A review by rickklaw
Dr. Fate: Countdown to Mystery by Mark Evanier, Adam Beechen, Gail Simone, Justiniano, Mark Waid, Walden Wong, Steve Gerber

4.0

Writer Steve Gerber died while working on this series, leaving the story without a conclusion. An unheralded genius, Gerber penned long runs on Daredevil, The Sub-Mariner, Omega the Unknown, Defenders, Man-Thing, and his seminal creation Howard The Duck. Though creating nothing as lasting nor as important as Howard within, Gerber successfully reintroduced Dr. Fate, the Golden Age mage, into the contemporary DC universe. In a gutsy move, DC allowed four different writers to create possible endings while emulating late author's style. In Dr. Fate.: Countdown to Mystery, Gerber used his trademark elements of the fantastic and topical intertwined with the goofy and terrifying. The book serves as a fitting tribute to Steve Gerber and his reality-bending stories.