Future's End. The new DC comic event is here in this new weekly series about, you guessed it. The end of the world. While the theme has been done to death, heroes dying and an apocalyptic future, I still decided to give it a shot in the hopes that it would be an entertaining story that could possible give me a new title to start reading. And I think it did just that. I found myself engrossed in this tale from the beginning to the end of the issue. Future's End is written by the wonderful talents of Jeff Lemire, Brian Azzarello, Dan Jurgens, and Keith Giffen and while each writer has their own unique style of telling a tale, each segment flows well together, and doesn't interrupt the tone set by the author before them. You'll have to forgive me, I was unable to pick up the Free Comic Book Day issue #0 so it was a little confusing at first, and that tends to be one of the flaws of this issue. Unless DC puts up a digital issue of #0, this #1 is not very new-reader friendly at all. The comic starts with Batman Beyond arriving 5 years from our present having been sent back by Bruce (35 years before our present). He explains how he is too late from stopping Mr. Terrific from creating Brother Eye before he is attacked by a cyborg from the future. This issue also follows the heroes of Stormwatch, Grifter, and Firestorm. Without spoiling too much, the ending of the issue is truly heartbreaking with a beloved Justice League member dying. One of the appealing aspects of this title so far (I know it's the first one) is the emphasis on lesser known characters and following them in our future. This is an event that will change the DCnU and it's got me captivated. We'll see how next week's issue does.
Story 8/10
Art 9/10
Overall 8/10
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