Out There #8
In "The Road to El Dorado Chapter 2: Stuck in the Middle," the El Dorado team presses on through a cursed landscape, facing hostile forces tied to Purgatory’s lingering darkness. When Zach unlocks a surprising power to repel the goblin spirits, the group must navigate both supernatural threats and the strange, lingering presence of those still trapped in another realm. Along the way, they pick up a new companion—Megan, a young hitchhiker with her own quiet mystery. Written by Brian Augustyn and brought to life by Humberto Ramos’s dynamic art, Sandra Hope’s inks, and Studio F’s vivid colors, this 2002 DC issue delivers a gripping blend of supernatural tension and road-trip mystery, all wrapped in a cover by Ramos and Hope.
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Zach manifests a power to drive off the goblins of Purgatory. The El Dorado team investigates the site Draedalus had tried to use to enter their world, but the Purgatory folks, caught up in the lingering miasma of evil, attack them. Reverend Earl frees them by commanding the powers of evil to disperse. Reverend Becky arranges an exorcism which frees the possessed townsfolk from their goblin bodies. In the process they see the El Dorado folks still living in another realm. As they continue their journey they pick up Megan, a young hitchhiker.
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