Issue #27 was the first of this series to happen after the launch of "Earth 2: World's End," and it was poorly coordinated with the weekly series. By focusing on an origin story (or, more accurately, four origin stories), the authors side-step the coordination problem entirely with this issue. We're only going to have another three or four issues of the main series while the weekly series runs, so it seems like a good idea for the authors to stick with using this series to delve into the background of some of the new characters or even looking into the Apokolips side of the house. That allows the weekly series to focus on the heroes. That sucks for readers not getting the weekly series, but it seems to be the only viable option if we're not going to have a continuity nightmare.
The good news for the monthly readers is that the issue itself is also a pretty solid one. The Furies aren't just caricatures of super-villains, as I find most of the Apokolips characters to be. Taylor and Bennett use the limited space that they have to give us some real insight into their motivations. Doing so ups the ante, since, under the Chekov's gun theory, it seems unlikely that the authors would take the time to give us their origin stories (particularly since two of the four Furies are pretty sympathetic characters) if it wasn't going to be important later. (Given that War appears to be this Universe's Starfire, I'd keep my eye on her.)
*** (three of five stars)
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