Gehenna and Firehawk have raced to Firestorm's, Jason's, rescue this issue. Well . . . the end of last issue, actually. But, they're attempting to free him from the Female Furies. They perform admirably, but honestly, what are they going to do against a team that's been trained since birth. A few lucky shots, and that's about it. Actually Firestorm does more on his own, once he wakes up, than the other 2. He opens up his powers a little bit, and handles Lashinna quite nicely. As far as Gehenna and Firehawk, well Arion and Mr. Miracle show up to lend a hand, which greatly sways the outcome of the battle. And once Firestorm shows back up, there's basically nothing left but the "mop-up". But then Firestorm gets a surprise visitor, to him and the Professor, in the Matrix . . . Metron. "My Moebius chair allows me access to any place I can imagine . . . even this hidden frontier of innerspace you call the Matrix." He informs them that everybody is after the Professor. The equation that he's been working on, that he has in his head, " . . . will have the power to defy entropy . . . the power to defy Darkseid's reign of terror." So just when they think things will calm down, and they can figure out what to do next, in comes Kalibak and his para-demons. Talk about going from the frying pan to the fire. Anyways, after a very short hiatus, Firestorm seems to be back on track, under Dwayne McDuffie's creative leadership. I just hope they land on a regular penciller soon. Pop Mhan fills in this issue. Which is ok. But I'd like to see a regular team settle in. Someone that we know will have a vested interest in taking this character to new creative boundaries. Is that to much to ask? It might be. But I would like to see some consistency in some of DC's creative line-ups. I know there's a lot going on, but lets not let some of our regular monthly titles slip in the process. Just my opinion though.
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