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I was confused for a while with the backtracking in the timeline, but this was still an enjoyable read. I could have used a bit more face time with Wonder Woman in this volume. I loved the last few pages with Superman and the ever-crabby Batman. ( )

Because of the weird alternating presentation of this series, this volume fills in backstory for the previous volume. Since we already know how events turn out, these stories aren't as satisfying despite being well told. The final story with Batman and Superman makes the whole thing worthwhile though. ( )

this "collecting only every other issue because interleaved story" thing is bullshit ( )

This TPB starts with Cale's origin story, and throughout the book there was a lot more Cale. We sort of hopscotched through time until we caught up with the present time. It seemed like a sort of 'Meanwhile in...' TPB.

The time jumping wasn't my favorite part, but, it did fill in a lot of the story, and made it even more richer than it was before. (You are amazing Greg Rucka, I really need to read your prose novels already... yeesh).

My favorite part of the TPB though was the Wonder Woman/Cheetah stuff, not to mention the Barbara Ann/Etta Candy stuff too. Oh, and there seemed like a slightly different take on Circe too. I could never stand Circe the 'big bad', so, we'll see where this Circe goes.

There was also a small story about the Trinity meeting for the first time. No new ground was really covered, but, there were some good quips in there.

I was given this ARC by Netgalley on behalf of DC Entertainment. ( )