Final Crisis #2 - DC

Man . . this issue was intense. If your not reading it . . you have to pick it up. Seriously . . it'll blow your mind. As you're reading through it, you're thinking that there's a lot going on, and you know that somehow, underneath it all, it's all connected, but . . right now . . it just doesn't feel that way. And that really doesn't change as you read through the book, but . . then as you get towards the end . . it really all starts to make sense. I mean . . you don't know everything yet. But, you can start to see how things are coming together. I'm gonna his the highlights for ya, but . . I can't tell you everything. I don't want to spoil it. First of all, this all comes down to the gods of Apokolips being here on Earth. They've fallen from their lofty perch, but they've still got enough moxy to do, and get, what they want. And that really is the biggest threat to the planet right now. However, we also have Libra who is trying to consolidate all of the villains together. He's promising to grant them their hearts desire. Which is how the Martian Manhunter ended up dead. However, Lex says he won't buy in to the whole plan unless he can hurt Superman. So . . he's thinking about it. But that's just the basic story-line. Here's the highlights - John Stewart is almost taken out by . . . Hal Jordan? We don't really know if it's him or not. It was someone dressed in a Green Lantern outfit. However, Alpha Lantern Kraken this he's guilty, so she's placed him in custody. Batman is abducted by . . . Kraken, whom appears to be in league with the gods of Apokolips. She takes him to their underground bunker hidden under the radioactive waste of . . . Bludhaven. It also looks like they're operating on either the Bronze Tiger, or Mister Tawny from SHAZAM! It's hard to tell which. Clark goes back to the Planet to submit his story on J'onn, but someone, or something, posing as Jimmy sets off a bomb and takes out pretty much the whole top of the building. After the explosion, Clark see Lois' arm sticking out of the wreckage. Is this how Libra thought to hurt Superman? We don't really know yet. And finally, Wally and Jay go so search for the bullet that killed Orion and where it originated from. On an idea from Batman, Wally thinks that the bullet may have been fired through time. It originated from this bar, traveled back and through Orion, and then planted itself in the concrete 50 years earlier. I know it's a stretch, but at the same time a worm-hole opens up in the bar, and coming out of it is . . . Barry? He seems to be chasing a bullet. WOW! I really don't know how Grant Morrison does it. As brilliant as this guy is . . he continues to throw unexpected curve-balls at us, and can surprise us at every turn. He's amazing. And right now he's doing, at least, 2 or 3 books a month. And don't even get me started on JGJones artwork. It is incredible. This series is going to change the DC Universe. Hell, it's doing it with every issue. If your not reading this . . your crazy. Get out there and pick it up . . . while you can. You are not going to regret it!