Weir Wheeling is a back-alley magic man, a dime store sorcerer, a poor man's monster hunter. His story is mostly set in the dog patch neighborhoods, the litter-swept streets dotted with check-cashing places, liquor stores, and food marts. The Neighborhoods, as they are called, are the setting for most of his strange, mini-epic adventures. Among other things, he finds himself dealing with an evil portrait, a haunted roller coaster, a ghost horse,...