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Justice League Unlimited (2024)
Justice League Unlimited, Vol. 2: The Omega Act
All-stars Mark Waid and Dan Mora bring the next chapter of their Justice League epic to life in Justice League Unlimited Vol. 2, collecting Justice League Unlimited #9-11, Justice League: Dark Tomorrow Special #1, and Justice League: Legion of Darkseid Special #1.
Time travelers from all corners of the DC Universe have been mysteriously disappearing – and the truth of the mystery surrounding them may be more dangerous and Earth-shattering than anything the Justice League could imagine! Superstars Mark Waid and Dan Mora are on the front lines of a story that will reshape the DCU forever, and it all starts here in Justice League Unlimited Vol. 2! Can Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and their team of heroes solve it in time, or is it already too late?
Apokolips is coming…
Collects Justice League Unlimited #9-11, Justice League: Dark Tomorrow Special #1, and Justice League: The Omega Act Special #1.
Time travelers from all corners of the DC Universe have been mysteriously disappearing – and the truth of the mystery surrounding them may be more dangerous and Earth-shattering than anything the Justice League could imagine! Superstars Mark Waid and Dan Mora are on the front lines of a story that will reshape the DCU forever, and it all starts here in Justice League Unlimited Vol. 2! Can Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and their team of heroes solve it in time, or is it already too late?
Apokolips is coming…
Collects Justice League Unlimited #9-11, Justice League: Dark Tomorrow Special #1, and Justice League: The Omega Act Special #1.
136 pages, Paperback
First published April 28, 2026
About the author
Mark Waid
3,318 books1,354 followersMark Waid is an American comic book writer widely known for shaping modern superhero storytelling through influential runs on major characters at both DC Comics and Marvel Comics. Raised in Alabama, he developed an early fascination with comic books, particularly classic stories featuring the Legion of Super-Heroes, whose imaginative scope and sense of legacy would later inform his own writing. He first entered the comics industry during the mid 1980s as an editor and writer for the fan magazine Amazing Heroes, before publishing his first professional comic story in Action Comics. Soon afterward he joined DC Comics as an editor, contributing to numerous titles and helping shape projects across the company. After leaving editorial work to focus on writing, Waid gained widespread recognition with his long run on The Flash, where he expanded the mythology of the character and co-created the youthful speedster Impulse. His reputation grew further with the celebrated graphic novel Kingdom Come, created with artist Alex Ross, which imagined a future DC Universe shaped by generational conflict among superheroes. Over the years he has written many prominent series, including Captain America, Fantastic Four, Daredevil, and Superman: Birthright, bringing a balance of optimism, character depth, and respect for comic book history to each project. Waid has also collaborated with notable artists and writers on major ensemble titles such as Justice League and Avengers, while contributing ideas that helped clarify complex continuity within shared superhero universes. Beyond mainstream superhero work, he has supported creator owned projects and experimental publishing models, including the acclaimed series Irredeemable and Incorruptible, which explored moral ambiguity within the superhero genre. He later took on editorial leadership roles at Boom Studios, guiding creative direction while continuing to write extensively. In subsequent years he expanded his involvement in publishing and digital storytelling, helping launch online comics initiatives and advocating for new distribution methods for creators. His work has earned numerous industry awards, including Eisner and Harvey honors, reflecting both critical acclaim and enduring popularity among readers. Throughout his career Waid has remained a passionate student of comic book history, drawing on decades of storytelling tradition while continually encouraging innovation within the medium. His influence extends across generations of readers and creators, and his stories continue to shape the evolving language of superhero comics around the world today through enduring characters imaginative narratives and thoughtful reinventions of familiar myths within popular culture and modern graphic storytelling traditions.
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September 5, 2026
3.5 stars
June 28, 2026
I really enjoyed the first volume, but this second one seems so... chaotic? Just so many different things going on, so many different characters, and none of it feels connected.
