Apparently this story-line's purpose is to tell us of Superman's first meeting with the beings of New Genesis. Last issue he met the Forever People. This issue, after a fight with Orion, he's spirited away to New Genesis at the behest of Highfather. There he meets more of the New Gods, and after a conversation with Highfather, comes to realize that the Earth may be drawn in to the was that's been going on forever, between New Genesis and Apokolips. He's not very happy with Highfather, because, it seems like he wants to recruit the super-powers from Earth, but at the same time seems reluctant to get to know it's people. This convinces Superman that, should their war be brought to the Earths soil, that they will indeed fight, but it will be against both. They will fight for their own preservation, not that of either side of these cosmic powers. I know that this story is important. And I know that, for whatever reason, it needs to be told before, or as a prelude to, this Death of the New Gods storyline. But, I wish they hadn't cut the original storyline of this title, the one by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, short. Couldn't they have just pushed up the production and release of this story-line, and the Lori Lemaris story-line that preceded it? It's hard telling when we'll ever see the wrap up of Jeph and Tim's story. And by the time we do, we'll have forgotten what most of it was about. Or you know what? Why not put out an issue #6a, or #7a or something. There's a myriad of ways they could've resolved it without putting it on the back burner. I am impressed with the work that Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning and Chris Batista have turned in so far on this story-line. And I think that this grand story that DC is doing with the New Gods this year is a long time in coming. But, I want to see the final chapter of that first story. Will we? And when?
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