This was about to be the weakest volume for me, and not in a bad way since it's a lot of world building....but then that last issue hit.

So this volume is a big volume of how the world leaders are dealing with everything. It's filled of a lot of politics, and while interesting, is the slower half of these stories. Then we see what Death is dealing with after someone fucked up his one lead. On top of that we're also dealing with the 3 other horsemen and their mission.

The stuff with death is great. Watching him go head to head with someone is badass and fun. The stuff with Death's son is AMAZING. Both thrilling and scary, the "beast" as they call him is perfect. On top of that we get plenty of nice twist and turns and a big meeting filled with plenty of death. The world building is a lot though and the pace comes to a complete halt on that part.

overall, another great volume. It's easy to see why East of West is held in such high regards now. A 4 out of 5.