Animal Man: Deus Ex Machina #[nn]

In "At Play in the Fields of the Lord," Animal Man ventures into a haunted graveyard where forgotten characters linger in limbo, guided by Merryman’s urgent warning: the monkey who writes them into existence is dying. As Animal Man races to save him by reaching the City of Formation, time fractures and he finds himself years later, back at his own home—only to follow a mysterious script leading him to Grant Morrison’s doorstep. Written by Grant Morrison and illustrated by Chas Truog, with inks by Mark Farmer, colors by Tatjana Wood, and letters by John Costanza, this issue’s cover by Brian Bolland captures the surreal, dreamlike tone of a story where reality and authorship blur.