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Earth 2: World's End #2
Earth 2: World's End, Vol. 2
The end times come for the Wonders of Earth 2 in WORLD's END volume 2!
Racing against time to find out what really happened to Superman, the Wonders of Earth 2 find themselves deep beneath the earth in the clutches of Desaad and his twisted creations. Meanwhile the Avatars of all different realms come to the aid of Green Lantern to fend off the Furies of Apokolips but will their combined might be enough or should they have stayed in captivity? The line between friend and foe is extraordinarily thin in a series that will leave you breathless! Collects EARTH 2 WORLD'S END #12-26.
Racing against time to find out what really happened to Superman, the Wonders of Earth 2 find themselves deep beneath the earth in the clutches of Desaad and his twisted creations. Meanwhile the Avatars of all different realms come to the aid of Green Lantern to fend off the Furies of Apokolips but will their combined might be enough or should they have stayed in captivity? The line between friend and foe is extraordinarily thin in a series that will leave you breathless! Collects EARTH 2 WORLD'S END #12-26.
336 pages, Paperback
First published December 8, 2015
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Daniel H. Wilson
125 books2,071 followersA Cherokee citizen, Daniel H. Wilson grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He earned a Ph.D. in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
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May 21, 2016
In this continuing Dystopian world Earth (or Earth 2 for the fans in the know) is under great peril.
Superheroes are familiar yet different. I love that the authors are willing to build these characters up and then kill them off.
Artwork was generally really good but the story plotting was hit or miss at times and unusually moving in other portions.
MY GRADE: B to B plus (another reluctant four stars for pushing the boundaries)
Superheroes are familiar yet different. I love that the authors are willing to build these characters up and then kill them off.
Artwork was generally really good but the story plotting was hit or miss at times and unusually moving in other portions.
MY GRADE: B to B plus (another reluctant four stars for pushing the boundaries)
December 24, 2015
This did not end well.
So drawn out and repetitive, especially with Green Lantern's storyline and the Mister Miracle storyline.
I still don't understand why Dick Grayson is in this story.
Just a confusing, melodramatic mess.
2/5
So drawn out and repetitive, especially with Green Lantern's storyline and the Mister Miracle storyline.
I still don't understand why Dick Grayson is in this story.
Just a confusing, melodramatic mess.
2/5
April 9, 2018
The premise of this book continues to be pretty great. The possible death of a world by Darkseid? That's epic! Unfortunately, it also continues to have all of the flaws of the previous volume.
It's Got Horrible Pacing. The problem with the first volume was that the plots were so staccato that it was hard to figure out what was going on. There's still a bit of that here, but we do also get more long visits to plotlines. And somehow, despite that, the plotlines stagnate, going nowhere for long periods of time.
It's Overly Decompressed. This is closely related: we shouldn't get fights or events that go on for issue after issue. Sometimes I'd swear that the characters make the same points issue after issue, like in the old superhero daily comic strips, where the weekdays were always a long bit of watertreading leading into the sunday strip.
It Gotten Old. This is new problem, but one that naturally arises from the previous ones. As we got into the issues 20s, I was pretty done with this. We'd been fighting a desperate and obviously losing battle against Darkseid for way too long.
These Aren't the Earth-2 Heroes. James Robinson did a great job of setting up a new version of the JSA, then later authors instead decided that they'd rather write about Superman and Batman. World's End just doubles down on that, with Superman II, Batman II, Red Lois, Supergirl, Huntress, and Green Lantern being the stars. That's a pretty limited number of classic JSA members, and an even more limited number of classic Earth-2 heroes (since Huntress and Supergirl were both off in another dimension). And if a hero isn't on that list, they pretty much don't get any characterization in World's End, which means that almost none of Robinson's JSA heroes do.
It's Inevitable. When you have a comic called "World's End", its ending feels pretty inevitable. When it's also decompressed and dull, that becomes even more problematic.
Back in volume one, I still saw the potential, but by the end of volume two, I wish this were half the length. And after all of that, the conclusion still felt somewhat inconclusive.
