All I can say is . . Keith Giffen must have a chart up on one of the walls of his study because, otherwise, I don't know how he could possibly keep track of everything that he has going on in this book. The main gist of this issue is that Lilith has called back all the earthbound. There is no more dark magic on Earth. However, the mystics and familiars are not rejoicing because it's never good when the balance of power shifts that significantly. Lilith wants to use the earthbound to bolster Neron's forces. Most of this issue is spent seeing how everybody on Earth is dealing with the impending war. Basically, everybody is picking a side . . Neron's or Satanus/Blaze. Surprisingly though, they aren't all picking the same sides. Most of them are going with the side that they feel will benefit them the most . . when all is said and done. Most of them also feel that sitting on the side-lines will diminish them, when all's said and done . . they feel they must get involved . . in one way or another. The artwork of Tom Derenick and Bill Sienkiewicz is astounding. Tom's work is already very good, but Bill's influence on him is really giving us something special. The images that they're giving us of hell are . . well . . infernal! I'm really surprised that this book is this good. I really didn't expect it. The complexity of this story . . how well thought out everything is . . really awes me. I'm thinking, when this is over, this series will be the blue-print upon which this aspect of the DC Universe is drawn upon. I also think we're going to see a lot more 'magical' influence after all of this. I'm sure we'll see some characters fall, while others will gain even more power. It's all pretty interesting . . and intense.
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