My only complaint about this book . . and it's purely a personal one . . is that Liam Sharp hasn't been a consistent part of the artistic process throughout this series. He's done all the covers, I believe. But on the interiors I think he's only done the full renderings on 2 issues so far. Mark Robinson has been the other contributor. They've both been listed each issue, but, like this one, it appears that most of the work is Mark's. It just bothers me because I'm a huge fan of Liam's, and really that was the deciding factor in me picking up this mini. Like I said, it's just a personal complaint. As far as the story? I thing Frank Tieri is doing a bang-up job with this one. They've basically created these characters from scratch and have thrown them in to this whole Final Crisis thing with no developed history or continuity. But the way Frank is handling that, from issue to issue, is really quite amazing. He's giving us the story of what's going on in this world, while at the same time, each issue, giving us the background in to one of the characters. Whether it's one of the Extrememists, or one of the Meta-human Militia, we get some more information each issue. This time the focus is on Die-hard. Last issue he decided to lead a quiet rebellion against Lord-Havok. He doesn't like the way their group, or their little sovereign nation, is heading right now. And he's decided to make his voice heard. But, in the end, Havok is their leader and, when confronted by him, the rest of the group backs down. But that may all be moot, because while they're all choosing sides, the Meta-Human Militia, led by Monarch, has brought the fight to them. By this time, I'm sure, Monarch's troops have taken the fight out of the rest of the world. Now they just have this one little strong-hold to break down. It should be a pretty action packed final issue. Hopefully, with some more of Liam's art. And I still think that the Meta-Human Militia's emblem looks a lot like Miracle Man's emblem. You remember . . from the 80's, and Alan Moore? Anyways, I can't wait for the final issue.
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