I really enjoy this book. This whole run has been incredibly strong. I'm also happy that Ed Benes has been the artist on this one the whole time. He's doing a fantastic job. At first I wasn't sure, but it seems as if Dwayne McDuffie has brought something to this book also. I thought he was off to a bit of a shaky start, but now . . I feel like he's really getting a grasp on these characters. I really like how strong he's made Dinah, and actually all of the women character's. This has always been a man's game . . Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Flash . . . Wonder Woman was always the strongest of the women. But now we're seeing that the other women have quite a bit to offer. Black Canary, Zatanna and Vixen are now just as much a part of the team as any of the men. In fact, at the end of this issue, Vixen is the one who finally puts Amazo on the ropes. This issue is actually as much about her as it is about Amazo. Dinah and Zatanna are trying to get to the bottom of Vixens' powers, only to find out that it's some sort of magical giant spider that seems to be pulling her, and Animal Man's, strings. In fact it's this same entity that gives her the warning, when she starts absorbing all of Amazo's powers, that her little trick isn't going to work. And sure enough, there's some kind of feedback. The issue ends with Amazo standing over Vixen, "Threat: Vixen can remove copied powers from Amazo matrix. Solution: Kill Vixen." My only question is, where's Red Tornado at this issue. This body that Amazo's using was built, after all, for Reddy. He seemed noticeably absent this issue. Anyways, this continues to be one of my favorite books every month.
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