By: Brian Azzarello, Jeff Lemire, Keith Giffen, Dan Jurgens (story), Patrick Zircher (art), Hi-Fi (colors)
The Story: Frankenstein in space. ‘Nuff said.
The Review: There’s a fine line between achieving icon status and taking that status for granted. At a certain point after they no longer have to prove themselves, it’s too easy for characters (and their writers) to stop trying. You know what we call that situation in most circumstances? Obsolescence: the danger of being ubiquitous to the point of irrelevance. It’s the primary force behind the backlash against Microsoft, The Simpsons, and Chicken McNuggets.
Lois Lane is coming very close to landing in that same category. She’s been DC’s primo reporter for so long, the model for so many other intrepid female journalists/superhero girlfriends, that somewhere along the line, people felt she apparently didn’t have to show off her chops anymore. By sheer kismet, she just ended up in the middle of a story and got it out, rarely expending any effort beyond some sassy one-liners and obligatory questions. That’s pretty much how things are working out in Futures End.
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