Captain Atom - Armageddon #9 - Wildstorm

Fantastic ending, to a fantastic Mini-Series. They've been working on the problem of Captain Atom having some terminal problem that, when he dies, he'll explode and take the whole Wildstorm Universe with him. Finally the new Void figures out that the trick is to let him die because in the big bang the universe will die, but it will also be reborn again. So basically it will be like a reboot. Which is good, because during the course of this issue, they kill off a lot of good characters. Will Pfeifer did a fantastic job on the scripting chores, and Giuseppe Camuncoli's artwork really grew on me. Now the real kicker is that, according to Jim Lee's editorial at the end, this is going to be the kickstart for the whole Wildstorm Universe. A whole lot of books are coming back (Wildcats, Authority, Gen13, Deathblow, Wetworks, the Midnighter, Stormwatch) and they have a great lineup of talent, both on writing and art, lined up to launch the titles. That'll be awesome!!! But, not to overshadow this story, it was very well done. This was a story that they basically had to do, for the relaunch. But, they had fun with it and did a good job. It's a great story on it's own. Plus it's cool that they used a DC character as the catalyst, or the fuel, for the bang. Can't wait to see the new titles.