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The Helmet of Fate

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This trade paperback collects the five one-shot specials as the helmet of Doctor Fate traveled from hand to hand in an effort to find a new bearer of the responsibilities of Doctor Fate, sans its Lord of Order, Nabu. The Helmet comes to Detective Chimp, Sargon the Sorcerer, Black Alice, Zauriel and Ibis the invincible...not exactly DC first-stringers but that's kind of the fun of the story. The best story for me was the Sargon story. Here we have DC at its best, taking a little known, Golden Age character and revamping him for modern times. In this case, David Sargent is the grandson of the original Sargon and inherits his grandfather's entire estate as well as the mantle of Sargon who was no mere stage magician. This story is presented by Steve Niles and Scott Hampton and has the best art of the five stories. The Ibis story was also very good and is very similar to the Sargon story as once again we have an old Golden age character who chooses a new successor. The Black Alice story bored me, as did the Zauriel story. The Detective Chimp story was mildly amusing.

I found this story to be a meandering tale that at the end of the day didn't really take you anywhere at the end of the day. Nothing definitive happened at the end of it all.

If you want a light read with an occasional laugh this story is for you.