It's Got Horrible Pacing. The problem with the first volume was that the plots were so staccato that it was hard to figure out what was going on. There's still a bit of that here, but we do also get more long visits to plotlines. And somehow, despite that, the plotlines stagnate, going nowhere for long periods of time.
It's Overly Decompressed. This is closely related: we shouldn't get fights or events that go on for issue after issue. Sometimes I'd swear that the characters make the same points issue after issue, like in the old superhero daily comic strips, where the weekdays were always a long bit of watertreading leading into the sunday strip.
It Gotten Old. This is new problem, but one that naturally arises from the previous ones. As we got into the issues 20s, I was pretty done with this. We'd been fighting a desperate and obviously losing battle against Darkseid for way too long.
These Aren't the Earth-2 Heroes. James Robinson did a great job of setting up a new version of the JSA, then later authors instead decided that they'd rather write about Superman and Batman. World's End just doubles down on that, with Superman II, Batman II, Red Lois, Supergirl, Huntress, and Green Lantern being the stars. That's a pretty limited number of classic JSA members, and an even more limited number of classic Earth-2 heroes (since Huntress and Supergirl were both off in another dimension). And if a hero isn't on that list, they pretty much don't get any characterization in World's End, which means that almost none of Robinson's JSA heroes do.
It's Inevitable. When you have a comic called "World's End", its ending feels pretty inevitable. When it's also decompressed and dull, that becomes even more problematic.
Back in volume one, I still saw the potential, but by the end of volume two, I wish this were half the length. And after all of that, the conclusion still felt somewhat inconclusive.
December 31, 2015
Can't believe they brought back, finally after all these years, Earth-2 only to destroy it. And by Darkseid. Who was used as the initial New 52 villain that killed off Batman and Superman. Way, way too much Darkseid. This story was much, much too long and drawn out. It never seemed to want to end. I've really enjoy the Earth-2 books but this book has broke me as a fan. Why destroy Earth-2? What a waste! I'm so sick and tired of Darkseid! Jesus just fricking kill him off. Don't bring him back until Jack Kirby himself rises from the dead. To top it all off - there's no resolution here... urgh. Only defeat. Dreadful.
May 10, 2016
Beautiful and sad. Well worth the time it will take to absorb all the different storylines and characters.
February 22, 2016
The Earth 2 series is one of the best comic series to come out of the New 52. This second part to the World's End story was quite good. The battle against the forces of Apokalips continues. We find Earth's heroes fighting Darkseid's fury and trying to evacuate the people of Earth before it is destroyed and consume by Darkseid. There some important story arcs to follow here. I loved the moments between Batman (Thomas Wayne) and Helene (huntress). Val and Powergirl have some great moment in this volume as well. The action moves at break neck speed. The artwork is okay as well. I love the fact we are getting brand new interpretations of the DC universe. Earth 2 is always exciting to see the unexpected turns the story takes the reader.
July 31, 2017
Man alive this suuuuucked. Spoilers to follow.
It was mediocre to begin with, but the bloated second volume dragged it down even further. The original appeal of Earth 2 was that it focused on characters like Allan Scott and Jay Garrick. By this point, we've got Huntress and Power Girl back in the fold, a new Superman, new Batman, and new Wonder Woman, plus Lois Lane. The thing is it's all cannon, but it evolved differently before the new 52. It was earned. These were just references for the sake of references. Nothing was earned. None of the twists bore any weight because it was so rushed.
Then the characterizations made hardly any sense. Again for similar reasons, because nothing was earned. Barda and Mister Miracle? Their story made very little sense from what I remember of current continuity, but hey sometimes I suck at that. Thomas Wayne was awful. So was Helena. So was Power Girl. So was Val-Zod. Eventually, so was Green Lantern. The Flash. By the end of this book, I don't think I liked ANYONE anymore. Maybe the authors were going for something about people put into hopeless situations or how things fall apart, but it was just awful.
