It’s time for the final showdown, as Holt and Mabel race to free Ed from the mine, before those who are trying to keep its contents a secret blow it up and seal it once and for all.

Canary has been a wild ride, with the riveting central mystery not quite satisfactorily explained in this final issue, which takes us into even more mystical and even more overtly theological territory, in some cases raising more questions than it answers.

The ending is left ever so slightly open ended in true horror fiction style, but I suspect that we won’t be paying any more visits to the cursed town and the deadly, monstrous mine at its outskirts.

Despite the fact that I was left ever so slightly deflated by the climax of Canary, there’s no denying that it’s been a strong read throughout, with Dan Panosian’s art and fantastic colours being an undeniable part of what made it such a great comic.

Though he didn’t quite tie the ending up tidily as I’d have preferred, Scott Snyder’s script was also really strong; perhaps it’s just a victim of the 6 issue format, as Canary could probably have used another chapter or two to give the story a bit more breathing room.