Re: Merlin(s) in the DC and Vertigo Universe

"Brian Walsh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>> How many versions of Merlin are there exactly in the DC-Vertigo
>> Universe(s)? I know there is the one in Hellblazer who wanted the Holy
>> Grail, the one in Names of Magic and Age of Magic whose body was taken
>> by Mr. Lily and I think another one in Wonder Woman so are there any
>> others?
>
>One of those Merlins may be the one that trapped the demon Etrigan inside
>Jason Blood. A Merlin was a main character in those series. No idea if it's
>one of the above Merlins or a different one though.

Unclear.  The one in Names of Magic is supposed to be the same one Tim met at
a 14 year old, but that one was accompanied by his "blood brother" Iason.
It seemed clear he knew he was going to bind Etrigan into his friend.

But that Merlin was at liberty, more or less, in The Demon; the last I saw of
him he was buried alive in Belial's corpse in Hell, by Etrigan.  How does that
match the later Hunter Merlin?  Badly.  Or, about as well as the later Hunter
Death matches the real Death; there's some superficial similarity, but the
essence seems missing.

-xx- Damien X-)