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... ttention. After all, it's not often that you see an army of "Men in Black" using rocket-boots to fly in formation as they did on the front of _Steel_ #48. It was even less often that Cowan and Palmer turned in *any* good art on the book, yet for this one issue the two managed to produce an absolutely stunning piece of artwork. No other cover in any title -- Superman related or not -- drew me into it the way this one did, and that's why I rate it the best of the year. ST: Most of these covers I considered and discarded fairly quickly, although I almost voted for SB #50 too... I guess it's one of those 'always a bridesmaid' things. My pick, though, ...

... ight scene. No reason to get this unless reading the entire crossover. This issue actually starts out in the closing pages of this months Deathstroke #48. (See later review for more info.) In it Arsenal, Darkstar, Deathstroke, Terra, Damage, and Supergirl are sent to what is supposed to be one of the CrimelordÕs hidden bases to recover a stolen nuclear bomb. Our story opens with Darkstar (Donna Troy) and Deathstroke (Slade Wilson) attacking a Syndicate base in Dallas, Texas, where Deathstroke is apparently killed in the first minutes of battle. Donna continues the battle alone until one of the aliens holds a gun to the captured Titans and threate ...

... =-=-=-=-= Correction #1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I would like to apologise to all readers for the grave error I made in my Dismember story which appeared in CoC #48. In my over-zealousness to characterise Chris Reifert as "The Midas of death metal" I remarked that he was -not- involved in Abscess. This is quite wrong, he is a key member of Abscess. Sorry, please hurl abuse as you see fit to Paul@ChroniclesOfChaos.com -- Paul Schwarz Correction #2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In our review of Quo Vadis' _Day Into Night_, we erroneously reported that they were unsigned. In fact, they are signed to Hypnotic records. CoC regrets the error. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ...

... ing Us Distribution Information and Submission Policies +++ From the Editor Finally after a longer then expected release comes this issue of Audyssey #48. I completely realize it has been much longer then it should be. As I admitted on the new discussion list [read the section on distribution for further details] life for me the past two months has been in the ultra speed lane! To those who have awaited the next issue, I believe it will be worth the investment of time. A few points to mention or highlight that are definitely good information include the developer section as not only are most included, but out of the blue is a total new discovery. ...