Ampney Crucis Investigates

Ian EdgingtonSimon Davis2000AD / Rebellion / HatchetteEngland, 1928. Lord Ampney Crucis, together with his loyal butler Cromwell, is an investigator into the paranormal. A survivor of the Somme, where he witnessed something otherworldly that tore his sanity in two and left him susceptible to the entities beyond everyday reality, he knows full well that dark creatures lurk in this green and pleasant land... Chilling Lovecraftian capers abound in this complete collection of Ampney’s adventures from writer Ian Edginton (Scarlet Traces) and artist Simon Davis (Sláine, Thistlebone)! I've picked up a few of these 2000AD partworks recently so expect some more here in the near future. This one I'd never heard of but there was no way I was going to resist reading an Edwardian occult detective romp especially one created by two of modern 2000AD's best creators.Crucis had a difficult war that led him to being hospitalised after seeing one of the elder beings materialise on a battlefield to eat…