Written by Jeff Lemire, with art by Cully Hamner, the book plays with an old character in the DC stable — as all four National Comics will, in this case Kid Eternity — and twists it on its ear into a much different setup. Created in 1946, the original Kid Eternity was a soldier who the powers that be decided had died too soon, so they gave him life once more and the ability to summon any historical figure to aide him in his spiritually mandated quest to do good, guided along the way by his spirit mentor Mr. Keeper. This book turns the character concept into an rote CBS supernatural detective drama that blends equal parts Quincey, The Ghost Whisperer, CSI, The Mentalist and any of dozens of other such formulaic of-the-week shows. Here police coroner Christopher Freeman has gained the power to call upon the spirit of the recently dead for 24 hours after almost dying himself when his father was gunned down before him. In this one-shot, Chris uses his ability to recall the spir Read Full Review
Be the first to rate this issue!
Click the 'Rate/Write A Review' link above to get started.
© 2024
Prev
