All the pieces are starting to come in to place for this little drama. We're beginning to see, this issue, just who all the players are. Last issue, all we knew was that Killer Croc had stolen some piece of Kryptonian technology from Lex Luthor. But we didn't know why, or who he took it for. This issue we find out that Desaad is in Metropolis. He's using a combination of a very powerful transmitter and . . . well I'll save that for later. Anyways, he's using this transmitter to specifically target Superman's brainwaves. Basically he's trying to tear him down, without ever really touching him. But why? Well that should be obvious, to get him out of the way. So when the . . . person . . he works for comes for a visit, Superman won't be able to stand up to him. But even at his best, Superman's only gone toe to toe with Darkseid. So why is he so insistent on Superman being removed from the playing board? Why? Because for some reason, right now, Darkseid is only a shadow of what he was in his prime. That, I'm sure, is going to be the focus of the upcoming story. What has brought him to this level? Why is he renewing his quest for Earth? And even though, I'm sure, he still strikes fear into most of the hearts on Apocalypse, who will make a play for the throne? So anyways, Darkseid, through Desaad, is using all the options at his disposal to accomplish his tasks. Usually he would call on the many soldiers, para-demons, or even gods at his command. But for some reason, in this situation, he seems to be farming out some of the work. Maybe he doesn't want anyone on Apocalypse to know what he's up to. And if that's the case . . . why? So in this instance he using this very powerful transmitter to break the man of steel down. Well what could do that? It's obvious, I think. He's teamed up with the Scarecrow. This is a fantastic story by Alan Burnett and Dustin Nguyen. I wonder if he's any relation to Tila Nguyen. You know. Tila Tequila from MySpace? Sorry. Just a stray thought there. Anyways, fantastic book. And I think that this story is going to have ramifications across the whole DC universe, not just with Superman and Batman. I can't wait to see how it all shakes out.
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