In 1961, Gardner Fox, Carmine Infantino, and Julius Schwartz set all of reality to music. In that year's “Flash of Two Worlds,” they introduced the concept of universes existing in parallel, each vibrating at a different rate. From there, it was but a short step to the great tuning forks of reality that featured so prominently in Crisis on Infinite Earths and thegrand symphony of the multiverse currently being explored by Grant Morrison in Multiversity. So it is entirely appropriate that one moment, indeed one panel, in Earth 2: World's End #22 gives the impression of a great chord sounding, as if in some baroque fugue the music has reached a pivotal point of development, a beat in which a great and familiar theme appears in its full statement, leading forward into a new movement. Read Full Review

Some potentially cool moments undermined by the art and pacing. More time should have been placed on Alan's struggle against Apokolips, his inner turmoil etc. I would have liked that to be half the issue. At least the cover was awesome.