Final Crisis #4 (OF 7)

So here we go...four issues in and we get moving ahead at speed.  Not that I'm complaining, I actually enjoy the way Morrison sets everything up and then drops you off the edge of the cliff until the end where you expect to land in a lake, but instead you land on a pile of marshmallows.  After saying WTF???, he deftly explains how the marshmallows got there and you feel stupid for not having seen it 3 issues earlier.

Anyways, I enjoyed this issue and I'm happy that FC is back.  If you haven't read this yet, read Final Crisis : Submit before you read this.  It's nothing huge but that's the order.

I swerved from my usual Final Crisis core book sliver cover and purchased the character cover this time.  Come on, it's freaking Darkseid and he's back :-)

We get a much better explanation of how the Anti-Life Equation was distributed in this issue (just by e-mail seemed to be not enough) and we see that all of a sudden the heroes are holed up in their various Watchtowers fighting off...well, everyone.

Many of the plot points are advanced, Kalibak gets some new digs (and eats a Green Lantern's arm..ewwww), and a certain  Green outfitted liberal gets some new headgear.  This issue completely reinvigorated my love for this story.  I saw it written somewhere online that this is a Mega-Event for grown-ups and Secret Inavsion is a mega-event for kids.  I'd have to agree with this, Final Crisis makes you work for it and in the end I hope it pays off.