I Love Shadowpact.
June 23, 2008 – 9:25 pmIn case I haven’t mentioned this before, I love Shadowpact. I’ve been reading it non-stop and it just keeps getting cooler.
Shadowpact follows a team of magically powered superheroes and their adventures in the D.C. Universe. They generally fight obscure magic users and gods that threaten the Earth, but their exploits always seem to go unnoticed. The team is made up of Blue Devil, Enchantress, Nightmaster, Nightshade, Ragman, and (my favorite) Detective Chimp. The group was formed to defeat the Spectre when he went on a rampage to destroy all magic in the universe. Little did the team realize that what seemed like a spur of the moment decision was actually fated. It is told that there have been many magical groups through history all calling themselves Shadowpact. In every incarnation the group has championed lost causes and was doomed to fail.
The team dynamic is really interesting and they tend to solve mysteries and problems with the same kind of logic that the reader himself might use. Its refreshing to read a comic where I never have to ask “why don’t they just use that attack they used on that other demon?” because they always mention it before I do. Detective Chimp has some of the best lines. When someone calls him Bobo in reference to his circus days, he replies “You can call me Detective Chimp; Bobo was my slave name”.
The whole run is only 25 comics, so its pretty easy to catch up and the story is a real page turner. Issues 1-19 have been collected in 3 trades. Check it out!
EDIT: I guess this is it. I’m so sad! But if these are the only 25 issues of Shadowpact, then I’m fine with that. They ended it well and the series is an instant classic. DC’s Reign in Hell mini-series will feature Shadowpact characters, so maybe there will be a second volume after that. I’m not holding my breath.
