With this issue, we finally get what the gist of this whole story was. I originally thought that is was just the story of how Superman was introduced to the Forever People, and the rest of the Fourth World. And, I still think, that was part of it. It was also, I think, a means to show some readers, who may not know, how the Forever People, while powerful in their own right, are actually the conduit for Infinity-Man. But after reading this issue, it seems that the real reason behind this story, and what took place here in the first place, was to show how Highfather and Metron drew Superman in to their conflict. They did so without actually having to recruit him. I think they both realized, that should the war between New Genesis and Apokolips erupt, as they all expect it will, it would definitely be to their advantage to have Superman on their side. And now that he's seen what Darkseid is capable of, they assume that he will assume that they are the good guys. The right side of the fight to be on. Plus, this is the first time that Superman has heard of Anti-life. I also think the reason the Kryptonite story, by Darwyn Cooke and Tim Sale, was cut short was because with all this Fourth World stuff going on. This story would be better told before everything went down, than during or after the conflict. So I think they had to hurry up and get it out there before the whole DC Universe went down that path. At least that's my assumption. In the long run, I'm sure it was a good decision. But I still think it probably upset the people that were following that first story-line. I still think they just could've put 2 books out that month. But then again, maybe it was a creator problem. And maybe . . . we'll never know. But, that final chapter will be printed next month, so we'll finally get to see how the story ends.
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