The trial of the man turned swamp thing, Sodd, finally begins. And it ends just about as quick as it starts as Sodd, under the influence of environmentalists, and maybe Cupid's arrow, goes rogue.
As the man-thing hunt for Sodd is underway, Wolff and Byrd must head down to the Big Easy in order to unravel a snafu with one of Count Dracula's many real estate properties.
Plus the counselors of the macabre investigate a supposed alien abduction of a small child. Their client is accused of kidnapping the girl in opposition to the custody agreement. Bring in a team of FBI agents investigating paranormal happenings and you've got a X-Files level parody.
Throw in a case involving a neglectful guardian angel, an artist who only paints werewolves, and an IRS case involving a literal dead man and you've got a full case docket.
There's also a case in which a young woman is impregnated by the devil. The woman is against abortion. But she also doesn't want to give birth to the son of Satan either. This story is actually pretty philosophical as both fundamentalists and occultists join forces on both sides of the debate! With what just happened with the Supreme Court leak, this part of my re-read became unexpectedly topical.
I really wish I could rate this book with an 11 or higher. I feel that even though volume 1 of stories was perfect, this book was superior. That's because any growing pains Batton Lash might have faced in starting a regular comic book series was ironed out. There are added layers of inside jokes, even more complex Easter eggs, and dual sides of the aisle debates in this volume.
It just keeps getting better from the late Batton Lash. Just another reason I wanted to complete my Supernatural Law run and to re-read the ones I have in my collection.
Worth Consuming!
Rating: 10 out of 10 stars.
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