Originally posted by lightyeargee
PS was an angel that decided not to chose sides in the war in heaven. He is an angel. Fallen but not a demon.
Origin
The most striking aspect of the Phantom Stranger is that his name, his true nature, and his origins have never been revealed. DC produced a special issue of Secret Origins that postulated no less than four equally possible origins:[1]
1. One proposes the Stranger was originally a private citizen during biblical times and was spared God's wrath. An angel was sent to deliver him from divine wrath. After questioning God's actions, he commits suicide. The angel forbids his spirit from entering the afterlife, reanimates his body and condemns him to walk the world forever to be a part of humanity but also forever separated from it. He then discovered his divine charge, to turn humanity away from evil, one soul at a time. Some versions of this story imply that the angel to do this was not just a random angel but the incarnation of The Spectre of that time period.
2. In a variation of the Wandering Jew story, he was a man named Isaac with a wife (Rebecca) and a son during the time of Jesus' childhood. When King Herod heard that there was born a child who would be king of the Jews, he ordered the deaths of all baby boys in order to kill the Christ child. Among the people killed were Isaac's wife and son. Blind with anger, he spent the next 30 years in a rage against Jesus. Later, after being tried in part by Herod's son, Jesus was subjected to torture. On learning this, Isaac bribed a guard to assume his role in the flagellation of Christ. Upon this Jesus sentenced him into exile from his home and to wander until Doomsday. After the crucifixion, Isaac recognized his mistake and let go of his anger. He has since spent the rest of his life helping society, even declining an offer from God, father of Jesus himself, to release him from his sentence.
3. Another was a proposal that the stranger is a remnant of the previous universe. At the end of the universe the Phantom Stranger approaches a group of scientists studying the event, warning them not to interfere in the natural conclusion of the universe. The story concludes with the Phantom Stranger passing a portion of himself to a scientist, the universe is reborn, and the scientist from the previous universe is the Phantom Stranger in the new universe.
4. The final tale postulated that the Stranger was a fallen angel who sided with neither Heaven nor Hell during Satan's rebellion and thus condemned to walk the Earth alone for all time. Alan Moore wrote and Joe Orlando illustrated this story. This is also backed by The Word who said that the Phantom Stranger was a fallen one.
If dc revealed it I'm going to be sad and write an angry letter.
Originally posted by amnesiaWhen Synnar the Creator was remembering his battle, the PS was there along with the Spectre and Michael and other angels.
OriginThe most striking aspect of the Phantom Stranger is that his name, his true nature, and his origins have never been revealed. DC produced a special issue of Secret Origins that postulated no less than four equally possible origins:[1]
1. One proposes the Stranger was originally a private citizen during biblical times and was spared God's wrath. An angel was sent to deliver him from divine wrath. After questioning God's actions, he commits suicide. The angel forbids his spirit from entering the afterlife, reanimates his body and condemns him to walk the world forever to be a part of humanity but also forever separated from it. He then discovered his divine charge, to turn humanity away from evil, one soul at a time. Some versions of this story imply that the angel to do this was not just a random angel but the incarnation of The Spectre of that time period.
2. In a variation of the Wandering Jew story, he was a man named Isaac with a wife (Rebecca) and a son during the time of Jesus' childhood. When King Herod heard that there was born a child who would be king of the Jews, he ordered the deaths of all baby boys in order to kill the Christ child. Among the people killed were Isaac's wife and son. Blind with anger, he spent the next 30 years in a rage against Jesus. Later, after being tried in part by Herod's son, Jesus was subjected to torture. On learning this, Isaac bribed a guard to assume his role in the flagellation of Christ. Upon this Jesus sentenced him into exile from his home and to wander until Doomsday. After the crucifixion, Isaac recognized his mistake and let go of his anger. He has since spent the rest of his life helping society, even declining an offer from God, father of Jesus himself, to release him from his sentence.
3. Another was a proposal that the stranger is a remnant of the previous universe. At the end of the universe the Phantom Stranger approaches a group of scientists studying the event, warning them not to interfere in the natural conclusion of the universe. The story concludes with the Phantom Stranger passing a portion of himself to a scientist, the universe is reborn, and the scientist from the previous universe is the Phantom Stranger in the new universe.
