![]() Corrigan was placed in a barrel that was filled with cement, and then dumped off a wharf into the river. But one night, in 1939, Corrigan and Winston were captured by the criminal "Gat" Benson and two of his men. He rarely showed mercy or compassion to anyone breaking the law. Times were hard, and Corrigan responded by being even harder. Jim Corrigan grew up and became a police detective in New York City and was later engaged to socialite Clarice Winston. ![]() He later became a boxer, but finding that corrupt, quit and became a police officer. Corrigan lied about his age to join the army and fight in World War I, finding only "mud, blood and death." He returned to the US after the conflict, and worked the docks. In a way Jim had had the fear of God beaten out of him. Shortly afterward, Rafe was killed in a storm and Jim reacted against his father's harsh teachings and beatings by rejecting the figure that his father held most high, God. Jebediah was secretly having an affair with Rose, and when Jim's mother discovered this, Rafe and Rose were forced to leave. During childhood, Jim's best friend was Rafe, the son of their housekeeper, Rose. Jim Corrigan was the son of Reverend Corrigan, a fire and brimstone preacher that traveled all over the country. He would grow up to be the Reverend Jebediah Corrigan. You merely stole from them! Live - and wonder what I will steal from you!" That man had a son, Jebediah, who had the fear of god beaten into him by his mother. The Spectre told him, "If you escape little man, do not doubt it is because I have let you go. Of the soldiers, he left only one man alive, who had only stolen from Cherokees, and had not participated in the slaughter. Not bad, but not a high point in Tomasi’s run thus far.During the American Civil War, the Spectre punished a band of drunken soldiers that had butchered a band of Cherokees. Final Thoughtsĭetective Comics #1007 is a bit of a letdown from the promise of our last issue. Baron goes for the full Halloween palette in coloring candlelit rituals and spooky, abandoned churches, and the effect works nicely. He uses a lot of vibrant, unnatural greens for The Spectre, while keeping everything else sufficiently moody. While Hotz manages to create some strikingly moody and spooky imagery, it’s not a consistent presentation.ĭavid Baron’s colorwork on Detective Comics #1007 is the standout element. Their might have been a stylistic intent behind the work, but that isn’t really a compelling-enough explanation. Batman’s torso looks something like a ball on a stick, while limbs bend at awkward angles throughout the book. One notices a lot of awkward anatomy and unnatural poses throughout Detective Comics #1007. Unfortunately, he also drags up some of the decade’s more infamous trends as well. There’s a lot of charm to that aesthetic. In my review of our previous issue, I mentioned Hotz’s work having a distinctly ‘90s feel to it. Like the writing, Kyle Hotz’s visuals in Detective Comics #1007 don’t quite meet expectations. That vision doesn’t come across in the final product, though. Tomasi may have had a grander vision for this two-part story. The mystery wraps up with surprisingly little fanfare, and the battle is so one-sided, the tension never really rises high enough to grip the reader. The issue’s climax also creates a mixed reaction in the reader. We don’t know if they have designs on world domination, taking over Gotham…maybe just doing some magic tricks? It’s never really clear what those purposes are, though. We learn from the first few pages of Detective Comics #1007 that the group who abducted Corrigan-The Cult of the Divine Hand-plans to capture and command The Spectre’s powers for their own purposes. The stakes don’t feel particularly high for Batman, leading to a lack of concern for the reader regarding Corrigan’s predicament. That conflict is downplayed here, though, with The Spectre pretty effortlessly giving in to Batman’s side. ![]() ![]() It’s whether the pair’s differing philosophies will ultimately tank their partnership. The writing in this issue is, generally speaking, a bit of a letdown from our previous issue.Īs in Detective Comics #1006, the core of the story’s conflict is not between our heroes and the cultists, but between Batman and The Spectre. Time’s running out, though, as the mysterious cultists prepare to turn Corrigan into a sacrifice for their mysterious purposes. Batman and The Spectre’s uneasy truce holds as they search for Detective James Corrigan in Detective Comics #1007. ![]()
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