Everything is going to hit the fan . . . next issue. We've been building to this over the course of the series. This issue is spent, mostly, explaining to us, and the High, just how we got to this point. The High has gone to Jackson King, and for some reason he's decided to be forthright and tell him everything he knows. It started out with the base in Nevada, which is actually a crashed Daemonite ship. Also it all revolves around a General Zebulon McCandless. He was the first on the site of the crashed ship. Being a very religious man, he believed it to be a sign from the third angel of Apocalypse. From there . . . it just all went down-hill. He captures a Daemonite scientist who offers his knowledge in return for a semblance of life. This leads to the General using that knowledge to wipe all the 'supers' off the planet. He believed they were also a sign of the Apocalypse. He put them in the ships holding cells, where they've been for the last 60 years. However, he was still worried about the 'End of Times'. So when the High splattered himself against the Watchtower, before burying him also in the project, he used his DNA to make clones. Clones that he could control. Clones that he could put in missiles and fire at opponents. Not the best use of a resource, but . . he had a plan. Anyways, those are the missiles headed towards the Nevada base. Meanwhile, the Authority is there fighting the recently released hostages. You know . . hit first, ask questions later. However, Jack and Jenny keep a calm head and when the missiles start heading in, with the High trying to stop them, they quickly 'door' everybody back to the Carrier. The problem is, these cloned Highs also have a similar ability. Shortly after everyone gets on board the Carrier, and really before things can be explained to everyone . . the issue ends with the clones forcing themselves on board. "Reap what you sow. Change or die." That's why I'm talking about everything hitting the fan next issue. I've enjoyed Scott Beatty's story here. My only question is the time-line between when the High got splattered on the Watchtower, and the creation and deployment of all of these clones. It just doesn't seem like there's enough time between. But maybe I'm not reading it right. Anyways Chris Sprouse has done a great job bringing all these characters to life. Now we'll just have to wait for the next issue . . to see who makes it.
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