Nice work from the villain of current flavour in television and soon to be on the big screen once again. John Henry, aka Steel, again holds court with much of the issue featuring his massive presence and frame. However, despite the shiner of a switch at the end it doesn't light up the fires. Probably due to having no connect to the events surrounding the switch. Though the underlying breath of it all doesn't require much extrapolation.

 

The Sydney Morning Herald makes a name appearance in one of the panels and that's pretty much it for spotting anything familiar. The Question's method of getting some bird to follow his trail is rather gruff, so very much in character and in keeping with the mystique that is the man with no face.

Worlds around the place do seem to present a feeling of loss, and of despair, a real void to feel the impact on the absence of the big players. Translating this doesn't quite melt enough.

The back up feature with Donna Troy in the star field suit sheds some light on the history of the DC. Just a brief glimpse, not quite all there, and the serving of an introduction is done with that.

 

Moving quick through the first few days in the aftermath, the situation looks clear enough that the void is ever present. Nice front and centre representation from Steel, holding things down for the most part.

Having not read any of the smashing universe mess of Infinite Crisis, it would be easy enough to figure out that something with a crazy plane breaking Superboy is responsible for the current state of affairs in the DC Universe.

Steel's solid head keeping things civil and calm and trying to balance is so opposite that of Booster Gold's gallivanting about. Quite the mood and the revelation at the issue's end a slight miff. Still, not being an avid DC reader, couldn't care less about the situation.

Though that nose bleed is intriguing.

 

Astonishing X-Men #9 is the only recommendation from this week's list coming into the store on March 31. This despite the fact that there's at least three issues between what's on the stands and what's been read from the collection at home. But it's still a solid take on the X-Men. Even if it is looking to take its time coming out.

On the other hand, there is also MK Spider-Man #12. The perfect jumping-off point for those who fell into the trap of reading this series. Not to say that it was all bad, gritty and like a mouthful of gravel it was. Thing is, was it really even the Spider-Man that Spider-Man is? Or were any of the characters really acting rationally and in character? For the fans of Reggie "Kiss my butt Wakanda" Hudlin, #13 is where the line starts.

On the cheap-enough-for-a-look range is that DC Countdown to Infinite Crisis 80 page whopper. The start of another one of the company-wide earthquaking events. It's like the timing was planned just around the Indonesians. Class act.