We don't see much of the Tangent Earth heroes this issue. Most of the issue is spent following Batman . . our Batman . . on a mission to Core, " . . the ultimate data collection." Before he just joins the resistance, blindly, in retaliation to Superman . . their Superman . . he wants to find out all the details of what's led up to the current state of affairs. It's kind of hard for him to believe that the whole world is taken care of . . as far as it's wants and needs . . there is no poverty, no crime and no disease, but still the man who orchestrated all of this, Superman, is considered a tyrant and a despot. Batman can't just jump to that conclusion without some details. Inside Core is a woman, Halo, who's hooked in, literally, to the data retrieval and storage process. She is Batman's link to the computer. Think of her as a living, breathing Google . . you ask the question, she gives you the answer. The problem is, her access is supposed to be restricted to strictly Superman. But she's intrigued by Batman, because he's from a different world. She see's it as a chance to gain more, or new, information. But most of the information comes from her, in answer to Batman's questions. This is when Batman finds out that Superman is Harvey Dent, or . . used to be. In the end though, she sounds the alarm and Batman has to make a hasty retreat. But that's when the Tangent Batman comes to his rescue. He teleports him out of harms way, and takes him to his lair to introduce him to . . the Outsiders. I really like the way that Dan Jurgens is showing us around this world. With all the little details he's adding, I can see some kind of series, maybe, coming out of this mini. At least I hope so. Jamal Igle is also doing a good job, with his art, of giving this world a distinctive feel. I love the take on these characters and the variations on the themes of our world. This almost feels like DC's version of the Ultimate Universe. Maybe?
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