Spectre comic book character

The hero known as spectre debuted in dc comics back in 1940, when police detective jim corrigan was murdered on his way to his. The surprising creation of jerry siegel and bernard bailys spectre. His first comic book appearance tells his origin story, how police detective jim corrigan ran afoul of the local mobster named gat benson, who ended up murdering him in a grisly fashion. A person given the power to see the truth and hand out justice as he sees fit. Laurie juspeczyk was actually the second person to use the name silk spectre, the first one was her mother, sally jupiter. I had been perusing around an antique mall in western maine looking to feed my newly rekindled love of comic books. The spectre is a golden age dc superhero and founding member of the justice society of america, the ww2 predecessor to the justice league. The spectre is the name given to several fictional antihero characters who have appeared in numerous comic books published by dc comics. Oct 02, 2019 initially, jean smart was announced as playing an fbi agent named laurie blake, and at this summers television critics association press tour, it was confirmed that laurie blake is indeed silk spectre herself, laurie juspeczyk, making her the one 100% confirmed character from the comic to be returning in the series. This reading order contains all the essential and recommended comic book issues for you to enjoy the spectre. What you are about to read is the definitive list of the 100 greatest black comic book superheroesvillains of alltimeall ranked. Every watchmen comic character returning in the hbo series.

He was created by jerry siegel and bernard baily, although several sources attribute creator credit solely to siegel, limiting baily to being. Currently, jim corrigan is once again the host of the spectre in dcs. Through the years the spectre accumulated four separate comic book volumes, dedicated to himself, all of them published by. Jasons meet cute spectre 22 found in wizard magazine. Although the first comics character to become the spectre, he is the second spectre host to be depicted in liveaction. Such was the presences nature that his aspects had names and identities of their own. Comic book characters, comic character, comic books art, comic art, book art, arte dc comics, marvel comics, marvel dc, detective. What a total contradiction and complex character he is. The spectre is the divine spirit of vengeance, a powerful agent of the presence, bound to a human host to curb his power and offer guidance. He is always bound to the soul of a deceased human. Nov 29, 2012 wherein the serial wordsmith takes an obscure comic book character, puts a new twist on it, and well, pitches it. I, of course, prefer the original kind of biblical justice run but the supernatural later version would probably resonate well with todays movie going audiences. May 01, 2012 the spectre is the only comic book i ever really got into as a kid, i bought this to go back to those days and see what id make of it as an adult.

Top websites about spectre dc comics character wikipedia. The surprising creation of jerry siegel and bernard baily. The spectres stories originally were quite dismal, dark and moody, even by golden age standards. Crispus allen was depicted on september 22, 2014 in the debut of gotham, a couple months prior to danse vaudou on november 22, 2014. May 20, 2014 in these neverbeforecollected tales from the 1990s, police detective jim corrigan tries to end his mission as the spectre. Well, olivers look actually makes perfect sense, and theres some comic book history. More an antihero than a straight up hero, the spectre plays the role of, essentially, the wrath of god. Spectre by p craig russell the official internet toilet of the most humble comics legend and globe hopping adventurer brian michael bendis.

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His favorite avenger is captain america, and that was long before the character starred in a very successful film franchise. Hes a superhero ghost, though in practice he has been everything from a supernatural serial killer of criminals to the. His first comic book appearance tells his origin story, how police detective jim corrigan ran afoul of the local mobster named gat. Join as we explore the comic book origin of the spectre. Comic book characters, comic book heroes, comic character, comic books art, comic art, book art, arte dc comics, dc comics heroes, dr fate the spectre earth27 commission by philcho on deviantart superhero characters, dc comics characters, fantasy characters, fictional characters, comic character, character concept, character design, marvel. Spectre by p craig russell the official internet toilet of the most humble comics. The godlike antihero known as the spectre has aligned himself with several. But the grisly crimes of a serial killer pulls him back into the battle for justiceand sends him on a trip to hell itself. Spectre is the name given to several fictional antihero characters who have appeared in numerous comic books published by dc comics. Get the best deals on silver age spectre comics when you. You said that deadpool was the first rrated movie based on a mainstream comic book character you are aware of.

