[ACT XI - Reactionary]
- Adventures of Superman #644 - "Blame & Remorse" = This was great! Unfortunate that Rucka didn't do the scripting duties, but the pair that filled in for him ended up doing a good job regardless. The revamp of Toyman reminded me a lot of Fun-Land from that one issue of Gaiman's Sandman with the serial killer convention. The focus on Zatanna's guilt from the various mind-wipes paired with her having to carry the weight after the end of COC is definitely needed and handled very well. I enjoyed how Superman tries to lighten the load by forgiving her even if she can't forgive herself.
- JSA #77 - "Mixed Signals" = Man, I am not a fan of Jim Fern's pencils. This was okay, a fine little bridge between Return of Donna Troy and the earth-bound recruitment of heroes for the war at the center of the universe. Air-Wave is a fun enough character and I'm glad he's used as a vessel to prop up a team-up between Hal and Alan (which has been much needed since GL Rebirth). Excited to see who ends up stowing away on this cosmic JL squad as we see more players getting moved around before the Crisis begins. As for that final page, where in the world are Fury and Fate?
- JSAC #2 - Power Trip, Part II : "Andromeda" = The confusion continues! I think it's hilarious and brilliant how Geoff is able to come up with a disposable backstory that is totally believable for Power Girl (then again, anything is better than the "Arion connection" at this point). The explanation for the cleavage hole could have been comical but Johns handled it really well, and you can definitely sympathize with PG after all the crap and mind-trash she's had to deal with. I originally thought the ring they find in the opening sequence to be a Legion flight ring, but if the Legion origin is just a hoax portrayed by the Psycho Pirate, then what could it be?
- JSAC #3 - Power Trip, Part III : "Backstory Barrage" = It's not enough that I mentioned the plausibility of PG's proposed origin last issue, but now we get mowed down with various escape-hatch backstories to answer the mystery of Power Girl. The Titans of Tomorrow one has to be my favorite because it brings more relevance to that seemingly abandoned and irrelevant plotline (besides the obvious Connor-Lex hinting). Psycho Pirate goes off in this, and we see he's just another pawn maneuvered in Fake-Lex's agenda for the Crisis.
- Adventures of Superman #645 - "Breaking Point" = Point of impact! Cornered by OMACs, Luthor's machinations, and the endless enigma that is Ruin, the Man of Tomorrow must go headfirst into the shadow as the sun sets forever! Luthor is working with someone within the Society while suffering from debilitating migraines. We get an answer to the sniper mystery plaguing this series from the first arc, but it's an anticlimactic reveal as Max Lord and Checkmate did it as part of their agenda against Superman. Lupe hunts Ruin with help from Hamilton, whiles Supes brawls with Lex and Ruin as he discovers Ruin's use of the Phantom Zone for teleportation. We cap everything off with a distress call from the Watchtower, and Superman discovering the aftermath of Crisis Without Conscience. Crisis, begins here, but first we must deal with the death of magic...
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