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Ghost #0 Review
By J. Skyler
October 25, 2012 - 16:35

Dark Horse Comics
Writer(s): Kelly Sue DeConnick
Penciller(s): Phil Noto
Cover Artist(s): Jenny Frison
$2.99 US



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My first exposure to Ghost was actually the Dark Horse/DC Comics mini-series crossover Ghost/Batgirl: The Resurrection Machine (2001). What I found most intriguing about Ghost is that she is an entirely cerebral character, as she internally monologs about the moral complexities of sex work as soon as she makes her introduction. In this revival, writer Kelly Sue DeConnick keeps up the existential nature of previous incarnations of Ghost.

Ghost#0, "Resurrection Mary" is a prelude to the new mini-series Ghost: In the Smoke and Din. In this story, undistinguished paranormal investigator Tommy Byers of the television series Phantom Finders (mimicking popular shows such as Ghost Adventures or Ghost Hunters) is attempting to make contact with a legendary ghost named Resurrection Mary. As it turns out, the infamous Resurrection Marry is Ghost, and although the Phantom Finders team encounter her, the scientific community at large (and even the tabloid circuit) take no interest in their claims. The other half of the PF team, former newsman Vaughn Barnes expected as much being the skeptic of the two. Like Ghost in previous volumes, Barnes is also a highly cerebral character, appearing to be in the midst of a mid-life crisis as he believes his fate is becoming inexorably tied to her.

Ghost actually says and does very little in the prequel but the mystery that surrounds her, who she is and where she comes from, is enough to keep you reading thanks to the excellent characterization of Tommy Byers and Vaughn Barnes, who are trying to solve it.

Rating: 9/10

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