I really did not have any expectations heading into this first issue of Countdown (#51). That is, until I looked at the first page and saw DeSaad. Suddenly I knew this was going to be one great series. I mean, where there is DeSaad, Darkseid is not far, and where there is Darkseid, great stories are not far.
That said, this first issue was not really about Apokolips' master. It was about, well, confusion. As we saw at the end of World War III, the Monitor is not only back, 51 of his friends are too. And apparently their job is to keep the 52 worlds safe. Where they were during that whole "Mr. Mind is trying to eat existence" thing, I don't know.
How are they keeping the 52 worlds safe, you ask? Apparently by purging all of the characters that don't belong in certain universes. Think of what that means — the Justice Society, the Marvel Family, the Freedom Force — they are all from other Earths, right?
But, haven't Geoff Johns and Mark Waid and the rest of the 52 guys just started going around saying that there are duplicate characters out there? How come the universe crossers are so dangerous if there are duplicates in other worlds? As I said, I was a bit confused by this issue.
The other question I am left with is, is Duela Dent really the big Teen Titans death we've been waiting for? Seriously?
As I said, I'm optimistic for this series to be fantastic — for now, though, I'm just confused... good thing issue two is only a week away!
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