After finishing the last volume, I thought how much room there is for more spin-offs like the 1831 Romantic poet inspired issue. So boy was I pleased to realize the penultimate volume was all one-offs!

The opening special about the fall of Rome was not enjoyable. I didn't get it at all, which is frustrating because while the specials aren't required for the story, they do offer insight into what's really happening with Ananke's plans.

However, the rest of the specials were so damn good. The Medieval Lucifer? Absolutely incredible and a great spin on how some people would handle being turned into a god. I already loved the 1831 issue (it's the only issue I actually own because I adore the Romantics) so I was thrilled to reread it. The 1923 issue inspired by [b:And Then There Were None|16299|And Then There Were None|Agatha Christie|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1391120695s/16299.jpg|3038872]. There was a lot of mystery I didn't totally get it BUT the atmosphere was perfect. Also Woden as a German nationalist? Checks out.

Finally, the last two issues were the Christmas special and the Funnies. The Christmas specials consisted of deleted scenes which were nice! There wasn't much substance to them but it was really great to get glimpses of the Pantheon before all of this shit went down And the Funnies... oh man they were perfect. I laughed so hard at each one. What a beautiful tribute to the whole series! The Pantheon as dogs... YES. I LOVE IT. The Buzzfeed parody of 5 things about living with Sakmet (I don't remember the specific title in case this is off) was brilliant. Plus I loved the open mocking of Gillen & McKelvie.

I can't believe there's only one volume left!