Which brings us to the premise itself. I've decided that maybe I just need to stay away from Darkseid stories. I didn't like Final Crisis because I mostly didn't get it. Of course, that was also Grant Morrison, and I mostly trust that he was actually doing things that went over my head. The three authors here have not instilled such confidence. I get the sense that, despite being part of a rebooted universe, I need a lot of backstory to appreciate anything going on with Darkseid or Apokalips here. Especially considering I read Justice League and Darkseid War (though not yet the Life Equation arc of Green Lantern...ugh...more New Gods), I should think I'm mostly up to speed here, but I'm lost. Is there only one version of Apokalips and New Genesis? If so, how does this happen in relation to Darkseid War? Maybe I've become something of a lazy audience member, but this did not click with me.
And it was SO LONG! Which is FINE sometimes, but this was adding in subplots with psychics and magicians or something. And maybe trying to replace Batman with Dick Grayson (SUPER original there). And whatever was happening with the spaceships and the lack of spaceships and then enough spaceships? Let's not gloss over that they could have focused on Ted Grant instead. Maybe it was all because of internal politics with a failing title, but who knows. What's worse, with how long it was, nothing came to a satisfying conclusion. Rather than moving anything over an arc, it just spun story after story out into space.
The art suffered as well. There were easily a dozen artists in this volume alone. Whereas the first volume seemed to do it only to show differences between the initial 3 or so main stories, this time it changed constantly. It devolved into an absolute mess from the art to the story. Every aspect of this ended up sloppy and disappointing.
It was mediocre to begin with, but the bloated second volume dragged it down even further. The original appeal of Earth 2 was that it focused on characters like Allan Scott and Jay Garrick. By this point, we've got Huntress and Power Girl back in the fold, a new Superman, new Batman, and new Wonder Woman, plus Lois Lane. The thing is it's all cannon, but it evolved differently before the new 52. It was earned. These were just references for the sake of references. Nothing was earned. None of the twists bore any weight because it was so rushed.
Then the characterizations made hardly any sense. Again for similar reasons, because nothing was earned. Barda and Mister Miracle? Their story made very little sense from what I remember of current continuity, but hey sometimes I suck at that. Thomas Wayne was awful. So was Helena. So was Power Girl. So was Val-Zod. Eventually, so was Green Lantern. The Flash. By the end of this book, I don't think I liked ANYONE anymore. Maybe the authors were going for something about people put into hopeless situations or how things fall apart, but it was just awful.
Which brings us to the premise itself. I've decided that maybe I just need to stay away from Darkseid stories. I didn't like Final Crisis because I mostly didn't get it. Of course, that was also Grant Morrison, and I mostly trust that he was actually doing things that went over my head. The three authors here have not instilled such confidence. I get the sense that, despite being part of a rebooted universe, I need a lot of backstory to appreciate anything going on with Darkseid or Apokalips here. Especially considering I read Justice League and Darkseid War (though not yet the Life Equation arc of Green Lantern...ugh...more New Gods), I should think I'm mostly up to speed here, but I'm lost. Is there only one version of Apokalips and New Genesis? If so, how does this happen in relation to Darkseid War? Maybe I've become something of a lazy audience member, but this did not click with me.
And it was SO LONG! Which is FINE sometimes, but this was adding in subplots with psychics and magicians or something. And maybe trying to replace Batman with Dick Grayson (SUPER original there). And whatever was happening with the spaceships and the lack of spaceships and then enough spaceships? Let's not gloss over that they could have focused on Ted Grant instead. Maybe it was all because of internal politics with a failing title, but who knows. What's worse, with how long it was, nothing came to a satisfying conclusion. Rather than moving anything over an arc, it just spun story after story out into space.
The art suffered as well. There were easily a dozen artists in this volume alone. Whereas the first volume seemed to do it only to show differences between the initial 3 or so main stories, this time it changed constantly. It devolved into an absolute mess from the art to the story. Every aspect of this ended up sloppy and disappointing.
October 8, 2021
Bueno, pues nada llegamos a otro fin en la historia de Tierra 2, aunque de nuevo es más una pausa que un final, y es que aunque la colección Tierra 2: El Fin del Mundo llegaba a su final, la historia continuaría en el evento DC del año... pues no me acuerdo, pero fue cuando tuvieron que pausar todas las series de DC porque se mudaban de Nueva York a Los Ángeles para estar más cerca de la dirección central de Warner Bros; el año de Convergencia, de la que ya hablaremos llegado el momento... o sea, cuando salga del baúl de los cómics. Y después de Convergencia llegaría otro paso más, Sociedad de la Justicia de Tierra 2, la primera vez desde Flashpoint que las palabras Sociedad de la Justicia volvían a la portada de un cómic.