July 26, 2026
Didn't realize I was supposed to read the World's Finest crossover first so I was pretty confused as to why the time-displaced people were there. A little chaotic but there was some great Mr. Terrific content, and I liked whatever Geo-Force and Power Girl had going on
October 3, 2026
Kinda disconnected and wished it didn’t leave off on a massive cliffhanger
July 16, 2026
Nice art. Story has some good moments, but everything is at the highest intensity. It all blends together after a point.
August 8, 2025
9, ☆☆☆☆
Dark Tomorrow, ☆☆☆☆
Dark Tomorrow, ☆☆☆☆
August 23, 2026
All setup for DC KO, an event I’ve already read and disliked the main series of. Awesome
May 31, 2026
3.5 stars. I read this in singles, JLU #9-11, and I have not read the two specials collected in the trade. So, I can only comment on the JLU issues written by Waid, at this stage.
These issues follow the Forever Yesterday crossover, and it deals with the remnants and aftermath from that time-travel story. The time-displaced variants of heroes from that crossover are utilised in this story, on the JLU watchtower, and on Earth.
Earth is seemingly transforming into Apokolips (!) and, relatedly, there are events unfolding on the Watchtower concerning the late Darkseid's omega energy. It involves characters from Josh Williamson's Superman run, and there's a lot if exposition from these characters, in an apparent effort to set up DC's KO mini series.
It's OK, with some focuses on characters like Mr Terrific and Power Girl, from an ensemble of heroes. The JLU book is not the driver of the KO book, but these issues help to set up DC KO, I presume (with Williamson writing the continuance to these JLU issues).
There's a lot of architecture going on, with multiple writers, and characters across Williamson's books appearing here, and Waid setting up the stakes both for Earth and the quest the heroes must contend next with. It's alright, just a lot of connective tissue, here.
Mora provides some the art on two issues, with another one by a fill-in artist. They do a good job. I'm frustrated that I can't read the two specials to finish this preceding arc to DC KO, but I can kind of piece together what happens without it.
In summary, this volume concerns the JLU remnants from Forever Yesterday, dealing with the very next and immediate crisis, on the path to KO. Waid is building with Williamson here, the lead in to that event, in this, an acting, erstwhile flagship title for the DCU.
These issues follow the Forever Yesterday crossover, and it deals with the remnants and aftermath from that time-travel story. The time-displaced variants of heroes from that crossover are utilised in this story, on the JLU watchtower, and on Earth.
Earth is seemingly transforming into Apokolips (!) and, relatedly, there are events unfolding on the Watchtower concerning the late Darkseid's omega energy. It involves characters from Josh Williamson's Superman run, and there's a lot if exposition from these characters, in an apparent effort to set up DC's KO mini series.
It's OK, with some focuses on characters like Mr Terrific and Power Girl, from an ensemble of heroes. The JLU book is not the driver of the KO book, but these issues help to set up DC KO, I presume (with Williamson writing the continuance to these JLU issues).
There's a lot of architecture going on, with multiple writers, and characters across Williamson's books appearing here, and Waid setting up the stakes both for Earth and the quest the heroes must contend next with. It's alright, just a lot of connective tissue, here.
Mora provides some the art on two issues, with another one by a fill-in artist. They do a good job. I'm frustrated that I can't read the two specials to finish this preceding arc to DC KO, but I can kind of piece together what happens without it.
In summary, this volume concerns the JLU remnants from Forever Yesterday, dealing with the very next and immediate crisis, on the path to KO. Waid is building with Williamson here, the lead in to that event, in this, an acting, erstwhile flagship title for the DCU.
May 31, 2026
3.5 Another action packed volume that leads into an event. I do sort of wish the Justice League title would be more than just storylines that build up and establish events. But at the same time they do it well and it seems they intend to keep Justice League Unlimited as that since the DC storyline of mainline vs Absolute IS the storyline over whatever stories the teams within Unlimited may have (which normally get explored in minis anyways).
This was a good lead-up to DC KO. I did not expect the We Are Yesterday’s timeline weirdness to play into DC KO what with all the chronal and omega energy whizzing around in here. But it was executed nicely. This definitely had an MCU vibe for a lack of a better word. Maybe it was how it’s a lead up to an event and it’s very spectacle driven? Idk. Time Trapper’s deal was neat here as he knows how to fight against Darkseid but is willing to let it all play out since he’ll be safe no matter what it seems.
