When she’s not working as a barmaid, Emerane becomes the Night, the most wanted thief in Umber. But when the Furie, Umber’s self-proclaimed champion, declares himself her enemy, she’s soon penniless and desperate. Her only recourse is to join the Bard and his ragtag team of rogues as they infiltrate the Cult of Uhlume’s tower in search of untold riches. The tower is not as it seems, however, and our heroes—if we dare call them such—may find more than they bargained for in its murky depths.

Not all is at it seems in the temple that houses the Cult of Uhlume in Night’s Dominion #2. It seems even the priests of this cult, have a dark secret lurking inside the bowels of their temple. I’m curious to see if that secret will be spread in hushed whispers around Umber. Will the city use that to fight the church, or will they do nothing?

The art in this issue by Ted Naifeh (who’s also the writer) is much darker than the previous issue. It helps showcase more of the occult side of the Cult of Uhlume. It’s clear that Naifeh has made the large statue in the temple as a clear focal point of everything else. I wish they gave a little better-viewing angles, but I doubt this will be the last time it appears.

Story: Ted Naifeh Art: Ted Naifeh
Story: 8.5 Art: 8.5 Overall: 8.5 Recommendation: Buy

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Emerane and her companions narrowly escape the Cult of Uhlume and the relentless Furie, exhausted but no richer for their efforts. Going their separate ways into in the pitiless streets of Umber, they each find a dead end waiting. Now penniless, Emerane’s quest to free her younger brother from debtor’s prison seems more hopeless than ever. Until a possible solution comes from the most unlikely ally imaginable—the Furie himself. But his help comes with a dangerous price.

The twists and turns continue in Night’s Dominion #4, as things get complicated for Emerane. It seems she is much more then she appears, in terms of her character. Even more so the Furie has an interesting backstory than first thought. Yet it seems the Cult of Uhlume has a lust for power that they want by any means necessary.

The art by Ted Naifeh (who also writes the series) is much darker this time around. Which I think is partly due to the darkening of the story. The sheer amount of action scenes is impressive and well done in every aspect. Yet this issues does show the contrast between the various classes in the city in superb fashion.

Story: Ted Naifeh Art: Ted Naifeh
Story: 8.5 Art: 9.0 Overall: 8.75 Recommendation: Buy

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As the demigod Grael emerges from legend to fight Uhlume’s army, Emerane enters their stronghold to find the source of their power. Aided by the Umber Knight and the Magus, she fights through to the tower’s icy heart in search of the necromancer whose magic commands the undead soldiers. But even as the city is overwhelmed, as the Asp falls to arrows, and the Acolyte prays to gods that may have never been there to listen, it’s Emerane herself who faces the most devastating horror. For the bloodthirsty necromancer behind it all may be the one person in the world she can’t bring herself to fight.

Night’s Dominion #6 features an action packed ending for the first story arc of this series. The mysterious old man freed from the debtor’s prison finally gets a name, a name from myth and song, of heroes long since past as our heroes realise who he is. Yet, the identity of the necromancer who is behind all of this is someone who was mentioned before just not seen. Who it is will surprise is you, and you’ll want to go back and check things out.

Like the previous issues, the art is solid by Ted Naifeh (who also is writing the series). Naifeh brings in a lot of contrast between the city of the tower of Uhlume, and the conflict going on in the city. The action scenes have a nice flow and make this a quick read.

Story: Ted Naifeh Art: Ted Naifeh
Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy

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