And so we come to the finale of the great pulp magazine juggernaut, The Shadow. The cover feels sad, to me at least. Of course I hate the yellow background, that's a given. But it just feels empty. The mystery is gone from the rendering of our hero. The strong colors that denoted weird and scary are gone. A slight green cast to the left side of his face is there but so muted. The collar is down and his face seems much wider, as if he's aged. The cover mirrors the adventure contained within, middle of the road without the hoped for punch. And the fact that Washing Mews, the white cat, is nearly as prominent as The Dark Eagle on this, his final issue, really feels like there wasn't much interest in giving the faithful fans a true grand sendoff.
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