Continuing to cut a swath through the Diablo 2 characters, this week’s column tackles the Necromancer. Here’s the opening, click through to read the whole thing.

Why the Necromancer is Cool

The Necromancer seems to be a favorite among us dead beats and die hard Diablo fans. With Cain always boring us to death the Necromancer is the only old creep in Diablo 2 done right in Blizzard’s quest for the holy frail. But really, he is only ten feet tall when we the players put him on this rack here and give him a run for his Gumby. I always knew he was stretched thin. Tonight we hook at what exactly it is about him that players like so much. We will take a trip down memory bane as we stretch his limbs and give him a pul ruin. And speaking of stretched skin, what’s this cheap snare drum set doing here?