VERY FINE/NEAR MINT Created by Nicolas Cage and Weston Cage, written by Mike Carey, art by Dean Hyrapiet, cover by Ben Templesmith, variant cover by Dean Hyrapiet.
Big, bold new series! In 1860, the plantation of Mason Moore -- a known Unionist sympathizer -- is burned to the ground by secessionists. In the battle, Moore's illegitimate son is killed, but as he gasps his last breaths, a voodoo bokor places a spell upon the dying boy. Flash forward to 2005: four months after the worst natural disaster in its history, New Orleans is gripped by fear as young girls start to disappear from its streets while a brutal gang war rages. When Detective Robert Julien starts to investigate, he finds that there's something else out in the shadows: something that's neither dead nor alive. The Enigma. But is it a possible ally or the darkest nightmare of all?