There's only 2 issue left of this series, after this one. But last issue, Blue Beetle, Ted Kord, showed up on the steps of the courthouse where Wonder Woman and her lawyer, Kate Spencer aka Manhunter, were getting ready to go to court. Wasn't Blue Beetle dead? That's what the rest of the world thought. Including our JLA friends. So they take off to talk, and sort things out, when they're attacked by the Madmen. They end up in one of Ted's homes, which is where the Batman catches up to them. They want to find out what they're dealing with, and they're going to be thorough. They do a blood test, a DNA test, and WW uses her golden lariat. It would be pretty hard for him to beat all 3 of those. So while they're waiting Kate goes home, to find that she has a guest. It's the Black Queen's Knight from Checkmate, with the original video of Max's death, with all the sound and no cuts, " . . . the real video of Lord's death. Not that silent, conveniently edited tripe that was broadcast to the world." So with this, Kate may yet be able to get WW off. We also find out in this issue that the Knights of St. Dumas are trying to awaken another " . . . righteous right hand of Dumas . . . his Avatar", with Mark Shaw. They slip him a drug that opens up his mind to the knowledge of the "Order", and to convince him of his role in it. To which Mark simply replies, " . . . wha' . . ? . . . no . . not . . 'nother identity . . " So I'm not really sure where this part of the story is going, but I'm sure we'll find out more in the next 2 issues. Overall a very nice book. Andreyko does a nice job with the story, and I really like Pina's art, very detailed and crisp. Too bad there's only 2 issues left. But I'm sure both of these creators will end up on their feet.
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