I suppose that anyone that can not only survive in Hell, but thrive, has to have an indomitable will.Stark’s style is as unique as he is. This also parallels his adaptability to extreme situations. Each battle wound he receives gives him immunity from the same attack the next time. All of the bad things that have happened to him do not break him down, but build him up even stronger than before, both metaphorically and physically. They are the driving force that makes him the seemingly unstoppable man he is. He is not the type of man to wallow in the past but his memories remain strong. What kind of job can a guy get when the only thing he’s really good at is killing?Stark’s past is slowly revealed throughout the story.
He must make money in order to eat and shelter himself while still funding his war. Of course, Stark’s world is a little bit more supernatural than the average ex-con’s, but the same principle applies. His time away has left him in a similar situation as ex-convicts he must readjust to normal life.
Unfortunately, he has no idea how to get it done. He escaped for the sole purpose of dealing out revenge, not just from his lost 11 years spent Downtown but for the death of his old girlfriend, Alice. Armed with magic, both Sub Rosa and Hellion, and his near-indestructible body, Stark is about to open a can of whoop-a$$ that Los Angeles may or may not be able to withstand.Just like the villains in the show The Middleman, Stark’s purpose is elegant in its simplicity. His purpose back on Earth is to make the people who sent him Downtown 11 years ago pay with their lives and he will use every weapon at his disposal.
A man with loose morals and dangerous moves, Stark is the bogeyman of the monsters. There is lots of killing, drinking, blasphemy, and magic that is used in the hunt for Mason and his crew and you cheer Stark on during every minute of it.Opening Sentence: I wake up on a pile of smoldering garbage and leaves in the old Hollywood Forever cemetery behind the Paramount Studio lot on Melrose, though these last details don’t come to me until later.The Review:There’s a new power in the town of Lost Angels, straight from Hell and out for revenge: James Stark aka Sandman Slim. Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & Dirty: Anti-hero Stark, aka Sandman Slim, escapes Hell and comes back to Earth to exact revenge on the people that sent him there 11 years ago.
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