That being said, this definitely also has the flaws of this run. So far this run feels like it’s just a bit too fast. The art is great. The concepts are full to the brim with potential and fun nods to all fans. But it just zooms through everything. But then again if you had a team of every single super hero things would have to be intense to be a challenge for them and even then they'd solve it by sheer numbers. It just feels a bit… corporate? Look at all the cool stuff! Aren’t you excited for our next big event? Like this run has been entirely wrangled around the larger storyline of DC and its events to the point it sort of loses the team aspect. No one really feels like they have a storyline. Superheroes appear and disappear. All for the larger narrative. Which is fine but having some grounding or spotlight characters would be nice. The little Justice League spinoffs alleviate that to an extent but even though are tied to plotlines from events or are short-lived miniseries or one-off issues.
This was a good lead-up to DC KO. I did not expect the We Are Yesterday’s timeline weirdness to play into DC KO what with all the chronal and omega energy whizzing around in here. But it was executed nicely. This definitely had an MCU vibe for a lack of a better word. Maybe it was how it’s a lead up to an event and it’s very spectacle driven? Idk. Time Trapper’s deal was neat here as he knows how to fight against Darkseid but is willing to let it all play out since he’ll be safe no matter what it seems.
That being said, this definitely also has the flaws of this run. So far this run feels like it’s just a bit too fast. The art is great. The concepts are full to the brim with potential and fun nods to all fans. But it just zooms through everything. But then again if you had a team of every single super hero things would have to be intense to be a challenge for them and even then they'd solve it by sheer numbers. It just feels a bit… corporate? Look at all the cool stuff! Aren’t you excited for our next big event? Like this run has been entirely wrangled around the larger storyline of DC and its events to the point it sort of loses the team aspect. No one really feels like they have a storyline. Superheroes appear and disappear. All for the larger narrative. Which is fine but having some grounding or spotlight characters would be nice. The little Justice League spinoffs alleviate that to an extent but even though are tied to plotlines from events or are short-lived miniseries or one-off issues.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 18, 2026
50/100.
Uf, no sé si el DC K.O. le ha venido fatal a Waid para lo que quería contar con la Liga de la Justicia porque... madre mía, qué derrape ha sido esto. La narrativa es demasiado rápida, aparecen demasiados personajes sin apenas explicar quiénes son, qué poderes tienen y de dónde han salido. A pesar de ser esto un segundo volumen, entre el primero y el segundo hay un evento con World's Finest, la otra serie de Waid. No lo he leído, así que he estado bastante perdidísimo.
La identidad de los villanos que se escondían tras Inferno no solo se desveló, sino que también fueron derrotados. Pensé que iban a ser esos los villanos con los que la Liga se iba a tener que enfrentar, pero parece ser que... no, porque claro, llegaba el evento.
En cuanto a la preparación para DC K.O., ha estado bastante entretenido desde que aparecen esos dos personajes que lo introducirán: Time Trapper y Booster Gold. Las grapas centradas en ellos me han parecido interesantes.
Ahora, los números dedicados a los desplazados temporales... han sido un poco apresurados, según mi parecer. No me han llamado la atención del todo, por desgracia. Quizás porque tampoco conozco demasiado a los personajes.
Eso sí, lo que me está gustando de esta etapa es lo que ocurre cada vez que aparece Mr. Terrific. Creo que la popularidad alcanzada tras la película de Superman ha tenido buena sinergia en los cómics. Adoro sus apariciones y quiero leer más de él.
El volumen tres serán los numerillos que funcionan como tie-ins de DC K.O., a ver qué tal están y si sube el nivel tras el derrape.
Uf, no sé si el DC K.O. le ha venido fatal a Waid para lo que quería contar con la Liga de la Justicia porque... madre mía, qué derrape ha sido esto. La narrativa es demasiado rápida, aparecen demasiados personajes sin apenas explicar quiénes son, qué poderes tienen y de dónde han salido. A pesar de ser esto un segundo volumen, entre el primero y el segundo hay un evento con World's Finest, la otra serie de Waid. No lo he leído, así que he estado bastante perdidísimo.
