I have not been a fan of this title for the past few
months. Not only did the name change
with the addition of “Trinity of Sin” screw up my pull box list as a new
computer system was added to the checkout, but it really stunk. Now it was not a case of bad writing or sucky
art. No, this was all about how the
Forever Evil mega-crossover took control of The Phantom Stranger. Thankfully all that is hopefully behind
us. I am so happy that it appears we
will once again be following the story of Judas as he spends eternity making up
for betraying Jesus. It was that story
that made me become interested in this new Stranger.
This is a ghost story that involves the biggest of the
bigs in the DCU. Superman is being haunted
and it is not having a good effect on the dimensional barriers. The spirit of Dr. Light has decided that
Superman should pay for his death and all the people he has never saved from
anything that has ever occurred. It is
nice to see the Stranger and his power set interacting with Superman. One awesome visual is of Supes smashing
through the giant embodiment of the Stranger and it breaking into so many
shards.
Bringing the baddie they did into this ghost story is
what has given me hope for this book to get back on track. It was dangerously close to being dropped
from my hold box. That would have been
sad for me. I have really become taken
with the character of The Phantom Stranger.
So for now I will keep reading.
BDS
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