Probably the best issue since issue one. I think if this event had stuck to its originally intended schedule, that the slower issues that didn't really give us (and by us, I mean me) what we wanted would've been easier to get through. The long wait between issues absolutely killed my excitement for this event. But luckily, that's starting to change because this issue clearly proves that this story has the potential to turn around and go from something middling and frankly boring to something worth reading. This issue mostly focuses on Superman. Something we were promised in issue one. And I think it's very well written. And I think the stuff with Firestorm was tragic and frantic enough to not come across as forced. The pacing was integral to that scene. And the ending has me more than a little excited about issue nine. Unfortunately, I have to wait until January for that and I'll probably have forgotten how much I enjoyed this issue. At least now I'm starting to actually consider getting this event in trade when it's over. That's a step in the right direction.