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This story introduces Topaz and Taboo.
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They are magicians who seek the Darkhold book.
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They read Werewolf’s mind to see it’s location, and, apparently, it was destroyed back in issue #3.
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Now, I’ve read through issue #3 four times. As a reader, there is simply no way to know that the book was destroyed in that issue. This is a pretty major narrative flaw, seeing as how the book was the basis for the character’s origin and is now being brought back as a plot device.
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During the story, an old monster gets reanimated, Taboo seems to die, and we learn a lot about the Russell family history–none of that is super important, but if those kinds of details matter to you this is a story worth reading. Werewolf also has a gladiator-like experience…
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Werewolf is a fun read but there’s not a ton of things that “matter” in it. One detail that does directly bear on future stories is this…
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Jack and Topaz hook up. The story ends with the two of them deciding to go to the land where Jack’s father was from…Transylvania!