[Phantom Stranger]

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Originally Posted by KRX

From a narrative perspective, I liked the Watchmen twist. I see your point about its inclusion, though.

What bothered me about the Scarab thing was that Khalid Nassour has been Doctor Fate since June of last year, and the Doctor Fate that showed up in that story probably wasn't Khalid Nassour. I like Khalid. I like him a lot. I'm definitely biased because he's a character from an Islamic background, but I still like Khalid. And they're not using Khalid.

I completely understand that, but I'm hoping it's was him. Actually it was something that popped into my head when rebirth was announced. Which was that characters people grew attached to would be erased or pushed aside...one of the problems the N52 had.

I had problems with the N52 Spectre. To me, Jim had his story, he had his beautifully written end with John Ostrander's run. And it's so rare for a comic character to feel like their story is complete, it's done. It was time for Allen to carry on.
I love legacies of characters, but that doesn't mean I expect or want those characters around forever. The mantle should be passed onward, or their influence felt.(Pre-N52 Blue Beetle is a perfect example) Likewise, Spectre and Doctor Fate are perfect for something like that. I mean their entire mythology is based around someone taking it up.