En el tomo anterior (aquí en España, en lo tomos anteriores) habíamos ido viendo como la amenaza de Apokolips era cada vez más cercana, y en este, vamos a descubrir algo que ya se había dejado intuir: la Tierra está condenada, y la humanidad tiene que buscar una alternativa para seguir existiendo... al tiempo que después de ser liberado por las maquinaciones de Barda, el propio Darkseid se pone al frente del asalto a la Tierra. Dentro de que seguimos moviéndonos en un ambiente heroico, el ambiente de El Fin del Mundo es fatalista, con los héroes luchando cada vez con menos posibilidades de victoria, cada vez más desesperados y cada vez por salvar menos (como podemos ver con Flash, que llega un momento en el que lo único que quiere es conseguir salvar a su madre). Así que vamos a seguir teniendo tres o cuatro grupos distintos, dependiendo de por donde se vaya moviendo Green Lantern, que prácticamente tiene su propio argumento en solitario, y tendremos a Tornado Rojo, Power Girl y Val-Zod enfrentándose al propio Darkseid; Flash, Hawkgir y el Doctor Destino protegiendo el Refugio del Átomo; Batman, la Cazadora y Oliver Queen tratando de que todo el acervo genético y cultural de la humanidad desaparezca; y Jimmy Olsen, Milagro, Terrific y Sloan buscando la manera de salvar al mayor número posible de supervivientes. Y con Dick Grayson buscando a su hijo, que ha caído en manos de los delincuentes Brainwave, Obsidian y Jonni.
¿Cuál es la valoración de la historia? Pues creo que aunque está muy bien llevada, el final ha sido muy apresurado, en todos los niveles, tanto en guion como en dibujo, donde al tratarse de una serie semanal intervenían varios dibujantes, pero especialmente en este tomo y en sus últimas páginas se nota más una especie de caos de páginas dibujadas por unos o por otros y que a mi me sacó más de la historia de lo que recordaba de su primera lectura hace muchos años.
En fin, un paso más en la historia de estos héroes, de esta joven Sociedad de la Justicia, que fue de lo mejor que surgió de Flashpoint.
En el tomo anterior (aquí en España, en lo tomos anteriores) habíamos ido viendo como la amenaza de Apokolips era cada vez más cercana, y en este, vamos a descubrir algo que ya se había dejado intuir: la Tierra está condenada, y la humanidad tiene que buscar una alternativa para seguir existiendo... al tiempo que después de ser liberado por las maquinaciones de Barda, el propio Darkseid se pone al frente del asalto a la Tierra. Dentro de que seguimos moviéndonos en un ambiente heroico, el ambiente de El Fin del Mundo es fatalista, con los héroes luchando cada vez con menos posibilidades de victoria, cada vez más desesperados y cada vez por salvar menos (como podemos ver con Flash, que llega un momento en el que lo único que quiere es conseguir salvar a su madre). Así que vamos a seguir teniendo tres o cuatro grupos distintos, dependiendo de por donde se vaya moviendo Green Lantern, que prácticamente tiene su propio argumento en solitario, y tendremos a Tornado Rojo, Power Girl y Val-Zod enfrentándose al propio Darkseid; Flash, Hawkgir y el Doctor Destino protegiendo el Refugio del Átomo; Batman, la Cazadora y Oliver Queen tratando de que todo el acervo genético y cultural de la humanidad desaparezca; y Jimmy Olsen, Milagro, Terrific y Sloan buscando la manera de salvar al mayor número posible de supervivientes. Y con Dick Grayson buscando a su hijo, que ha caído en manos de los delincuentes Brainwave, Obsidian y Jonni.
