I like the approach they're taking with these stories. Each one flows in to the next, which is how the line-up keeps changing. But the central theme is still there, the good guys are after the bad guys who have the book of Destiny, and something called the Haruspex. It's a chance engine, which guarantees protection against all enemies. This issue, Batman and Blue Beetle go off to LaDama's, who is in negotiation for the engine. But before they can go in to get it, they are attacked by the Lord of Time, and his henchmen the Fatal Five. Batman and Blue Devil aren't doing terrible against the intruders. They're holding their own. But not a lot of progress is being made on either side. But then LaDama uses the weapon against Validus, and effectively takes him out of the fight. She then points it at Tharok, the Cyborg, but Batman gets in the way. Both are in her sights when she shoots. On the final page, when the dust settles, we see that Batman and Tharok have become one. Meanwhile Supergirl is stranded on the betting planet. Green Lantern went off after the book, and left Supergirl behind. Well she has no idea where she's at. So she looks for a star-guide. Guess who she gets? Lobo! So that's going to be the team-up next issue, Supergirl and Lobo. I like how they work that all out. Anyway I think Mark Waid is doing a great job with this story so far. It has to be an interesting task, trying to congeal all this stuff together. But so far it's working. And George Perez's artwork is phenomenal. I had heard that he wasn't in the best of health for a while there. But he appears to have bounced back quite nicely. Bob Waciek is his inker. And of course they go together quite nicely. But George actually inks his own stuff on the last 2 pages. Very nice book. Very nice! I look forward to seeing books like this every month. Thanks!
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