There's still no indication, other than what was said in, I think, issue #38 or #39, that this story is taking place in an alternate reality. Because if they're not, then they're messing with a whole lot of continuity and history, but if they are, then the story is probably moot in the first place. I know, it shouldn't bother me this much, but it does. We all know, in our reality, that Darkseid has lost his Omega Beam power. Well apparently he has here also. So, with the help of a brain-damaged Superman, Desaad's plan is to retrieve High-Father's staff from the source wall. Which he does, but before Desaad uses it to return his master to his former glory, he says he wants to test it. So who better to test it on than Superman? He creates a boom-tube, which Superman flies into, that will send him to the other side of the source wall. "Beyond the wall! Into the source itself! If only Superman were aware of his fate, flesh and blood trapped behind the source wall, buried alive for eternity." Well apparently that's really where High-Father is because when he hits the end of his destination, his mind clears up, and the first person . . . actually the only person . . . he runs in to is High-Father. Who tells him, "You should be proud, Superman. It was a hero's life. One of love and loyalty, with foes worth fighting and people worth fighting for. And now, my friend, it's over!" So where does the story go from here? I guess we'll have to read the next issue to find out. Alan Burnett has crafted a very compelling story here, and I absolutely love Dustin Nguyen's pencils. I just wish the part of this story that has me befuddled, would be cleared up. Please!
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