¿Cuál es la valoración de la historia? Pues creo que aunque está muy bien llevada, el final ha sido muy apresurado, en todos los niveles, tanto en guion como en dibujo, donde al tratarse de una serie semanal intervenían varios dibujantes, pero especialmente en este tomo y en sus últimas páginas se nota más una especie de caos de páginas dibujadas por unos o por otros y que a mi me sacó más de la historia de lo que recordaba de su primera lectura hace muchos años.
En fin, un paso más en la historia de estos héroes, de esta joven Sociedad de la Justicia, que fue de lo mejor que surgió de Flashpoint.
February 5, 2019
Wynik był z góry ustalony. To ten komiks w którym bohaterowie stoją naprzeciw niepowstrzymanej siły i zdają sobie sprawę ze swojej bezsilności. Każdy promyk nadziei zastaje przysłonięty na zawsze, każdy wysiłek ociera się o daremność.
Darkseid odgania się od najpotężniejszych istot tego świata jak od bzyczenia much. Kolejny cel: ziemia 1. Poprzeczka wisi wysoko. Przekonajmy się czy "Wojna" ją przeskoczy, skoro znamy już możliwości sił Apokolips i skalę zagrożenia.
A teraz minuta ciszy w imieniu herosów poległych w tym holokauście.
Darkseid odgania się od najpotężniejszych istot tego świata jak od bzyczenia much. Kolejny cel: ziemia 1. Poprzeczka wisi wysoko. Przekonajmy się czy "Wojna" ją przeskoczy, skoro znamy już możliwości sił Apokolips i skalę zagrożenia.
A teraz minuta ciszy w imieniu herosów poległych w tym holokauście.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 16, 2017
Okay, i'm a bit at a crossroad: do I love it or hate it: well, neither... and both! :D
I loved the main story line and to what it all came to in the end, but there were some serious issues for me in there: what was up with all that nonsense with GL..?? And Grayson.. What was his role in all this? :D
But like I said: all in all it was a good story, with lots of interesting moments.. Can't wait to read the next part.. Onwards to "Convergence"!
I loved the main story line and to what it all came to in the end, but there were some serious issues for me in there: what was up with all that nonsense with GL..?? And Grayson.. What was his role in all this? :D
But like I said: all in all it was a good story, with lots of interesting moments.. Can't wait to read the next part.. Onwards to "Convergence"!
March 16, 2021
Not bad, but a bit of divide between this and the Earth 2 story line in Future's End, and I'm not sure where to go to resolve it. Also, the New 52 editors can kiss my fire pit for ruining the character of Terry Sloan.
July 2, 2017
omg shut up about your mom, flash
July 18, 2016
Earth 2 is awesome!!! It's reminiscent of the Elseworlds stories that I loved. I do think the emotional ties between Green Lantern and the avatar for the White is a a a bit overdone, and the resolution to the Huntress' situation left me a little baffled but overall it was a great effort on the part of Daniel Wilson. I hope DC continues to pursue this title. It would be a shame to not be able to follow the fates of these heroes.
December 16, 2015
If the first half of World's End (Vol.1) was a gripping buildup to the invasion and destruction of Earth, then this is the long-toothed conclusion, which is aided by the no-less-imminent apocalypse courtesy of Apokolips. Watching Alan Scott figure out the umpteenth loophole to activating his powers goes down a lot easier when the consequences of his delays keep getting worse.
August 16, 2015
Great ending to the Maxi-series. Awesome story and very good art throughout makes this a wonderful read for DC comic fans. Very recommended
May 10, 2018
This trade paperback picks up where the previous volume left off, collecting the last fifteen issues (12–26) of the 2014 on-going weekly maxi-series. Like its parallel weekly maxi-series event, The New 52: Futures End, the conclusion to Earth 2: World's End was rather underwhelming – if one could call it that.
The main story – the battle for Earth's survival is rather drawn out – too much and the pacing is rather dreadful prodding along rather slowly leading to something big that really never came. With the title of World's End it was a forgone conclusion of what would happen, but I don't think the writers used this fact as strongly as they should. In short, it was just too much space for the story they wanted to tell.
