This series has so much potential and so much expectations have surround it, after all we are suppose to be witnessing the birth of a new universe, the Top Cow Universe. Artifacts #3 does continue to trend of introducing all the characters and artifacts, but is not moving the story very much. The writing is excellent and the panels are interesting, but the overall development of the story is not quite there yet. I'm hoping that we see more interactions of the diverse characters in a meaningful way so that we obtain an entertaining story after we have committed ourselves to thirteen issues of world and character creation.