(W) Nalo Hopkinson (A) DOMINIKE "DOMO" STANTON
Young Poquita has fled the abusive foster family that's held her hostage...but in an abandoned refugee prison on the southern border, she'll find that her traveling companion is not the kindly, grateful kitten she started the journey with. It's an aspect of the Corinthian made flesh...and Erzulie may not hear her cries in time to intervene!
THE POWER DIVIDED
(W) Nalo Hopkinson (A) DOMINIKE "DOMO" STANTON (CA) Sean Andrew Murray
From her bayou, Erzulie scries upon the mortal realm and sees four human girls open a mysterious and magical journal filled with whispers and rumors that, if they spread, could cause a pandemic unlike any the Earth has seen, with the power to release Sopona, the loa lord of infectious disease and cousin to Erzulie, who is currently banned from the human plane. Meanwhile, a mysterious infection doctors are calling "Cotard's Delusion" spreads, trapping countless souls in the Dreaming and leaving their physical bodies yearning for death. Issues #1-6 of the new series from DC Vertigo are collected here, along with THE SANDMAN UNIVERSE SPECIAL #1. MATURE READERS
ANANSE TP
(W) Nalo Hopkinson (A) DOMINIKE "DOMO" STANTON (CA) Sean Andrew Murray
The pandemic is spreading, and Erzulie is calling upon all her distant contacts to aid her in stopping Shakpana and his infection. The souls trapped in the Dreaming are restless, seeking any help they can attain to escape from their "predeceased" state. Erzulie calls upon the spider-god of stories, Ananse, to assist her in unraveling the truth behind her own history. But can Ananse be trusted with any truths he finds? Collects House of Whispers #7-12.