In the further adventures of Prisco vs. Shitty Fantasy, we encounter death chicken and an entirely pointless diversion where we meet a whole fiefdom of new characters who all fucking die by the end of the story anyway and the stupidest story removal since Poochie’s animation cel got lifted by Roger Meyers.  This was the book that caused a bunch of folks to quit the series, and now I can see why. CBR #22 – Death Chicken Died On The Way Back To His Home Planet

Fucking time travel.  There’s never a good upshot.  With all the preventative rules for going back in time, it’s like baking a souffle during an earthquake or trying to play hopscotch on a stained-glass window.  This Nightside tale really got no benefit from tripping back in time. CBR #21 – Following the Space-Time Continuum Always Ends With Your Head Up Your Ass

Forgiveth the shitty pun title, this one was actually pretty great as it really delved into the history of the Nightside, and solved a lot of the mysteries in the larger story: the identities of both the adversaries after John Taylor and the identity of his mysterious mother. CBR #20 – Mommie DearGODNO

This Nightside tale had a stronger actual detective story but it lacked the madcap and didn’t further John Taylor’s story enough.  I think I still was suffering residual Temple of the Winds rage at this story so I punished it with two starts. CBR# 19 – Sing a Sad Song and Make It Way Fucking Worse

Angels and demons duke it out over the Nightside in the second book.  We get a glimpse at some of the future supporting cast and eke a little further into the ultimate mystery of the series, who is John Taylor’s MOTHER? CBR 18# – Angels and Demons and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!