Apologies for not following him. I see an ad with the old guy around but what's his status. Didn't see him in Dr. Manhattan Exposes Himself #9. Will there be a surprise butt kicking of Doc M as happened to the Anti-Monitor or Parallax way back when. Or is Spec. just a hollow shell and not major player anymore?
Info appreciated.
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03-30-2019, 11:19 AM #1Astonishing Member
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Where's the Spectre fit in to things nowadays?
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03-30-2019, 12:39 PM #2Astonishing Member
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Nowhere. Especially since the dismantling of Vertigo took down a lot of DC's informal power hierarchy with nothing to replace it with. Plus the Spectre as a property has been tapped out since Ostrander. They should have retired the character or at least Jim Corrigan.
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03-30-2019, 01:03 PM #3Uncanny Member
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He's suppose to be showing up in a Batman story in Detective Comics #1006.
https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR190466
DETECTIVE COMICS #1006
(W) Peter J. Tomasi (A/CA) Kyle Hotz
Detective Jim Corrigan has been shot on the streets of Gotham City-and the Spectre must reach out to Batman to help him find the secret assassin!
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In Shops: Jun 26, 2019
SRP: $3.99
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03-30-2019, 01:46 PM #4Ultimate Member
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There's this so far...
With him having appearances in the New52 Phantom Stranger and Constantine series.
But that Detective Comics solicit makes me think they're gonna pull a Lobo or Omega Men with him and just forget the early New52 appearances.
As for who will take Spectre's place in the DC hierarchy...
My bet is on BatGod. 😀"There's magic in the sound of analog audio." - CNET.
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03-30-2019, 01:50 PM #5Astonishing Member
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That's the ad I saw and led to the question of his standing.
Detective Jim Corrigan has been shot on the streets of Gotham City-and the Spectre must reach out to Batman to help him find the secret assassin!
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03-30-2019, 01:59 PM #6Uncanny Member
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Don't forget Gotham by Midnight and Corrigan/Spectre showing up in the weekly Batman Eternal series.
Originally Posted by Lee Stone
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03-30-2019, 04:10 PM #7Ultimate Member
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I think they're hoping readers will forget. Originally Posted by MajorHoy
Don't forget Gotham by Midnight and Corrigan/Spectre showing up in the weekly Batman Eternal series.
"There's magic in the sound of analog audio." - CNET.
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03-30-2019, 04:50 PM #8Uncanny Member
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They should want readers to forget the stupidity of the Phantom Stranger being responsible for Corrigan's death. Originally Posted by Lee Stone
But Gotham by Midnight was a good series!
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03-30-2019, 04:53 PM #9Moderator
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I think the Specter has fallen back to being that character who only occasionally shows up when DC needs to emphasize that @#$% has really hit the fan.
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03-30-2019, 06:33 PM #10insulin4all
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Doomsday Clock and whatever is up with the JSA may have some clues as well as the Detective appearance.
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03-30-2019, 07:02 PM #11Ultimate Member
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I take it Corrigan wasn't dead already?
"There's magic in the sound of analog audio." - CNET.
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03-31-2019, 07:32 AM #12Uncanny Member
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Who knows how DC does these things? Originally Posted by Lee Stone
(Does DC even have people who worry about minor things like "continuity" any more?
I thought they had moved to "loosey-goosey continuity" now.)
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04-02-2019, 12:17 AM #13BANNED
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Spectre's gotten so big he can't fit into anything, barely even big boy pants.
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