You have to love this JSA #30 preview from DC’s The Source Blog . . .

The latest iteration of Dr. Fate joins the fight, and the assembled armada of bad guys are none too happy about it. I’ve always loved the visual of Fate’s helmet, so I’m glad to see him show up (and so well-rendered on top of it).

For those playing at home, this Dr. Fate is Kent V. Nelson, the grandnephew of original Dr. Fate Kent Nelson. This version of the classic character has gotten play in the recent Countdown to Mystery and Reign in Hell mini-series.

As a fun bit of cross-platform synergy, Dr. Fate is available in the current-shipping Wave 8 of Mattel’s DC Universe Classics action figures. There’s a classic version and a variant “Hector Hall” version (with the modified Egyptian-themed neckpiece). If you recall, Hector Hall and his wife Lyta passed away and shuffled off to the Dream Dimension around Infinite Crisis.

Given the interesting things that Willingham and Sturges have done with the supernatural in their DC work (Shadowpact), Vertigo work (Fables, Jack of Fables), and Willingham’s many past projects (Elementals, Coventry, etc.), it’ll be entertaining to see what they do with the good doctor.

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