One thing I noticed in Revelations.......
Spoiler:
When the Spectre was forced to use the ALE by Cain, it not only caused him pain, it "Unmade creation and remade the world in Darkseid's name." You can see the world turning into a new Apokolips and reality warping. Maybe those cracks about the ALE being the power source for 5D imps wasn't just a joke........