DC Showcase Presents: Phantom Stranger, part 3

Finished it today! Great Len Wein stories. Terrific art work by both Jim Aparo and Tony DeZuniga. I'll have to pick up a few more Showcase trades; it's a nice format and a great read, especially when I don't want to spend $7+ dollars per comic to read a continuous arc.

With as the series develops, the stories are no longer formulaic. But with Len and his story-telling style, there seems to be more of a back-story to the Phantom Stranger; just not a supernatural super-hero that show up out of the moment of kismet -- his word, not mine, but I love it.

Rate: A+

DC Showcase Presents: Phantom Stranger, part 2

Hadn't had much time to read my copy of DC Showcase Presents: Phantom Stranger, but I've read through the first few issues... It's a little formulaic at this point, 3 mysteries, one solved by the Phantom Stranger, one solved by Dr. Thirteen, then the over-arching mystery that requires both the Phantom Stranger and Dr. Thirteen to solve. So far it's a good read, but can't wait till I get into the later issues with Neal Adams and Jim Aparo artwork.