Sunday, May 20, 2007

52 - Week Forty Nine - DC


Chang Tzu is trying to auction off Black Adam this issue. He's had his scientists, Chang Tzu's Science Squad, working on finding ways to torture him. They believe that with what they learn, they can also use it against the Shazam family. So he's opening up the auctions, and he has the scientists shielding the island, just in case. Which is a good precaution actually, because the JSA is ready to come a knocking. Knocking on heavens door. But then the Great Ten show up to declare that the Oolong island and everything on it belongs to China. So if they attempt to storm it, it will be considered an act of war. So far Chang Tzu has accomplished releasing the Four Horseman on the earth, capturing and torturing Black Adam, and he is about to unleash his, and Will Magnus', newest creation, the Plutonium Man. But I think Will is afraid to, because his Metal Men exhibit the basic nature of the metal that they're composed of. And so far all he's seen from Plutonium is anger and hatred. But Will has his own trick up his sleeve, in the form of his Metal Men. They're back alive. And he uses them to attack Chang Tzu. Meanwhile Alan Scott has figured out about the Great Ten, " . . . you're covering something up, aren't you? Chang Tzu is a member of the Great Ten. Under orders from Beijing, Chang Tzu and his crew used Intergang money to build doomsday weapons with only one purpose . . . the assassination of the Black Marvel Family. No one expected Black Adam to survive the attack, did they? But now you're here to finish the job." So inside Will and TO Morrow are launching an assault against Chang Tzu, and outside the JSA is ready to storm the beach. So with TO Morrow's help, Will is able to shut the shields down. And with Will's help, TO is able to escape to Sivana's Omnibot, in geosynchronous orbit above the earth. So with the shields down, the JSA comes in, but before they can get to Black Adam, Albert reaches him and helps him escape. And you thought Black Adam was angry before? You ain't seen nothing yet! Fantastic series. I can't wait to see how it all wraps up.