The secondary story – the evacuation of Earth is slightly less interesting, but just as painfully drawn out as the main story. The inclusion of Dick Grayson is still seem frustratingly pointless – I understand that he is supposed to be the face of the average citizenry trying to get him and his family off the planet, but all he seems to do is to pass on his child Thomas/John Grayson from one person to the next in order to get him off-world – if they can't do it together.
I love Dick Grayson, the Robins are one of my favorite characters in the DC Universe and to see him doing nothing much throughout this series is rather disappointing. I also wished that the editors and artists got together to at least get his kid's name right. In one panel, Grayson's son was a redhead and throughout the rest of the series he was raven-haired. His name was given as Thomas and John respectively, but it seemed they rested on John.
Although the story may be confusing and drawn out – the penciling was rather well done despite the multiple artists and it seems rather seamless too, which is also a good thing. The illustrations and coloring seems spot on for the most part that it almost makes up for the inconsistent writing – almost.
All in all, Earth 2: World's End, Vol. 2 is a somewhat mediocre ending to the event, a tad confusing and extremely stretched out, but it was a somewhat good lead to the next event – Convergence.
The main story – the battle for Earth's survival is rather drawn out – too much and the pacing is rather dreadful prodding along rather slowly leading to something big that really never came. With the title of World's End it was a forgone conclusion of what would happen, but I don't think the writers used this fact as strongly as they should. In short, it was just too much space for the story they wanted to tell.
The secondary story – the evacuation of Earth is slightly less interesting, but just as painfully drawn out as the main story. The inclusion of Dick Grayson is still seem frustratingly pointless – I understand that he is supposed to be the face of the average citizenry trying to get him and his family off the planet, but all he seems to do is to pass on his child Thomas/John Grayson from one person to the next in order to get him off-world – if they can't do it together.
I love Dick Grayson, the Robins are one of my favorite characters in the DC Universe and to see him doing nothing much throughout this series is rather disappointing. I also wished that the editors and artists got together to at least get his kid's name right. In one panel, Grayson's son was a redhead and throughout the rest of the series he was raven-haired. His name was given as Thomas and John respectively, but it seemed they rested on John.
Although the story may be confusing and drawn out – the penciling was rather well done despite the multiple artists and it seems rather seamless too, which is also a good thing. The illustrations and coloring seems spot on for the most part that it almost makes up for the inconsistent writing – almost.
All in all, Earth 2: World's End, Vol. 2 is a somewhat mediocre ending to the event, a tad confusing and extremely stretched out, but it was a somewhat good lead to the next event – Convergence.
December 2, 2020
This was for me a big step up in excitement from Volume 1. Volume 2, after about the first 1/4 really took off for me!
So the last 10 issue (of 14) was really exciting, real page turner, and the epic ending didn't disappoint me one bit.
The Earth 2 books that begin this huge story were really exciting and different, dealing with familiar hero brands but with big twists on each character.
After burning through Earth 2 Vol 1 to 5 I went straight to Convergence because I was excited to see how the old world Superman and his family (Lois and Jon) had suddenly appeared in the world with a regular and powerless Clark Kent and a dead New52 Superman.
I got sucked into Rebirth and never looked back...
Thing is I'm a big Power Girl fan but she is no where to he seen in Rebirth or any modern DC stories.
So got into collecting Worlds Finest (Power Girl and Huntress) and related stories, and eventually found Earth 2 Worlds End.
Worlds End Volume 1 was service-able but possibly to drawn out... it had my attention but I wanted it to end, and not for the right reason...
Like I said things changed with Volume 2 and it all came together in the giant epic, apocalyptic Darkseid war.
New52 had a Justice League event called Darkseid War Saga, that if you gotta choose between the Earth 2 story or the Justice League story, I suggest Darkseid War Saga.....
On the other hand if you've already read that and want another huge battle then I absolutely suggest you read Earth 2 Vol 1 to 5 and then check out Earth 2 Worlds End Vol 1 & 2.
So the last 10 issue (of 14) was really exciting, real page turner, and the epic ending didn't disappoint me one bit.
The Earth 2 books that begin this huge story were really exciting and different, dealing with familiar hero brands but with big twists on each character.
