Angel's dreams, and gives him a vision of his ex-girlfriend, who explains that they've split up, and invites him to a club, with Union on the door. Union demands that he gives up the halo over his head before going in.

In the crown, Farmer, Condition Red and Union are hanging out, waiting for the next move. Condition Red banters with the other two, wule union looks at a porn mag, but not for the reason you'd think. After killing the magasine, Farmer points out that every member of the Monarchy is unique, there is nobody exactly like them in reality. While in Texas, Addie decides to go with Professor Q and join the team.

In Lost Angel's mindscape, the image of his Girlfriend leads him to a door, and invites him through. As he passes through the portal, she turns into King, who takes a moment to appreciate his work, when he's blindsided and decapitated by the God he's just awoke!

Unsolved Mysteries

• Why didnt Christine tell her family that she survived the destruction of Skywatch?
• why do the monarchy want a blimp?
• why does Union like porn, if it's "not what you think"
• Wat's going to happen to King now?

Analysis

• Christine's grandmother has newspapers framed on her wall, the headlines of whice read "Red Devil dead", "King Pain dead", and "White (the next workd is blocked by a dialogue panel) Dead". Presumably these are members of the Trelane family who died during their adventures.
• the headline "King Pain Dead" is fairly prophetic of the end of the issue.
• Lost Angel's dream is very surreal, containing Cherubs, flying Pink elephants, and a stylised cityscape.
• It's been a long time since Condition Red has had a relationship, and just a couple of issues ago he was saying that he should have slept with Christine when he had the chance.
• The god that ripped Jackson's head off is likely Chichincika