Superman Beyond 3D #2 - DC

Grant Morrison and Doug Mahnke. What more could you ask for in book? And this book will blow you away. It's what happens between instants when Lois is in the hospital dying. Superman doesn't want to leave, but she convinces him that if he comes with her that she can save Lois' life. It was a leap of faith on Superman's part, but . . it ends up being worth it. Anyways, I read Final Crisis #7 before I read this book, but . . that's ok. I pieced it together mostly from reading that book, but this one? This one explains things a whole lot better. Mandrakk was at one time a Monitor. He went by the name Dax Novu. The Monitors are in trouble. From what I understand they exist off of the energy of the planets in the Orrery. The problem is, they've almost drained them dry. I think they know that it's to late to save themselves, but with their sacrifice they can still save the planets. Superman defeats Mandrakk but I think it's only because Mandrakk is weakened because he's killed his once love, Zillo Valla, by accident. She's the one that promised she could heal Lois if Superman would help them. What she failed to mention was that to do that she would need a drop of the bleed. "Bleed cannot be held or bottled except here, by us. The elixir is yours. But you can never take it back to your germ world." I know that Darksied has played a big role in this Final Crisis, but . . I'm starting to wonder if this wasn't actually about the Monitors more than anything else. They're the ones that have to willingly give up their existence in order for the rest of the worlds . . the multiverse . . to survive. And with Mandrakk, one of their own, providing their fiercest enemy . . it's kind of ironic that Superman, one not their own, has to be the one to save them. Or, at least . . save them from Mandrakk's fate. Of course Superman does the unbelievable and does contain the bleed to save Lois, but . . back in the Monitor's universe the inscription that Superman left on his colossal mechanical alternate personality's grave stone simply says . . "'To be Continued". This was a fantastic book and, really, helped to explain so much about the Monitors. I just have Requiem #5 to read and then . . we'll get the rest of the Legion of 3 Worlds story. I really can't wait.