After burning through Earth 2 Vol 1 to 5 I went straight to Convergence because I was excited to see how the old world Superman and his family (Lois and Jon) had suddenly appeared in the world with a regular and powerless Clark Kent and a dead New52 Superman.
I got sucked into Rebirth and never looked back...
Thing is I'm a big Power Girl fan but she is no where to he seen in Rebirth or any modern DC stories.
So got into collecting Worlds Finest (Power Girl and Huntress) and related stories, and eventually found Earth 2 Worlds End.
Worlds End Volume 1 was service-able but possibly to drawn out... it had my attention but I wanted it to end, and not for the right reason...
Like I said things changed with Volume 2 and it all came together in the giant epic, apocalyptic Darkseid war.
New52 had a Justice League event called Darkseid War Saga, that if you gotta choose between the Earth 2 story or the Justice League story, I suggest Darkseid War Saga.....
On the other hand if you've already read that and want another huge battle then I absolutely suggest you read Earth 2 Vol 1 to 5 and then check out Earth 2 Worlds End Vol 1 & 2.
August 27, 2022
La historia (creo al inicio de esta última etapa) empezó a despegar, pero ya para el final es una mamada total. Así de simple, relleno, relleno en el relleno relleno en otras historias que no aportan nada, sin sentido, absurdo y completamente aburrido.
Y, como dije, se resume a weyes de colores lanzando rayitos de colores y explosiones en el espacio. Así de simple.
Hasta cierto punto el final debía ser mega bueno, osea con lo que maneja y con el cómo termina la historia, debía ser épico. Pero es que ni para eso, con tanto relleno el final se puede entender desde como 15 números antes. Y otras cosas ya simplemente no tienen ni sentido, nunca supe qué pasó con Constantine cuando aceptó cargar al niño de Dick. Y lo de los "avatares" fue lo más completamente estúpido de todo.
Y, como dije, se resume a weyes de colores lanzando rayitos de colores y explosiones en el espacio. Así de simple.
Hasta cierto punto el final debía ser mega bueno, osea con lo que maneja y con el cómo termina la historia, debía ser épico. Pero es que ni para eso, con tanto relleno el final se puede entender desde como 15 números antes. Y otras cosas ya simplemente no tienen ni sentido, nunca supe qué pasó con Constantine cuando aceptó cargar al niño de Dick. Y lo de los "avatares" fue lo más completamente estúpido de todo.
June 5, 2023
Too many writers, too many artists, too many issues, too many subplots and too many characters watered down what could have been a very interesting and exciting read.
Even with all the problems listed, had this title been about 10 issues shorter, it could have still been a very fun and exciting read. As it stands, its an enjoyable enougth, if darkly hopeless, read.
There so much repetition - similar charater arcs for different people; charaters though to be dead, but that turn up yet again; heroes and villains switching sides on and off; too many issues covering the same events; among other repeated narrative devices.
Great concept (the demise of a world at Darkseid's hands), but somewhat flawed execution.
6/10
Even with all the problems listed, had this title been about 10 issues shorter, it could have still been a very fun and exciting read. As it stands, its an enjoyable enougth, if darkly hopeless, read.
There so much repetition - similar charater arcs for different people; charaters though to be dead, but that turn up yet again; heroes and villains switching sides on and off; too many issues covering the same events; among other repeated narrative devices.
Great concept (the demise of a world at Darkseid's hands), but somewhat flawed execution.
6/10
May 14, 2023
"DON'T MISS ME THE WAY YOU MISS DAD. WE DON'T BELONG TO OTHER PEOPLE. YOUR LIFE ISN'T HIM, OR ME, OR HOW MUCH YOU LOVED US. YOUR LIFE IS THE GOOD THAT YOU DO."
- Helena Wayne (Huntress) to her grandfather Thomas Wayne (Batman).
Just about everyone dies. Almost all of the characters that I've grown attached to and/or have become emotionally invested in die. The whole end-of-the-world has been done before, but Earth-2 is getting destroyed. No time travel or parallel universe fixes. Boom! Gone! Done!
There is, however, a chance for the survivors of Earth-2's destruction to start again somewhere else in a really big-ass ship.
