Countdown to Mystery #4 of 8

"Countdown to Mystery" flips the stories in this issue bringing the Eclipso story to the front and relegating Dr. Fate's story as backup. A word of caution, read "Countdown to Final Crisis" 17 before reading this as the Eclipso/Mary Marvel fight plays out better in there. The Spectre comes into the Eclipso story and I really enjoyed the story for the first time. Stephen Jorge Segovia's art, backed up my excellent coloring from Dan Brown, provides an excellent window into the Spectre's world. For the first time, I'm looking forward to this story finishing out.

Dr. Fate serves as backup this issue and rightly so. There's not a lot happening in this issue as Kent Nelson basically goes into self pity mode. The art is very good and the story is quite depressing providing a look into an alcoholics addled mind.

I hope the next issue brings the Dr. Fate story back to prominence as that is the primary reason for this miniseries.