Last week's issue of Convergence proved that there is hope for this series yet with a big cliffhanger that promised to cause a stir.
That cliffhanger was that the wizard Deimos, whom the heroes of Earth-2 believed to be the key to defeating Telos, had summoned Brainiac for unknown reasons. Shocking!
Brainiac is imprisoned and wishes to be set free, but Deimos isn't about to let that happen, as he wants to banish Brainiac from existence. Brainiac pleas for the Earth-2 heroes and Telos to release him, but are stopped by Deimos' power.
And that's the majority of the issue. First Telos confronts Deimos and is brought to his knees. Turns out that Telos wasn't created by Brainiac in a traditional sense, but once lived another life before being transformed into his current form. As far as character backstories go, it's pretty standard stuff and will sound awfully familiar to anybody who knows Marvel's Silver Surfer.
After Telos, it is Earth-2 Superman's turn to take a swing, but Deimos and his magic prove too powerful. Last and certainly least, we have Warlord, who burst onto the scene atop a triceratops only to do absolutely nothing.
With that, Deimos takes control of the planet of Telos and informs all the various worlds of the Convergence that they have been saved...as long as they swear to obey Deimos as their lord and master.
The power shift here should spice up the series moving forward. Telos (the character, not the planet) is no longer in control and is now questioning his purpose. That may lead him to aid the heroes of Earth-2 in their upcoming battle with Deimos.
Once again a large portion of this issue is narrated by Dick Grayson. It's as painful and boring as ever, with most of his inner dialogue once again rehashing the "stakes" of Convergence for newcomers. He does, however, finally get some development here. Unlike the Dick Grayson of numerous other universes, this Dick Grayson isn't Batman's successor. He is a simple guy. A husband. A father. But now on Telos, after losing his world's version of Batman, Dick may just become the hero the world needs him to be.
As for the art, it's a step up from the re-used artwork seen in issue #3, but nothing to admire. It gets the job done. No more, no less. Just like this event series. The saying goes that the journey is more important than the destination, but in the case of Convergence, the sooner we arrive at the new DC status quo, the better.
Story
★★★☆☆
Art
★★★☆☆
Overall
★★★☆☆
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