Batman is leaping from rooftop to rooftop in the rain, while The Spectre is 300 feet tall, allowing us to only see snippets of him among the buildings, with the massive sound effects of “THOOM THOOM THOOM” on his panels conveying the impact of his footsteps. Kyle Hotz and David Baron masterfully illustrate two pages of Batman and The Spectre moving towards each other through Gotham. The following pages are my favorite sequence in the issue and are a testament to the talent of the art team. After taking down the thugs, Batman receives an alert from Alfred that there’s been a shooting nearby. While Corrigan and his partner are being ambushed, Batman is dealing with a group of random criminals on top of a nearby bank. During The Spectre’s rampage, some of the unknown individuals are able to drug Corrigan and abduct him, leading The Spectre to seek out the help of Batman. Not only is The Spectre introduced effectively here, but Tomasi continues to create engaging mysteries from the onset of each arc since taking over the title during the run up to Detective Comics #1000. Tomasi immediately establishes The Spectre as a force to be reckoned with and showcases his lack of benevolence towards humans. As can be expected with the vengeance of God, The Spectre shows no remorse and no mercy, quickly annihilating a handful of the mysterious attackers. The unknown assailants end up shooting Corrigan’s partner, and during the scuffle they bring forth the wrath of The Spectre, the actual Spectre. While going over initial crime scene impressions, the pair are attacked by a group of individuals clad in costumes resembling The Spectre himself, shouting, “The Host must die! Long live the host!”. They get a call of a shooting a few blocks away, and soon the duo arrives at the scene of an execution-style murder with seemingly no evidence. This first issue opens with Detective Corrigan and his partner Tony Martinez eating at a local diner. Detective Comics #1006 is part one of a new arca called “There Will Be Blood,” and it sees Jim Corrigan and macabre The Spectre character in Gotham City for a grizzly murder mystery in which the Vengeance of God seeks out the help of the World’s Greatest Detective. With the closing of one arc starts the beginning of another. By Alex Batts - The Arkham Knight story arc in Detective Comics wrapped up a few weeks back, excellently introducing the character to the mainstream comics continuity.

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