Claw 'The Unconquered' #4
	Story Title: 'The Conqueror' (Part 4) Writer: Chuck Dixon Artist: Andy Smith Colorist: Jonny Rench with Darlene Royer Letterer: Travis Lanham Cover by: Andy Smith & Randy Mayor Asst. Editor: Kristy Quinn Editor: Ben Abernathy Published by: Wildstorm Productions
	Reviewed by: Bruce Logan

More of a traveling issue than anything else, Claw #4 does have the usual fight scenes (two of them), but while the one with the killing is in flashback only, the second ‘present’ one is more of a closer for the last issue.

With Claw having realized and made arrangements to deal with the truth about his companions, it looks for a moment that one, if not all three, of them will be biting the dust soon…if not for the intervention by Emma Frost’s twin (and even more scantily clad), the witch Satarina. Not only does Satarina put an end to any infighting amongst the group, she also gets them hurrying towards their destination. For the rest of the issue, even though things remained strained between the four, they do manage to get along and reach the ‘Western Wall’.

On the other hand, an injured Bishop Guye Navarra and Dara are also making haste towards the Wall, and while the Bishop and his remaining underling have taken Dara along with/under their umbrella, both of them realize that everything is not right with the young woman.  En route, the Bishop tells Dara the tale behind the Wall and more importantly the ‘Gate of Sorrows’ and the people in charge of guarding it, the ‘Brothers of the Blood of Saints’.

In addition, and lest anyone forget, there is a third party who is making his way to the same place. In reality Satarina’s primary ‘strategy’ the claw-generated-Claw (the one that grew from the limb that Valcan severed) reaches the wall at just about the same time as the other two groups. Though a bit clichéd that all involved would get there at the same time, it does make for an interesting setup for the battle which was alluded to on the cover (but which didn’t get played out in this issue).

Conclusion: Just as the fast yet smooth paced writing, the art too is as captivating as ever, be it the werewolves or Satarina’s curves (both upper and under).

RATING: 9/10