I felt this issue was a let down. We are one issue away from the finale of the Megistus arc, and I still don't fully understand what or who it is, and why it is such a threat. This issue attempts to explain it, but with only two pages devoted to the motives of our villain, I still don't feel it is a major threat. One panel may reveal Megistus' real face, but again not enough explanation.

Now on to the team-up for this issue. I find the idea of Superman and his polar opposite being forced to work together very interesting, but I think the execution falls through. I did like Ultraman's impersonation of Clark, even though it was pretty predictable. After the obligatory fight we learn about the relationship between Ultraman and his world's Mxy. I found this interesting, but found one flaw in the character of Mixyezpitelik. The problem is that he says spending time in the DC earth taints him and makes him more like our Mxy. Why is he affected like this and not Ultraman? What about other characters on other Earths, do they start acting like their counterparts? I thought this felt out of place. After all the exposition we finally see our two main characters team up, but a few pages later the book ends with them not having done anything yet. Now next issue may prove me wrong and be cover to cover action, but I thought this issue is too much setup for being at the end of a major arc.

Finally the art. The book was well drawn, and I especially found the Ultraman version of Mxy to be really creepy. His eyes had a look of intensity that really showed how serious his personality was. Ultraman has a slight crazed look to his facial expressions that helps distinguish him from Superman. Overall I think Ordway did an admirable job stepping in after Perez.

Overall I thought this was a weaker issue in a enjoyable series. I would still recommend the next issue to those who have followed the series since the beginning, since it seem like it will pay off on everything that has been built up. This issue suffered from having to setup too many final pieces for the grand finale. This was one misstep in what has otherwise been an enjoyable journey through some of the obscure corners of the DCU.