This TPB features the seven issue mini about Solomon Grundy from last year and the Faces of Evil special that came before. In the special Grundy reverts back to Cyrus Gold. Cyrus was killed in the late 19th century and rose as the creature now known as Solomon Grundy. Cyrus want to end the endless cycle of death and rebirth, that characterized the life of Solomon Grundy so far. The Phantom Stranger, an elusive magic-user in the DC universe, wants the same as Cyrus, but for a different reason. He grants Cyrus seven days to find out who murdered him originally and forgive his killer. The whole series starts with a very confusing layout that makes reading a chore. While the layout gets better later on, it still remains pretty hard to read and the story isn’t really that strong to make up for it. As expected, Cyrus finds the killer, but doesn’t forgive him, since big comic publishers don’t allow semi-successful villains to die. This wasn’t really interesting or even satisfying. Not recommended.
