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In these never-before-collected tales from the 1990s, police detective Jim Corrigan tries to end his mission as The Spectre. But the grisly crimes of a serial killer pulls him back into the battle for justice--and sends him on a trip to hell itself. And the enigmatic mystic known as Madame Xanadu tries to help Corrigan and his friends--but her help may lead one of them to commit suicide. Collects THE SPECTRE 1-12. Read more
Publisher : DC Comics
Publication date : May 20, 2014
Language : English
Print length : 320 pages
ISBN-10 : 1401247180
ISBN-13 : 88
Item Weight : 1 pounds
Dimensions : 6.62 x 0.69 x 10.15 inches
Part of: The Spectre (1992-1998) The Spectre (1992-1998)
Best Sellers Rank: #1,743,593 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #3,725 in DC Comics & Graphic Novels #7,992 in Superhero Comics & Graphic Novels
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Format: Kindle
loved the art, the writing, and the plot. Quality stuff here. I didnt expect to read something as dark and complex from DC, but here we are.
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2024 by Lu
Format: Paperback
i’ll keep this short, i bought this for the sole reason that i love DC had always seen the Spectre on the sidelines but never knew anything about him, so i picked up this. First i was pleasantly surprised to see that it’s actually 12 issues in here so it’s a meaty graphic novel. Secondly the art work is AMAZING, there were multiple times i just stopped and stared and a page soaking in everything on it. Thirdly the story is so amazing and dark wow was it dark for a comic series. I would recommend this too any comic book fan!
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Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2017 by Dakota
Format: Kindle
This is one of those reviews of mine where technically maybe I should not be reviewing this book, since I haven't bought or read the actual book itself. However, I've read the original comic books reprinted in this volume, issues #1 through 12 of THE SPECTRE series published by DC Comics from 1994 through 1998, written by John Ostrander and drawn mainly by Tom Mandrake. Based on that, I can give this book collection a strong recommendation. The Spectre is a character who keeps coming back to life even though he's been dead for over 70 years. Created in 1940 by writer Jerry Siegel (better known as co-creator of Superman) and artist Bernard Baily, the Spectre was a costumed superhero who got his super powers the hard way, by dying. He was originally Jim Corrigan, a tough police detective who was murdered by gangsters. A supernatural power (hinted, but not explicitly said in the original comics, to be God) raised Corrigan's ghost, charged him with a mission to avenge his own murder and then go on to eliminate all evil on Earth, and endowed him not only with traditional ghostly abilities such as invisibility and intangibility but with nearly limitless magical powers. In terms of sheer power, the Spectre made Siegel's other famous creation look like a 98-pound weakling. And the Spectre took a much harder line with crime than most other comic book heroes. He didn't bother beating crooks up and dropping them off with the police; he literally scared them to death or put them to death in various gruesome magical ways. But apparently the Spectre was a little too creepy for comic book readers of the 1940's. After a couple of years, he wsa demoted to a backup slot instead of being a lead feature, was saddled with a funny sidekick named Percival Popp, and became about as menacing as Casper. Then, in 1945, he was dropped. 20 years later, after DC Comics had successfully revived several other "Golden Age" superheroes, the Spectre too was revived. The Comics Code and DC editorial policy wouldn't allow him to be a death-dealing avenger as of old, but he was still almost infinitely powerful. In his second revival appearance, he defeated "Azmodus," a villain clearly intended as a stand-in for Satan. What do you do for an encore after you've defeated the Devil himself? Not much; the revived Spectre didn't catch on and was again dropped. Yet another revival in the early 1970's was said to have been inspired after editor Joe Orlando suffered a mugging and sought vicarious vengeance. This time, in a series written by Michael Fleisher and drawn by Jim Aparo, the Spectre was once again a terrifying figure of vengeance, skirting the edges of the Comics Code by killing criminals in bizarre magical ways. Reportedly that series sold well, but it made DC management queasy, and again the Spectre was cancelled. After another brief and unmemorable revival in the 1980's, the Spectre returned again in this version by Ostrander and Mandrake (so finally we get to the comics appearing in the book I'm actually reviewing). This was, in my opinion, by far the best of all the Spectre series (including a couple more that have apeared since then-- you just can't keep this guy in his grave). The 1990's have sometimes been called the "Dark Age" of comics, dominated by psychotic anti-heroes who reveled in violence for its own sake. The new Spectre seemed outwardly to fit into that mold, but Ostrander and Mandrake had something deeper and ultimately more satisfying in mind. They went once again with the idea of the Spectre as a vengeful spirit who killed evildoers at will. But they didn't just use the idea as an excuse for "violence porn". Unlike the earlier series, they actually went into the moral issues and dilemmas that would apply to such a being as the Spectre. In their re-imagining, the Spectre was an ancient embodiment of the "Wrath of God," who would appear periodically through human history, detached from the Deity's other attributes but tethered to a single human soul whose function was to temper the Spectre's implacable justice with a sense of humanity. In the case of Jim Corrigan, this restraint didn't always work out so well, since Corrigan-- as his character was developed in a series of flashbacks back to his original lifetime in the 1930's-- was himself an angry, bitter and morally flawed mortal. And yet not beyond redemption. Over the course of the original 12 issues reprinted in this book-- and the total series which ran 62 issues plus several annuals and specials-- Corrigan learns and grows, suffers tragedy and learns about hope, and develops the compassion that his ghostly alter ego lacks. This isn't just a psychological study; it is a superhero comic book, and the Spectre faces off with a variety of villains, monsters and menaces in his God-given yet ultimately impossible mission to "destroy all evil". But the most compelling conflict is that which develops between Corrigan and the Spectre themselves. I originally passed up this comic-book series when it first appeared in the 1990's, but then discovered how good it was and went to some trouble to collect the whole series (I'm still missing just one issue, the next-to-last in the series). So I don't really need this book collection myself, but I'm glad to see at least the beginning of the series back in print for others to discover and enjoy.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2014 by William Henley
Format: Paperback
The series showed a different interpretation of the Spectre than what I grew up with, but the quality of the writing and the artwork won me over. Over the decades, the Spectre has been one of DC's most interesting characters, though often neglected for long periods. If you're a fan of the Spectre, you should get this book.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2014 by warlord
Format: Paperback
a few years back i was forced to liquidate my comic book collection- i am elated to have these. Some of the best written, along w/ Starman & the marvel 4 part Druid series-of the 90's-have always loved the Spectre. Thanx AMazon for having this.
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2016 by HexingHoosier67
Format: Kindle
This is a tragic story of a man who wants to do good but causes just as much damage in the long run.
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2022 by Jared Garcia
Format: Kindle
This was definitely not a book for the younger crowd. If it were a tv show it would be rated for mature audiences. The story arc was compelling and thought provoking and for that alone I would have been inclined to give it a 5 star rating. However, I found much of the artwork over the top with much too much emphasis on the macalb and gore. At points that over the top quality actually took away from the story seeming to go more for the shock value for its own sake rather than a faithful aid to story development. Because of that I deducted a star from my rating. However, art is such a matter of personal taste, and other reviewers had more positive reactions to it than I, that I would still highly recommend this book for its interesting and entertaining storyline.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2023 by Amazon Customer
Format: Kindle
An absolutely fantastic book about an underrated character. It's a bit dark, but what else can you expect from the Wrath of God
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2017 by Beric Dondarrion