We're getting closer to finding out who is killing all these New Gods. But they're keeping the identity a closely guarded secret. We don't even know if it's a man or a woman. All we see is their feet. Takion come face to face with them, at the Source Wall, shortly before he dies. But all he says is, "YOU?! Of course! I should have known! But why?! . . . . It matter not now! I must . . . ." And then he's killed. But, at the end of the story, we learn the Metron, using his Mobius chair, had rested between the moments, undiscovered, and surveyed the whole scene. So he now knows who the culprit is. He decides that further investigation is required before confrontation can occur. "Myriad questions need be answered. To fully understand our adversary I must back-track on his trail. This will serve the dual purpose of solidly confirming his guilt . . . and aid me in understanding why he has betrayed us." We also see Miracle Man's transformation this issue as he uses the full extent of the anti-life equation to try to force some answers out of Darkseid. But as Darkseid puts it, "Midnight of the New Gods is upon us. Darkseid has come to terms with this inevitability. You would be wise to do the same." Also, on New Genesis, Himon has been elected their new leader. Darkseid is seeking knowledge about an old project called Soul Fire. And on New Genesis Mantis has been reborn. But he's mystified to find he Royal Guard wiped out, to the last man, and "Left me unmolested while I was at my weakest? Why? And who?" This is a fantastic mini-series by Jim Starlin and Matt Banning. The only bad point to the whole thing, is that when all is said and done . . . there will be no more Fourth World. I guess, we're going to have a Fifth World. Whatever that means?! But if Jim Starlin is at the helm of it . . . . it's sure to be genius.
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