Justice League by Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV Omnibus Vol. 1

Justice League by Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV Omnibus

by Scott Snyder, Jim Cheung (illustrator)

The critically acclaimed team of Scott Snyder (Batman: The Court of Owls) and James Tynion IV team up to take DC's greatest team of superheroes to new heights.
Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV are some of the biggest creative forces in the comics industry. Now these superstar writers are unleashing their talents on DC's greatest super team, the Justice League. Following the events of Dark Nights Metal: The DC Universe has been changed forever. Ancient and mystical threats are emerging from the shadows, and nothing is as it seems. Alongside the return of the super-villain team The Legion of Doom the Justice League will have their hands full in every panel. Get this massive collection from two of DC's top creators!
Collects: Aquaman #41-42; Teen Titans #28; Justice League: No Justice #1-4; Justice League #1-25; Justice League/Aquaman: Drowned Earth Special #1; Aquaman/Justice League: Drowned Earth Special #1; The Batman Who Laughs #1-7; Justice League Annual #1.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Dc Comics

776 pages, Hardcover

First published April 8, 2025

About the author

Scott Snyder is the Eisner and Harvey Award winning writer on DC Comics Batman, Swamp Thing, and his original series for Vertigo, American Vampire. He is also the author of the short story collection, Voodoo Heart, published by the Dial Press in 2006. The paperback version was published in the summer of 2007.

Reviews

[Lukáš Kudela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Snyder’s Justice League is definitely in my top 3 Justice League runs—right up there with Grant Morrison’s unbeatable JLA and Geoff Johns’ blockbuster-popcorn action series. Snyder’s run sits somewhere between those two, but it definitely leans more toward Morrison with its wild, multiversal madness. Snyder was heavily inspired by Morrison’s work back in his Batman run, and Justice League is no exception—but here it “bothers” me much less than it did in Batman. Or rather, it’s less obvious.

But let’s get into the actual material in the first volume. The story picks up directly after Dark Nights: Metal (Snyder’s whole JL essentially acts as a bridge between Metal and Death Metal) with the mini-event No Justice, which is, in my opinion, the weakest part of the book. We’ve got Brainiac, cosmic titans unleashed after the shattering of the Source Wall (at the end of Metal), the meddling Amanda Waller, and heroes and villains split into four forced-to-cooperate teams. The ideas are great, but it all feels very rushed, and I think four issues simply aren’t enough space for that many concepts. That said, No Justice really only serves to establish the new status quo and introduce three new Justice League teams: Justice League Dark, the cosmic Justice League (with Azrael and Cyborg), and the main Justice League, whose adventures this omnibus continues to follow.

And after No Justice, the real fun begins! Lex Luthor forms his Legion of Doom, and the race kicks off to see who gains access to the so-called Totality first—heroes or villains. While the Justice League is still figuring out what it even is, it seems like Luthor knows exactly what he’s after and the potential it holds.

Snyder launches a truly insane cosmic adventure that reaches all the way back to the dawn of the DC Multiverse, and that’s exactly the kind of Morrison-level scope I love—while still maintaining Snyder’s own distinct style. And that’s the sweet spot for me: over-the-top adventures and ideas. And even though I admit Snyder and Tynion sometimes took on more than they could fully wrangle, it’s still an insanely good read. I also have to praise the crossover with the Aquaman and Titans series—Drowned Earth. I enjoyed it far more than I expected.

If you’re a Scott Snyder fan and you’re interested in his epic DC saga, this omnibus is a must-have—because this is where everything slowly starts to fall into place. And in the second omnibus, things get even crazier, so there’s definitely a lot to look forward to, my friends!

[Jared Vanderkolk · Rating 3 out of 5]

it's good, not great.

[Shannon Appelcline · Rating 4 out of 5]

There was an era when the DC universe was exciting and new again, and it fell right here, between Metal and Death Metal, when Snyder was able to really explore and reinvent the cosmology underlying everything. Oh, he often goes too wordy: some of these stories get quite muddy as a result. But still he so casually throws out ideas like the still force and the invisible spectrum, giving other writers the ability to use them or not as they see fit.

This is also a run that improves as it goes. No Justice was not great, then the Totality was too long, but from there there's a definite upward swing. The focus on the Legion of Doom is also particularly enjoyable.

[Zachary Blake · Rating 4 out of 5]

An epic storyline that can be a bit difficult to follow at times. Love the art and the focus on the hawk characters and Martian Manhunter. The no justice, drowned earth and the overarching arching doom storylines were the highlights for me. Looking forward to reading volume 2 and then dark nights death metal.