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First off, I like miniseries. Unlike continued comic series, with miniseries you always feel there is going to be a definate conclusion at the end. So while this issue by itself may not have been fantastic, as an introduction to this miniseries i think it was superb. From what i can gather the series appears to be character driven, which i love! It reminds me very much of Identity Crisis where characters, their emotional journey and thought process all took center stage and this was something which i realy liked. I really think that this miniseries is taking the same direction and I look forward to seeing if it does.
Iv always been a fan of Green Lantern, Green Arrow, my first exposure to him being Identity Crisis, and their relationship and i think it was superbly captured in the opening pages. The dialougue between them really captured the intensity of their relationship but was not over burdened thanks to the witty exchanges and often comic dialougue between the two.
Its nice to see Ray Palmer back! Identity Crisis was again my first exposure to this character and this series seems to be carrying on the emotional intensity that was created in that arc. The dialougue between the two atoms was excellent again it really captured the essence of the relationship, the new Atom, in awe and the original Atom, inspried by the new.
Characters like Congorilla and Starman are completly new to me. I dont however find that this hinders the story or comic as a whole. From their introductions they seem as real and complex as the more mainstream heroes and i am very much looking forward to seeing how their journey unfold.
The illistration was incredable. I find Casciolis style to be very like that of Alex Ross except less user intensive and in my opinion, better. He creates innovations in the simple things like the representation of Green Lanterns bubble. In other words, its never looked so cool.
Something else i really liked was the little wrap up text by the Robinson at the end, Iv always been a fan of looking at the process of producing the comic and I felt this really added depth to the comic.
Highlights, Hal talking down Superman and the League, that was a riveting speech, the illistration,and Green Arrows "you and me, old times, new times, ALL the time." love that line.

Lowlights, the lack of plot, while i like the characters development i dont know if it was a waste not including some hint as to the story or plot and am afraid that other characters that are introduced along the way may suffer from no having the same tome taken to introduce them.
With all this said, for crying out loud, i think we need more comics like this! 4 stars. Essential reading.

i enjoyed this issue it truely sets the mood for what is to come and is one of the only comic books yet to date that has truely scared and shocked me to my core there is a scene where a police car is on fire and a crossed zombie is holding a police officer inside to burn to death while he dies too smiling at that i know it will on ly get crazy from here on out