Seems like Abnett is playing with readers a lot here, in the best way. This issues main points in my eyes are :
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- Vic is indeed still able to communicate with Jessica, even when Epocj doesn't believe it
- Azrael's new powers are pretty insane, in that it allows him to fool even beings outside of normal time, and it's quite clear that Epoch will either die or be turned by Darkseid, through Azrael's voice
- All new characters who are evil/New Gods will die quite fast - too fast, if you ask me - it's a weakness of Abnett's writing, as seen in The Silencer I find
- Dex-Starr oscillating from normal cat to psychotic killer is always great, and he works great with Hax
- I can't believe Starfire is truly dead, but I wonder what'll happen if it's the case, especially for Blackfire - this version do love her sister, after all
- Epoch's machinery is both stunning and terryfying