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Iām late, but I finished up JLA/Spectre: Soul War. Overall pretty decent stuff ā JLA at the time was always dealing with stuff that was borderline metaphysical, and this keeps up with that tradition. The Trans as antagonists were interesting, though they really couldnāt be called that nowadays without DC getting some massive heat.
I forget who it was who complained about the Batman usage, but I can kind of see it. While he and Hal definitely have a lot of drama that makes for some interesting interactions, Jāonn is probably a better fit for the sort of antagonists they were going after. It was cool to see Kyle get a big of a spotlight during the second issue.
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Truth be told, while Iāve known of this story for years, I actually hadnāt read it until just a few days ago. Like you, I wasnāt expecting the body horror but it meshed well and never felt gross or out of place. Overall, a very solid read.
I agree, the body horror never got to Cronenberg levels of grossness and it was fitting with the story.
I also recently finished Plunge and overall I really liked it. Similar to Basketful of Heads, it did what it set out to do with a sort of The Thing-esque body horror story, but in a way that I didnāt expect. The characters were all strong and three dimensional, which made it all the harder when they were killed off or make noble sacrifices.
Oh! And a detail I forgot to mention about Soul War. I remember when we covered that digital first Ghost story that I wish that Spectre would get an update on his costume, because a ghost with green undies just doesnāt scream ādark specter of vengeanceā to me. I will say that I like Halās version of the costume a LOT more. I mean, itās basically Halās GL green costume of his classic costume but black, but I think it works so much better.
This is a rarity in horror movies, let alone comics. It really speaks to the strengths of Joe Hill.