I think that DC's Infinite Crisis event was one of the worst-managed, worst-conceived line-wide crossovers I've ever seen. The number of comics required to get the whole story, if such a thing were possible, was ridiculous, and even with guides, both print and online, the story made little to no sense, and damaged fundamentally the ending of the previous, and masterful, Crisis on Infinite Earths. I think it was here that I started disliking Geoff Johns' take on the DCU, though I'll admit that his Green Lantern stuff kicked serious ass. But, though his DCU is not my DCU, he's managed to be the guy basically calling the shots for the DC comics universe for the last decade or so, and that's unfortunate because that's about as long as it's been since I've really followed a DC series. Only the recent "Young Animal" stuff has sucked me back in. Well, and the New 52 Animal Man.
Anyway, this is a neat glimpse into the arcane and occult side of the Infinite Crisis, in which the Spectre is going nuts because he's got no host, and all the magicians have to come together to try to stop him. How many times has the Spectre pulled this kind of thing? I feel like I've read this story before. And, if the Spectre truly is a tool of the Christian God, don't you think that deity would stop its tool from trying to destroy creation every few years?
Anyway, a pretty good comic. Willingham is quite good at the fantasy/occult/superhero stuff. I should probably read a bit more of it.
To be continued.
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