4. The final tale postulated that the Stranger was a fallen angel who sided with neither Heaven nor Hell during Satan's rebellion and thus condemned to walk the Earth alone for all time. Alan Moore wrote and Joe Orlando illustrated this story. This is also backed by The Word who said that the Phantom Stranger was a fallen one.If dc revealed it I'm going to be sad and write an angry letter.
Originally posted by amnesiaI find that DC's emotion spectrum stories are kicking Marvel's Asses. The GL corps and stories connected to them are very good. New Gods and all related sucks. For sure. Wh Morrison tried to do with FC was ruind by Countdown. But it was never revealed for sure that the PS was an angel. He was at that fight at the dawn of time tho. And the LSH seems to be getting good these days.
And suddenly DC went down another notch, i don't think it's weird that marvel is dominating. Marvel cosmic stuff>>DC cosmic stuff.
Originally posted by lightyeargee
I find that DC's emotion spectrum stories are kicking Marvel's Asses. The GL corps and stories connected to them are very good. New Gods and all related sucks. For sure. Wh Morrison tried to do with FC was ruind by Countdown. But it was never revealed for sure that the PS was an angel. He was at that fight at the dawn of time tho. And the LSH seems to be getting good these days.
Starlin is the king of cosmic stories, i hope we agree there.
Also, Morisson, godly he may be, doesn't write much cosmic stuff.
Originally posted by amnesiaIt was Starlin who wrote the Synnar Story that had The PS in the fight with the creator or what ever he was. Starlin is the Old king. I like the new guy who writes the GL events. He's the new King. Starlin isn't inventing anything new. The GL stories are taking one old Premise and opening up a new world of stories and concepts. Morrison's Rock of Ages was Pure Awesome. And Also the Mageddon Story was way cool. His angels story was super cool. FC was weaksauce tho. Or maybe it was just too complex.
Starlin is the king of cosmic stories, i hope we agree there.Also, Morisson, godly he may be, doesn't write much cosmic stuff.
Originally posted by lightyeargee
It was Starlin who wrote the Synnar Story that had The PS in the fight with the creator or what ever he was. Starlin is the Old king. I like the new guy who writes the GL events. He's the new King. Starlin isn't inventing anything new. The GL stories are taking one old Premise and opening up a new world of stories and concepts. Morrison's Rock of Ages was Pure Awesome. And Also the Mageddon Story was way cool. His angels story was super cool. FC was weaksauce tho. Or maybe it was just too complex.
Starlin retired, but he is by far the best ever.
Originally posted by amnesia
Starlin retired, but he is by far the best ever.
He was. But Johns, I think is his name, is moving to become the greatest. Those GL stories are amazing. And the way he writes the LSH, Supermen, and all others into the stories is amazing. Oh Grant Also wrote the fvck out of that Superman 3d 2 parter. That was amazing. Better than the actual FC book to me at least.
Originally posted by lightyeargee
He was. But Johns, I think is his name, is moving to become the greatest. Those GL stories are amazing. And the way he writes the LSH, Supermen, and all others into the stories is amazing. Oh Grant Also wrote the fvck out of that Superman 3d 2 parter. That was amazing. Better than the actual FC book to me at least.
Grant is like a mainstream Moore, he is by far the best writer in the DC staff, sinestro corps war was pretty bad, obviously just a arc to push the DCU forward.
Originally posted by amnesiaSinestro war did what it was supposed to do. Get us ready for the awesomeness that was Blackest Night and this new one, Brightest day.
Grant is like a mainstream Moore, he is by far the best writer in the DC staff, sinestro corps war was pretty bad, obviously just a arc to push the DCU forward.
Originally posted by Omega Vision
[B]Incredibly dumb.Highfather communes with the Source
but Superman can see the Source Wall with his super vision while still on Earth.
Ganthet can crack a planet with a stray thought
but Superman physical force Darkseid into the Source Wall and create Boomtubes by flying really fast.
Shazam controls most of the ordered magic in the Universe
but Superman is (like) magic.
Zeus is...well he's Zeus,
but Zeus is a ginger. If a ginger can be part of the Quintessence, Superman is over qualified.
and the Phantom Stranger can't be killed even by the Spectre.
but use are if you survive while everyone doesn't but stand around and do nothing. Superman can inspire like no other. When's the last time anyone's looked at PS and was inspired to do good?