WIBR: Freakangels vol. 4

This latest volume in what is shaping up to be writer Warren Ellis’ most substantial and best post-”Transmetropolitan” work (yes, even better than “Nextwave:  Agents of H.A.T.E.”) not only answers some questions, but also raises new ones right out of their ashes.  After a brief detour showing us the “world-ending” event that the kids performed six years ago, we pick right back up again to find out that Kait’s mystery assailant isn’t all that mysterious and witness firsthand the complications in Luke’s efforts to escape Whitechapel.  It’s gratifying to see that Ellis has stuck with this series as the worldbuilding possibilities he’s set up here just beg to be explored and his always-excellent dialogue supports the convention-busting appeal of the cast.  He also has a great artistic collaborator in Paul Duffield, whose art clearly has a “manga-style” bent to it without being slavishly devoted to one style or a particular set of conventions.