La identidad de los villanos que se escondían tras Inferno no solo se desveló, sino que también fueron derrotados. Pensé que iban a ser esos los villanos con los que la Liga se iba a tener que enfrentar, pero parece ser que... no, porque claro, llegaba el evento.
En cuanto a la preparación para DC K.O., ha estado bastante entretenido desde que aparecen esos dos personajes que lo introducirán: Time Trapper y Booster Gold. Las grapas centradas en ellos me han parecido interesantes.
Ahora, los números dedicados a los desplazados temporales... han sido un poco apresurados, según mi parecer. No me han llamado la atención del todo, por desgracia. Quizás porque tampoco conozco demasiado a los personajes.
Eso sí, lo que me está gustando de esta etapa es lo que ocurre cada vez que aparece Mr. Terrific. Creo que la popularidad alcanzada tras la película de Superman ha tenido buena sinergia en los cómics. Adoro sus apariciones y quiero leer más de él.
El volumen tres serán los numerillos que funcionan como tie-ins de DC K.O., a ver qué tal están y si sube el nivel tras el derrape.
September 10, 2026
I'm generally a big Mark Waid fan but this is was really not good. Stellar art, of course, from all four main artists and it is admittedly fun seeing Waid write some of DC's more obscure or neglected characters, even if just for a panel, but the whole book is just a chaotic jumble of setup for the KO event (ho hum), references to other series, and disconnected plot threads. I was underwhelmed by the first volume, but this amplifies its defects a hundred fold.
The worst part is Waid has written some freaking stellar Justice League comics, including his run after (and sometimes during) Grant Morrison's classic relaunch in the '90s and JLA: Year One. One of his greatest strengths as a writer is his characterization and by constantly chopping between all these characters and storylines, he never gets a grip of any of it. He clearly gets all these characters, but the current format is preventing him from digging into any of them at all.
I love the wide range of characters, but this is proof positive that this book should have taken greater inspiration from the JLU cartoon than just the name and, say, devoted each issue to a small group of different characters and build up a larger narrative from there. He pretty much did exactly that in his Brave and the Bold series, so he can certainly do it.
This, though, is just a mess and unless I hear differently, this might be it for me and Waid's JLU.
The worst part is Waid has written some freaking stellar Justice League comics, including his run after (and sometimes during) Grant Morrison's classic relaunch in the '90s and JLA: Year One. One of his greatest strengths as a writer is his characterization and by constantly chopping between all these characters and storylines, he never gets a grip of any of it. He clearly gets all these characters, but the current format is preventing him from digging into any of them at all.
I love the wide range of characters, but this is proof positive that this book should have taken greater inspiration from the JLU cartoon than just the name and, say, devoted each issue to a small group of different characters and build up a larger narrative from there. He pretty much did exactly that in his Brave and the Bold series, so he can certainly do it.
This, though, is just a mess and unless I hear differently, this might be it for me and Waid's JLU.
Review of advance copy
This was a bit all over the place like its taking place after the crossover but it also ties into DC KO like it shows the heroes who were pulled over from diffeent point of time streams and whats going on for them and their mission like time ship and all, a fun story with how they save Air wave and then love the mentor-mentee relation between Mr Terrific and Air wave and love how he is taking over the leadership of the team.
Then they have to deal with evil legion and omega demons or whatever you call it across time stream and yeah its confusing as I am writing it.. I dont even recall what it was even having read it.. the story is just a mess like the overall thing with what he is doing here and turned me off from reading this book in the first place.
But then there is the story in the omega act special with Doomsday taking Booster Gold and Wally to show how the future is being destroyed by Darkseids legion and we get an interesting retcon with how Doomsday was made to be a weapon against Darkseid or something.. yeah weird retcon but Josh has talked about it.. I guess we will see more of that in the future. It was fine overall a fun issue.
This run is weird honestly, you can read the DC KO event without having read this.. honestly skip this run.. its just bad.
