A cool little feature on the new "Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths" DVD is a short animated film about the Spirit of Vengeance, The Spectre.
The Spectre is a hot character currently, appearing in the "Blackest Night" event, so it makes great sense (and timing) to have a short about the character.
And at a run time of about 12 minutes, tells a great story and leaves you wanting more.
The short was written by "30 Days of Night" author Steve Niles and stars the voices of Gary Cole "Office Space" and Alyssa Milano "Charmed."
It follows Detective Jim Corrigan (who is the host of the Spectre) as he investigates the murder of a famous Hollywood producer. The best part of this short is the look of the credits, which is done in a very cool "Grindhouse" style. Doing that really sets a tone for the rest of the short.
Basically The Spectre finds the guilty parties and punishes them in horrific ways. Much like in the comics where he often has a kind of sick sense of humor when punishing people. When he "punished" Dr. Light he made him into a burning candle, the Black Hand's hand was rotted away (get it? Black Hand.)
There is even a nice little twist at the end. Yes, "Shutter Island" I'm looking at you.
I really hope that DC Entertainment and its new creative structure will continue to employ these short films before every big animated release. It is a great venue to tell the story of lesser known characters that might not be able to hold their own hour and a half film.
Maybe a Deadshot short? Or a Phantom Stranger?
How cool would a Booster Gold comedic/mystery short be?
I'll review the "Crisis on Two Earths" film once the Oscar project is out of the way. I have "Precious," "Up" and "A Serious Man" to still see.
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