Destiny, NY Halloween Special One-Shot

Taking place in a world where magic is real but not everyone has the gift, this Halloween special is from 2022. I'm not quite familiar with Destiny, NY. I do know of the franchise. But I've not read anything by creator Pat Shand and Black Mask Studios. 

There's 2 stories in the book. Both involve knowing about the future but in varying degrees of effect and impact. 

In the first story, a barista is having relationship problems with his boyfriend and turns to a psychic for help. She places the blame on the young man and predicts doom for the relationship- unless he pays $600 to cleanse his aura. As there are some phony psychics operating out there, the guy spends all Halloween night agonizing over whether to trust the clairvoyant or instead, to take the bull by the horns and taking with his beau about their problems.

Story #2 is about a witch in training and her first day of college at a prestigious institute for the study of witchcraft. The young woman has an assured death wish but not because of a psychic. She's been diagnosed with a deadly disease. One of which I assume cannot be cured by magic. Having that cloud over her head has caused her to see the world with a healthy dose of cynicism; understandably so. Thankfully, there's a caring professor who hopes to teach the young girl to see joy in her remaining days.

Only the first story was set during Halloween and that was the story I cared the least for. The second story was the better of the two. If I was to continue with Destiny, NY, I would want to start with the rest of the witch's journey which was supposed to debut in the Spring of 2023. But I'm not that committed to giving it a try. It just didn't feel like a series that called to me. I'm just not big on stories about witchcraft and if the first story is any indication of the rest of the Destiny, NY universe, those characters don't appeal to me in any way.

I think I am going to turn this book in for some trade credit.

Rating: 6 out of 10 stars.