>I am no one, but a stranger..
The Stranger comes to his end.
All stories have to conclude sometime.
Another trial to get to the end of and then
Then he will face the final gate to destiny...
This is-
Didio & DeMatteis' The Phantom Stranger: Finale
And here we go...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnlvPoDU5LY
Part 20:
wherein the crack in creation continues
Part 21:
wherein it runs deep
Part 22:
wherein taking it with the big man
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>>83197790
This is an amazing sequence. DeMatteis and Blanco nail it perfectly.
>>83198261
Amazing spread.
>>83198104
Hell yeah they do
Part 23:
wherein AGAINST GOD
>>83198587
he's just a puppy, how hard could it be?
One last issue...
Final Issue:
wherein the Stranger walks alone
>>83198918
This is the only misstep in the entire run. While you might argue that JMD had some other stuff planned that he simply didn't get to(like Cassandra), the run does not feel rushed in any place and plots don't really feel unresolved in the end. It felt like an actual run and not just something that got canceled.
But making Zauriel a woman was a mistake. I understand why he did it, and sure it makes sense, but after we've heard about how much Zauriel loves the Stranger, even more than he loves doG...well, it comes off as a bit homophobic to make him a woman now. Being familiar with JMD, I know he's not homophobic in the least, but...it just wasn't his best idea, although his intentions were pure.
>>83199084
Nah, Blight was a bigger misstep.
>>83199122
Nah, The Phantom Stranger issues were great. It just sucked that it got roped into a crossover.
>>83199186
It would have been better had the tie in issues been more contained.
Like...making Chris' transformation offscreen was a bad idea.
>>83199256
Well, it was a crossover. Each issue took over from the last one. It was kinda shitty that it got roped into it, but I don't consider Blight a misstep from JMD, he did great on PS.
Vaya Con Dios, Phil...
THE END.
Trinity of Sin is basically a "The Question" mini.
If you liked JMD's take on him in this series, check it out.
>>83199519
That was wonderful!
>>83195791
did... did Zauriel just offer to sleep with Stranger?
This would have been so much better if it took the Wonderwoman path of being self contained. Blight and the Thaumaton felt like wasted storylines for him.