- Title: Planetary #7
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- Writer: Warren Ellis
- Artist: John Cassaday
“For me, Jack Carter was London.”
Throwback Tuesday takes us back to another adventure of the Archaeologists of the Impossible. After hearing news of Jack Carter‘s death (Planetary‘s stand-in for John Constantine), Elijah Snow and the Drummer accompany Jakita Wagner to the dickish rogue’s funeral. Despite the man’s many faults, Jakita still looks back on him fondly (although the pedestal she places him on will be shaken before the end of the comic).
Several other Vertigo characters get the WildStorm treatment as mourners at Carter’s funeral as well before Drummer discovers that Jack isn’t actually all that dead and only faked his death in order to kill his would-be assassin holding a grudge against Carter since he revealed the truth about his origins. It’s an odd comic in that it’s romantic and melancholy and then completely ridiculous and over-the-top in its reveal. It’s far from my favorite issue of the series, but it certainly has its moments (especially when viewing Carter through Jakita’s eyes).
[WildStorm, $2.50]