And Then I Read: THE SPIRIT 2 & 3

Images © Will Eisner Studios, Inc.

DC keeps trying with new versions of THE SPIRIT, and never quite hits it out of the park. This version is a solid double, if you'll pardon the baseball metaphor. The story by Mark Schultz is generally fine, with a good Eisneresque villainess and some nice twists and turns. It's more violent than Eisner usually went, but does capture the action and film noir feel well, and the character bits are successful.

The art by Moritat is another story, my best...