This book is simply fantastic. These mini-series that they've been spinning off of Final Crisis are tremendous . . . every single one of them. Unlike other cross-overs these actually feel like they're a part of . . and extension . . of the main story. It almost feels like there's just to much story to tell, for the Final Crisis book, that these books are necessary to fill in all of the empty spaces. It's all one big story, just a couple of different titles. In all my comic experience I've never seen cross-overs . . or spin-offs . . this intricately entwined . . consistently. Our focus here is on a couple of different characters. I think, by the end, we're going to find out that they're a lot more in common than they ever knew. First up is the Spectre, and Crispus Allen. He's struggling with his own beliefs between Justice and Vengeance. And he's beginning to question God. Speaking of questions, we also catch up with Renee Montoya, the new Question. She's still leading the faceless ones, the gang that believes in the crime-bible, and betraying them at the same time. They go to the ocean this issue to retrieve what I assume is some special spear. The spear of destiny maybe. They say it has power . . "Power to kill a false god . . . or raise a new one . . " Renee is trying to stop anymore murder and mayhem, but at the end of the issue we find that the Spectre has been called to judge her. We also learn a little more about Libra this issue. It appears that the Spectre can't hurt him. I'm still not sure what he's all about, but I really think it has something to do with Apocalypse. Greg Rucka writes this fantastic tale with Philip Tan contributing the eye-popping art. The entire issue is breath-taking. I thought Rogue's Revenge was the best spin-off, but now . . I think this is my favorite. A fantastic effort by all involved.
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