Then they have to deal with evil legion and omega demons or whatever you call it across time stream and yeah its confusing as I am writing it.. I dont even recall what it was even having read it.. the story is just a mess like the overall thing with what he is doing here and turned me off from reading this book in the first place.
But then there is the story in the omega act special with Doomsday taking Booster Gold and Wally to show how the future is being destroyed by Darkseids legion and we get an interesting retcon with how Doomsday was made to be a weapon against Darkseid or something.. yeah weird retcon but Josh has talked about it.. I guess we will see more of that in the future. It was fine overall a fun issue.
This run is weird honestly, you can read the DC KO event without having read this.. honestly skip this run.. its just bad.
July 7, 2026
OK... come on DC... this is really all over the place.
I would divide this Volume into two stories:
1) Time and universe displaced Justice League members (Batman Beyond(Terry), Jonah Hex, Gold Beetle, Plastic Man, Huntress, Marilyn Moonlight, Amazing Man, Air Raid, and someone who refuses to identify themselves going by Legend) jump back and forth through time fighting Omega Shadows and get stuck behind a "temporal firewall". - I'm sure their story will be resolved in KO.
2) Dealing with Time Trapper (currently appearing as Doomsday) being injured, the surgery to fix him (a landmark moment for Metamorpho), and the arrival of Booster Gold to warn that Darkseid's war is continuing throughout time and we need to find the "King Omega" or KO.
If DC KO isn't phenomenal, I'm not sure this run will amount to being much at all.
Recommend, if only so you aren't completely lost at what's coming.
I would divide this Volume into two stories:
1) Time and universe displaced Justice League members (Batman Beyond(Terry), Jonah Hex, Gold Beetle, Plastic Man, Huntress, Marilyn Moonlight, Amazing Man, Air Raid, and someone who refuses to identify themselves going by Legend) jump back and forth through time fighting Omega Shadows and get stuck behind a "temporal firewall". - I'm sure their story will be resolved in KO.
2) Dealing with Time Trapper (currently appearing as Doomsday) being injured, the surgery to fix him (a landmark moment for Metamorpho), and the arrival of Booster Gold to warn that Darkseid's war is continuing throughout time and we need to find the "King Omega" or KO.
If DC KO isn't phenomenal, I'm not sure this run will amount to being much at all.
Recommend, if only so you aren't completely lost at what's coming.
April 24, 2026
This second volume of JLU is a little transitory - it acts as both an epilogue to the We Are Yesterday crossover as well as a prelude to DC KO, which makes it a little difficult to judge on its own merits.
We get 3 issues of JLU itself, which pull on some threads from Joshua Williamson's Superman run and even as far back as Dark Knights: Death Metal, as well as the Omega Act Special, which sets the stage for KO, and the Dark Tomorrow Special which seems to be setting up something else that we haven't seen play out elsewhere just yet.
Each story alone is fairly solid, but as with any collection of this nature, you're not getting a full story. It's kind of essential reading for what came before and after, but if you're not interested in any of that, I expect your mileage may vary on this one.
We get 3 issues of JLU itself, which pull on some threads from Joshua Williamson's Superman run and even as far back as Dark Knights: Death Metal, as well as the Omega Act Special, which sets the stage for KO, and the Dark Tomorrow Special which seems to be setting up something else that we haven't seen play out elsewhere just yet.
Each story alone is fairly solid, but as with any collection of this nature, you're not getting a full story. It's kind of essential reading for what came before and after, but if you're not interested in any of that, I expect your mileage may vary on this one.
August 20, 2026
What is so frustrating about this Justice League title is that, instead of giving it any breathing room or a story arc that lasts more than 5 issues, it keeps being used as a vessel for whatever team event is going on in continuity. Even the first volume in this run set up an event. I miss when Justice League stories were self-contained and weren't so impersonal like this run has been. Nonetheless, the art is beautiful, and the stars here are definitely the two specials, especially the set-up special for DC K.O.
This run could shine so much more if it were given time and length.
This run could shine so much more if it were given time and length.
September 6, 2026
Heroes staggering around, after 'We Are Yesterday...'
