Salvation Run #5 - DC

I really don't understand what the purpose of this book is, or where it's going, but . . I'm actually starting to like it. I think, this issue, that was helped by Joe Bennett's pencils. I really like his style. He really draws some fantastic faces . . great expressions. And his framing and flow is near perfect. He did a great job with Birds of Prey for a little while there. Matthew Sturges is the author. The story, I think, is unfolding slowly, but, I have to say, it really feels like the natural progression of events. Assuming there were actually people like this, and a world like this, and they were put into a position like this. That's a lot of assumptions. But, assuming all of that were true, this is actually how I could see it all unfolding. Right? Anyways, lots of stuff going on this issue. Joker's camp attacks Luthor's camp. It looks like Joker's actually going to beat him, even with Luthor's superior intellect, but then . . Catwoman shows back up. One thing leads to another and, basically, they all turn on her. To save her own butt, she hands over Jonn. She accidentally found out a couple issues ago that he's been posing as Blockbuster. She feels bad doing it, but she appeases herself with the fact that he's got powers and she doesn't. But despite his formidable powers they actually do take him down, working together. So really, he's united the 2 camps. We also get a view of Savage's little paradise. The women find out this issue that they were actually brought along as breeding stock. He's nothing if not ambitious. And, at the end, we find out that this world they're on is actually under the flag of Apokolips. It turns out to be a world that Desaad had set up as a training ground for para-demons. Apparently this story takes place before the current events in Countdown. Because, I believe, Desaad has already been killed. But really, that's just semantics. I actually enjoyed this issue a lot more than the previous ones. With only 2 issues to go, it'll be interesting to see how this all gets resolved. If it gets resolved!