We continue to chug away to September 2014 and DC Comics’ September 2014 five-year line-wide leap forward (the complete 3D motion covers are here), the weekly series’ fifteenth issue hit stands today.
Before I get to my capsule review and spoilers for New 52 Futures End #15, let’s get you caught up on this series so far:
- The New 52 Futures End #0 with Batman Beyond’s New 52 debut and a BIG death.
- The New 52 Futures End #1 with the death of a Justice League hero.
The New 52 Futures End #2 with the debut of the masked Superman.- The New 52 Futures End #3 with the return of a different hero thought to be dead.
- The New 52 Futures End #4 with Lois Lane confronting the long-thought dead hero.
- The New 52 Futures End #5 with Firestorm no more and Constantine’s new mystery.
- The New 52 Futures End #6 with the return of a fan-fave anti-hero.
- The New 52 Futures End #7 with that fan fave maiming a hero.
- The New 52 Futures End #8 with Masked Superman as Justice League enforcer.
- The New 52 Futures End #9 with its massive Earth 2 prison unveiled!
- The New 52 Futures End #10 with a heroine’s return and Lois Lane vs. Superman.
- The New 52 Futures End #11 with the debut of the future’s Justice League!
- The New 52 Futures End #12 with a dead hero rising with his nemesis?!
- The New 52 Futures End #13 with Deathstroke vs. a New God!
- The New 52 Futures End #14 with Batman Beyond at the crossroads and Earth 2 in the looking-glass!
Spoilers and capsule review follow for The New 52 Futures End #15.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
As with previous issues, the free preview contained the action of a full subplot; this week that involves the masked Superman.
Now, I am getting a bit tired of Superman vs. Rampage, but I get he’s looking for geneticist Dr. Boyer. I also am tired of him “bumping” into Lois Lane who seemingly always comes to him when he’s in the thick of battle. All that said, I am still pretty intrigued by who might be under the mask (and there are some interesting moments in the Lois Lane and Superman exchange above on that). So, while DC did give away for free the Futures End #15’s Masked Superman subplot developments, they failed to include the first page of the issue with the Masked Superman and some interesting, perhaps revealing, un-super dialogue.
While we do have developments on the Grifter / Deathstroke / Fifty Sue / King Faraday subplot, and even the Stormwatch / Hawkman / Agents of S.H.A.D.E. one too. However, the real meat of interest for me continues to be Cadmus Island’s prison of former super-powered Earth 2 super-heroes; even its not-so-captive roaming in plain sight New God Mister Miracle (who we know resides outside of the multiverse per Grant Morrison’s revealing Multiversity map of the known multiverse).
Looks like implants may be keeping the Earth 2 “Wonders” powerless, but are those implants… sentient?
The books with that robotic Amazo-Parasite looking hybrid marching with a purpose in the Horn of Africa looking for an “alien”. Who might that alien be? The real Superman? Someone else? An Earth 2 denizen still super-powered?
I’m continuing to enjoy Futures End despite the roller coaster in can be some weeks. Also, I can’t believe DC is still leaving us hanging on what’s next for Batman Beyond era’s far future with Brother Eye vs. the original elderly Batman and an elderly… Joker! Come on now!! I am eager to see what’s next with that…
As with all other issues, we get a tease of next week’s DC Comics The New 52 Futures End #16! Looks like more Masked Superman, but also Futures End’s Justice League and more Batman Beyond vs. Mister Terrific. Shaping up well for next week.
Thanks for reading. All feedback welcome.
