the Brave and the Bold #10 - DC

This issue brought us a little more up to speed on this Megistus story-line. We still don't really know who he is, but he's been around, apparently, for quite a while. And he seems to be an entity that jumps from person to person. Unless he's in a certain place, and just controlling these people. That part's not really clear yet. Anyways, he starts out by coming after the Challengers of the Unknown through the book. Actually, he takes control of the Warlock of Ys, puts him in to a dimensional rift, and when he pops out the other side . . he literally brings the book to life. You know . . the Book of Destiny. Here's what they've learned so far, " . . he's an ancient alchemist who's been stealing things and people of great trans-formative power. All along, it's as if the book has been subtly guiding us towards him and his goals." But there's other people working to stop those goals too. Merlin has sent Superman back to the time of the Silent Knight. He's supposed to help him find and destroy and artifact called the Golden Eye of Effron, before Megistus can get to it. And Megistus takes control of Oceanus to try to get Garth's powers of precognition. They're powers Garth will develop later in life, but Megistus wants to steal them while he's young. This is also the first time that the Teen Titans really perform together as a group. It's basically when they've made the decision that they should do this more regularly. And finally, the Challengers are being led to Edwards Air Force Base to retrieve Hal Jordan's Lantern. They find it in the locker that he usually puts it in when he goes flying. But what they don't know is that Megistus is in charge of Metamorpho, and he's inside of it. I really like how they're handling this book so far. The old way, with the team-ups with Batman every issue . . were kind of forced some times. I loved the book, but you just had to kind of take it for what it was, sometimes. The flow that they're going with here just seems more natural. And really, the Challengers are the one's that are at the forefront of this series so far. Maybe it's just for this current story-line, but, really, the whole book revolves around them and the Book of Destiny. A fantastic job by Mark Waid and George Perez. It's great to see George on a regular book again. He's been getting some help from Bob Wiacek and Jerry Ordway. But that's ok. Whatever helps him get out a regular title again is fine with me.