52, Week 26
	Story Title: 'Halfway House' Writer: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid Art Breakdowns by: Keith Giffen Penciller: Patrick Olliffe Inker: Drew Geraci Colorist: Pete Pantazis Letterer: Pat Brosseau Editor: Stephan Wacker Cover by: J.G. Jones & Alex Sinclair
	Reviewed by: Bruce Logan

Being a bit busy this week, I will be doing quite a few reviews as quickies (pellet reviews). I had thought of doing one for this one too, even more so because of the ’52 at 26’ I will be doing for Silver Bullet Comicbooks, (one of over half a dozen reviewers). Still, seeing as this is a special issue (halfway) point for the series, decided to spend a little extra time and do my usual day-by-day take. So, here goes.

Day 1: The Question/Montoya and Black Adam/Isis plots finally take a break from each other, and as expected the separation is at much friendlier terms than their first meeting. While Isis, BA and Osiris head to, well, to wherever they are off to next, Vic and Renee set out on the next leg of their adventure, one that brings in a very important character from Vic’s life, Richard Dragon. A close friend and former teacher to Vic, the Dragon is now Montoya’s teach too.

Day 2: More of the John Henry-Natasha family drama and as expected it has more of the same old, same old. Only, unlike the privacy or at most small crowds of their previous ‘public dirty linen washings’, this time around it takes places on National television, with none other than Jack Ryder and his ‘You Are Wrong’ TV show. (For more on ‘You Are Wrong’, check out ‘The Creeper’ mini)

Day 4: Throw money, buy help. That is what this day brings in. With her husband kidnapped, Lady Sivana donates Twenty Million Dollars to Kahndaq’s Children Hospital and in return of getting the Black Marvel family for dinner, all to request their assistance in finding her hubby. Along the way not only do we get to see the Sivana Family but also the initial brickwork for Osiris’s stint on the Teen Titans.

Day 4 (Oolong Island): Nothing much happening here this day. Magnus finally getting ‘with the program’ and a new entrant, one Dr. (Ms./Mrs.) Cale. That’s about it.

As for the origins, this one was even lamer than a few of the previous ones, and no, this time around this comment has nothing to do with my ‘Don’t Give A Hoot’ about the characters in question, Hawkman and Hawkgirl.

Conclusion: The last few weeks have been sort of *lulls* and this one was no different. There is a lot of build-up taking place here, a LOT. If only, there was a bit action too. (That bumbling New JLA does not count.)

RATING: 7/10 (Almost 7.5)