The heroes actually seem finally to have some things go in their favor here, with Earth resurrecting Alan Scott and Superman encountering Lois (causing his red eyes to fade portentously to blue ones in shock). Although I expected the former development, I'm surprised by the second one. It was pretty much an open question whether this Superman was Clark, but Taylor seems to be confirming that it is with this scene. Lois will clearly fulfill Dr. Fate's description of her as the "resurrected hope" if Clark does manage to shake off Darkseid's programming due to Lois reminding him of who he is. We'll still need to know how Clark survived his "death" in the first issue, since it seems like he exploded under the assault of a horde of parademons. But, you know, details. After all, even if Clark does join the heroes' side, they still have to stop Darkseid from transporting Earth into Apokolips' orbit, which doesn't seem like a small task. I've mentioned in several reviews of other series that I'm worried authors will rush stories that have the potential to be awesome. I'm glad to say Taylor isn't doing that here. Every issue is well pace and moving along the plot without skipping details or moments of characterization, such as Jimmy Olsen insisting that he's not a child or Lois admitting to Val that she hasn't even had a chance to process the fact that she's now a cyborg. But, we now seem to have had our post-battle pause, full of reflection and planning, so I'm excited to see Round #3 between the heroes of Darkseid's forces (particularly with a furious Alan Scott in the fray).
*** (three of five stars)
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