This comic started out really strong, then just kind of petered out. John Rozum has a neat idea where the Spectre kills a murderer, but then the murderer starts killing ghosts and nice vampires. It seems that Spectre is only allowed to cast judgement on the living, so until the very end of the issue, the Spectre is kind of hands off. He eventually changes his mind and just pops the murderer's ghost to eliminate the problem.You might ask who the team-up is in this one, and the answer is Xombi. The problem is that Xombi doesn't really have useful powers. He regenerates from physical damage but his main contribution to the plot is basically "hey Spectre, remember when you were a cop and wanted to help folks?" That's what inspires Spectre to take action at the end, but that's a pretty weak role for a hero getting top billing on the cover. I never read Xombi in the Milestone days and I hate to say there isn't a lot of incentive to go back now.
Scott Hampton's art is moody and spooky like it needs to be, but it is occasionally unclear too. I had a hard time discerning when the ghost was around or when it was Xombi after he took some damage, that's how close their faces were. When Xombi is Asian and the murderer is white, that's a problem.
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