So, having spent 20 years or so searching for Vext, what is my final verdict?
It was, of course, worth the wait.
There's the obvious comedy of a deity who is Murphy's Law personified. But so much more comes of Vext's obliviousness to humanity. He doesn't know how to human, so to speak. Unlike many of his divine cohorts in the DCU, Vext appears to have spent little or no time in the human world. And rightly so - it's hard to imagine anyone worshipping a god of misfortune. What would a rite even look like? Successful only if it didn't go according to plan, perhaps?
There are, of course, the obligatory jokes about the series' cancellation being inevitable, and this raises for me an interesting idea: perhaps the series was only ever intended to run 6 issues, and all of the cancellation talk was merely set dressing. It wouldn't be the weirdest thing Keith Giffen has done. Regardless, Vext is well worth your time if you can track it down.
To be continued.
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