Glad this is over... or is it?
Decent. Three stars.
- Helena Wayne (Huntress) to her grandfather Thomas Wayne (Batman).
Just about everyone dies. Almost all of the characters that I've grown attached to and/or have become emotionally invested in die. The whole end-of-the-world has been done before, but Earth-2 is getting destroyed. No time travel or parallel universe fixes. Boom! Gone! Done!
There is, however, a chance for the survivors of Earth-2's destruction to start again somewhere else in a really big-ass ship.
Glad this is over... or is it?
Decent. Three stars.
August 28, 2017
This is what happens when you write a story by committee: inconsistent characterizations and rambling plotting. The ending seemed rushed, possibly truncated because DC wanted to initiate Rebirth, and as a result was quite unsatisfying. Earth 2 is a canvas that is ripe for innovative writing because it doesn't carry the continuity baggage of the main DC books, but this story reverted to an apocalyptic Darkseid invasion that we've seen too many times. The artwork is serviceable and not terribly interesting.
July 14, 2018
The positive: for the first time ever, heroes don't actually win. It's refreshing, but all the effort was for nothing?
The negative: I hate this incarnation of Dick Grayson. The world is ending and you fill the escape vessels with garbage? You want the best and brightest people to preserve humanity. Barda being rekt by Kalibak is a dumb plot. I am not sure how I feel about Green Lantern vs Darkseid show down.
The negative: I hate this incarnation of Dick Grayson. The world is ending and you fill the escape vessels with garbage? You want the best and brightest people to preserve humanity. Barda being rekt by Kalibak is a dumb plot. I am not sure how I feel about Green Lantern vs Darkseid show down.
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January 14, 2022I am getting SO sick of this: Darkseid is NOT the ultimate destroyer of everything. He is OVER-USED. It's pathetic how many times DC has used him to kill superheroes and Earths. Poorly written, poorly executed, poorly CONCEIVED. Somebody get RID of Darkseid.
I had, the first time I read it, given this collection three stars. That's fifteen stars too many. Negative TWELVE stars for lousy... Everything.
I had, the first time I read it, given this collection three stars. That's fifteen stars too many. Negative TWELVE stars for lousy... Everything.
May 25, 2017
Me está encantando, really.
Aún así siguen habiendo unas cuantas cosas que no termino de comprender, no tantas como antes, pero igual, me está gustando un montón.
Excepto lo que sea que le hicieron a Helena, por favor.
Aún así siguen habiendo unas cuantas cosas que no termino de comprender, no tantas como antes, pero igual, me está gustando un montón.
Excepto lo que sea que le hicieron a Helena, por favor.
October 12, 2017
It’s not bad, just disappointing
There was so much filler that the rushed ending was unjustifiable
Also we could have done without the whole Dick Grayson story and 70% of the earth parliament crap.
I think the original author should have been allowed to finish this
There was so much filler that the rushed ending was unjustifiable
Also we could have done without the whole Dick Grayson story and 70% of the earth parliament crap.
I think the original author should have been allowed to finish this
August 8, 2018
Bleak, but with a note of hope at the end. The continuity is lacking on occasion, and at times it’s difficult to work out if a character is dead or not. It’s rare to read a superhero book where the villains win.
September 18, 2021
I didn’t think this book could possibly get any worse than last volume, but I stand corrected. Lots of continuity errors and characters being drawn off-model. Glad this is over so I can start Earth 2: Society…wait, Convergence is mandatory reading?? Nooooooooooooooo…..
February 5, 2023
Funny thing to say about a book where the world literally ends, but this series feels like it's been running on the spot since James Robinson left, all one never-ending punch-up. Still, with up to eleven writers and artists per issue, it could easily have been much worse.
March 30, 2025
3.5 Depressing as hell, definitely a mixed bag. A lot of characters seem to have aimless or repetitive storylines - GL, Flash, Mister Miracle - but the strong relationships between Kara, Helena, Val, and Thomas make it worth the read.
March 11, 2019
Darkseid is a force to be reckoned with. Earth must start anew somewhere else.
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