Grodd and company are defeated, but that Omega energy is still out there and doing something to Earth. KO is coming (eventually...just let them wallow and worry for a few months)
Bonus: the 'new' origin of "Legends of Tomorrow" (that old CW show) gets mashed into this. You've got a bunch of time displaced leftovers not on their way home yet and a new time traveler porting into Watchtower, announcing that time travelers are being systematically killed off.
(better find some heroes nobody worries about to check it out)
- Legend (opaque facemask and connection to the Waverider ship)
- Batman Beyond
- Jonah Hexx
- Marilyn Moonlight
- Amazing Man (40s superhero)
- Airwave (traitor and now Imposter Syndrome)
- Gold Beetle (every visual glitches brings her closer to her own death)
- Huntress (Earth 3 version?)
- and a certain rubber necker...
You've all been drafted to do time shenanigans during DC's OTHER time shenanigans storyline. Wait your turn!
Grodd and company are defeated, but that Omega energy is still out there and doing something to Earth. KO is coming (eventually...just let them wallow and worry for a few months)
Bonus: the 'new' origin of "Legends of Tomorrow" (that old CW show) gets mashed into this. You've got a bunch of time displaced leftovers not on their way home yet and a new time traveler porting into Watchtower, announcing that time travelers are being systematically killed off.
(better find some heroes nobody worries about to check it out)
- Legend (opaque facemask and connection to the Waverider ship)
- Batman Beyond
- Jonah Hexx
- Marilyn Moonlight
- Amazing Man (40s superhero)
- Airwave (traitor and now Imposter Syndrome)
- Gold Beetle (every visual glitches brings her closer to her own death)
- Huntress (Earth 3 version?)
- and a certain rubber necker...
You've all been drafted to do time shenanigans during DC's OTHER time shenanigans storyline. Wait your turn!
June 5, 2026
A disappointing continuation of the first Volume. Science-fictional concepts were thrown around rather casually and carelessly, as if words no longer had any meaning. This made the plot unsatisfying. While the writer's notes were certainly helpful, the fact that this comic book tied into so many others made the story rather confusing.
August 31, 2026
I like it I guess but worse than most books the team just careens from one crisis to the next, with no down time to get to know any of the characters, how they feel about each other, or the events they are happening to them. The perils of writing the flagship event book I guess, but that doesn’t mean it’s particularly enjoyable.
October 4, 2026
A pesar de que el arte sigue siendo realmente bueno, el hecho de ser un preludio de la mierda esa de DC K.O. y todo el lío del Time Trapper, etc., etc. hace que la serie pegue un bajón de calidad importante. Sigue siendo legible, pero se siente todo muy impostado. Eso sí, Waid, como buen profesional, lo hace lo mejor posible, dadas las circunstancias.
November 16, 2025
This is all about the lead up to K.O. The issues leading up to it aren't as dumb as the event itself sounds, with heroes and villains fighting in a ring to be King Omega. This is all about time being out of control due to Grodd messing with it in We Are Tomorrow.
September 26, 2026
I appreciate this one for what it’s setting up, but it was chaotic to the point of being a little uninteresting. It felt like it never slowed down enough to really let these plot developments sink in. Obviously this leads right into a huge event so I’m pushing forward.
Review of advance copy
4.25
Impressive how story arcs keep building on each other.
Impressive how story arcs keep building on each other.
May 2, 2026
Epic and fun
May 5, 2026
What a crazy cliffhanger at the end. I love the All In series and I need to read every book from this line!
May 11, 2026
Wish I read this before DC KO because this was a really good setup for that. Lot going on but DC fans will eat this up.
May 11, 2026
it’s so boring.. gorilla grodd is cool but there’s so much stuff happening at once it loops back to being just generic and lame
May 13, 2026
Another volume that's just setting up the next event.
May 16, 2026
Lots of hitting and prequel to a big event.
I can see the layers in play, and I think I’ll like it.
I can see the layers in play, and I think I’ll like it.
July 8, 2026
A good graphic novel.
August 27, 2026
3.5 Stars
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