As of january, 1969, the spectre was one of only two dc comics titles i was still buying regularly the other one was justice league of america or maybe i should say i was trying to buy them regularly. In the spectres very first appearance, he is seen as a mystery man style hero, appearing as an angry, pale ghost clad in a green cloak. Star comics, dc comics superheroes, marvel dc comics, comic movies, comic books art, justice league pictures, the spectre, justice society of america. Check out which comic book heroe made it to number 1. The spectre earth27 commission by philcho on deviantart. The spectre is a cosmic entity and the physical embodiment of gods vengeance on earth. Unknown true omnipresence was one with everything true omnipresence. Permanently bonded to a human soul, he uses his incredible divine powers to punish the truly wicked, usually ending his victims lives in creative and ironic ways. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. In this comic art demonstration youll get an inside look at my drawing process for a comic book cover commission i created for richard emms cyberspectre. From nazi germany to the vietnam war, these landmark events transpired differently due to the involvement of masked vigilantes.

Spectre bond girls reveal new photos and character details posted on tuesday, july 21st, 2015 by angie han every bond movies gotta have its bond girls, and spectre has four of them. Sep 14, 2011 the spectre character first appeared in an 1940 issue of dcs more fun comics. He was created by jerry siegel and bernard baily, although several sources attribute creator credit solely to siegel, limiting baily. The surprising creation of jerry siegel and bernard bailys. Spectre dc comics character the spectre is the name given to several fictional antihero characters who have appeared in numerous comic books published by dc comics. The other major player returning for watchmen, as revealed in the sdcc trailer, is laurie blake, the second silk spectre, to be played by jean smart. The spectre is a supernatural being of nearunlimited might whose mission is to unleash the vengence of god upon evil men. He becomes a minor character in his own book this represents a rethinking of the direction that was indicated in the previous issue. Read the spectre 1992 comic online free and high quality.

The new series is one of hbos big postgame of thrones efforts, and if a new trailer released at sdcc is anything to go by, damon lindelofs onto something special. Though they became increasingly lighter in tone following the introduction of percival popp. Showcase presents the spectre 1 paperback may 1, 2012. The spectre made it all the way to number 70 on igns top 100 comic book heroes. Although this character was originally introduced during dcs. To my great delight, i found a wall full of some great old titles avengers, superman.

Unknown spectre is one of the most inconsisitent characters in dc comics, making it hard to give him a quantifiable level. In the latest comic book legends revealed, discover the unusual way that jerry siegel and bernard baily collaborated on. Watchmen changed the comic book game when the 12issue series debuted in 1985. The spectre is the divine spirit of vengeance, a powerful agent of the presence. The spectre serves as little more than narrator in this story and the following ones. This represents a rethinking of the direction that was indicated in the previous issue. Its a great compendium and i can see why i was attracted to it as a 10 year old.

If there was ever a comic book character that managed to. Laurie was the daughter of original silk spectre, sally jupiter, and unbeknownst to her until the events of. His hosts over the years have been james corrigan, hal jordan and crispus allen. The spectre reading order comic book reading orders. Hes a superhero ghost, though in practice he has been everything from a supernatural serial killer of criminals to the agent of gods wrath over the years. Besides the highlysuccessful blade franchise, i have yet to see a comic book movie that combines the elements of the horror genre with the superhero genre nice try ghost rider. His existence is in response to the failure of eclipso, the spirit of gods wrath that turned completely malevolent and evil. Foost sells his soul to the devil to become a real magician. Alan moore and dave gibbons story explored a world where costumed heroes changed the course of human history as we know it. Hbos watchmen is a sequel to alan moore and dave gibbons seminal graphic novel, and a lot of original comic book characters are returning. My encounter with the spectre the comic book catholic. Rorschach born walter joseph kovacs is a fictional character and an antihero in the acclaimed 1986 graphic novel miniseries watchmen, published by dc comics.

Has any marvel or dc comic ever shown graphic nudity. Since then, he has been featured in a number of other dc titles and has headlined his own comic book series. This animated short captures the character of the spectre perfectly, by not shying away from the fact that he is a scary and violent force of the dc universe. The spectre 1992 comic read the spectre 1992 comic. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale.

The spectre was one of the characters i had the joy of discovering on my own. Upon first glance, a casual observer would view the spectre as just another superhero in a long line of superheroes, but this oliveclad. In his origin story, the spectre was jim corrigan, a police detective who was. Hes been in love with comics for a very long time, and believes there is some good to be found even in the industrys more difficult times. Three humans have been bound to the spectre during the modern age, with jim corrigan being its current host. The spectre becomes a minor character in his own book. Comic book covers, comic books, the spectre, dr fate, espanto, arte dc comics, justice league dark, dc universe, batman universe. Spectre is to pass judgment on the people in the book. The spectre wherein the serial wordsmith takes an obscure comic book character, puts a new twist on it, and well, pitches it.