I actually found myself engrossed in the first story and thought Grant Morrison was about to turn this series around, but then he went back to his usual bag of tricks, paying homage to the Silver and Bronze Ages of comics while one-upping their weirdness with his own blatherskite and scattering dozens and dozens of obscure characters across the pages.

Apparently this rolls over into a Blackstars spin-off mini-series before coming back to the mother title with a new #1 for Season Two. I won't be seeking those titles out, but I can see myself plucking them off the library shelf some day if my to-read pile is running a bit short. ( )