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Trinity of Sin: The Phantom Stranger (Single Issues)
The Phantom Stranger #1
The Phantom Stranger strikes a bargain with Lord Trigon that will have serious repercussions in the DC Universe. And from afar, Pandora watches!
32 pages, Comic
Published October 10, 2012
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July 10, 2019
I bought a set of these yesterday #1-#6 mostly because I was in a comic book shop and felt sorry for the owner who doesn’t appear to have a lot of shoppers even though he’s a very nice man and totally remembered my son and me and what we bought there two months ago. Anyway, the owner of this store remembered that I bought the old retro Swamp Thing series from the mid 80s when I was in there last and came up to me with this series and said he thought I might like it but there was no pressure and if I don’t like it I can return it to him (which I would never do) so I bought them. And.
This story is ok. It’s not one I was familiar with before this so this is my first introduction to The Phantom Stranger. As you go through the stories you realize that this is surely Judas Iscariot, the betrayer of Jesus, doomed to wander the earth betraying the people that he’s told to betray by The Voice (God, I assume). It’s a unique idea but one I felt needed a lot more fleshing out.
All of the characters were a little two dimensional and the artwork doesn’t always make the action clear but the dialogue is enough to propel the story forward. I do wish that I further understood him more.
This story is ok. It’s not one I was familiar with before this so this is my first introduction to The Phantom Stranger. As you go through the stories you realize that this is surely Judas Iscariot, the betrayer of Jesus, doomed to wander the earth betraying the people that he’s told to betray by The Voice (God, I assume). It’s a unique idea but one I felt needed a lot more fleshing out.
All of the characters were a little two dimensional and the artwork doesn’t always make the action clear but the dialogue is enough to propel the story forward. I do wish that I further understood him more.
September 4, 2025
it sets up Raven and Trigon in the new 52 world. it’s also my first introduction to the phantom stranger. he seems likes he’s written to be a meta plot device and or the representation of the audience. by us watching and buying comics, we essentially influence and make things happen but we are powerless to stop it, but it’s a trade we make where we exchange messy timeline and continuity in the service of never letting the characters die for good. Also, raven is a very heavy handed trauma coded metaphor but i love her so we continue on this journey to read all her modern appearances.
November 30, 2020
Definitely an interesting turn of events in this one. I wasn’t expecting to see Rachel (Raven) and Trigun and together like that and what a dick movie on behalf of the Stranger. It seems he really is just a pawn in a bigger game. I always thought the Stranger operates on his own behalf?!
April 10, 2020
I love that this brought Rachel and Trigon into the story, but it seems that they are here just for this issue. I did love the use of purple in the art.
January 26, 2017
3.0 An intriguing one-shot story showing off The Phantom Stranger's knack for merciless betrayal. However, the story is nothing to write home about - the real news is the Neal Adams inspired art of Brent Anderson with "embellishments" by Phillip Tan. It's a pencilled painting, just like Adams in his height, and it's quite transfixing.
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