It’s been so long since I’ve read an Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips team-up that I pretty much devoured this after I bought it. This was a great find by another Brubaker – Phillips fan in my local comic book shop, “Houses of the Unholy” tells the story about a cult that is gaining resurgence and a woman that is connected to the same cult from the “Santanic Panic” days of the 1980s. I felt like this story kept you on your toes while you were reading it. You didn’t know if something was true or not because you couldn’t tell if you could actually trust the characters in the story for the longest time. But I loved every part of this story – from the artwork to the action to the character lines – EXCEPT for the ending. I felt the ending dropped off without any real resolution and I was really disappointed by that. I have no idea if that was the actual intention of the team when they went into to make this together, but I felt let down at the end. But up until that point, it’s damn near perfect and reminds me so much of the “Reckless” series – another Brubaker – Phillips teamup that I very much enjoy and highly recommend.
