Both of these stories could be in their own books. But, luckily, for us, they've been brought together here. Fantastic! The story of Eclipso is really coming to a head. Bruce Gordon is now inhabited by Eclipso, but, this time, he seems to be able to control him . . . a bit. He can access his powers, without him taking over. And he can remember the things that happen when he is Eclipso. To bad he can't just stop the transformation all together. But, he does learn a new trick this issue. Eclipso is up to something big, and he's gathered some heavy hitters to help him get it done. Currently he's got Plastic-man, the Creeper and Dove working on his side. When Oracle is curious about some dealings a supposed mafioso boss is making, she sends Huntress in to gather some intel. However, it's really the base of operations for Eclipso. So, basically, she's overpowered and outnumbered. And, in the end, Eclipso turns her also. But Bruce knows this, like a dream, so he figures out that he can reconfigure the diamond so that it can absorb someone's evil as well as dispense it. Huntress has gone to kill someone that she thinks deserves it, but Bruce shows up in time to stop her from making a mistake. Instead, Crispus Allen, who's been following Bruce, lets the Spectre take over and he delves out the justice. We then find out that what Eclipso has been doing is gathering up all the shards of the black diamond from all over the planet, and reunited them in to one big crystal . . . the Heart of Darkness. He may soon be unstoppable. In the second story our new Dr. Fate, Kent Nelson, is trying to figure out what to do about Inza, who was sucked down the shower drain by Negal when she was trying to help him. So he's gone back to Maddy to see if she can help him. She shows him some of the history of the Helmet, but doesn't have a lot of advice when it comes to Negal. Later on Negal plays with his head again, showing him the world that is his dominion. When he gets out of it, he's tired of being messed with, so he just gives the Helmet to Maddy. "Here. It's yours. I surrender my hat to your superior wisdom. Have a nice life . . . and kindly get the %$#@ our of mine." Both, are great stories. However I do prefer the Justiniano art to that of Jorge Segovia. But . . it was ok too. Again, I just wonder where they're going to go when this mini is done.
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