Convergence: Infinite Earths, Book Two

Convergence #1.2

by Jeff Parker (Writer), Scott Lobdell (Writer), Dan Jurgens (Writer)

A CONVERGENCE tie-in graphic novel, starring heroes from CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS!

Once, there were infinite Earths. Then there came a Crisis…a Zero Hour…a Flashpoint. Worlds lived. Worlds died. But some worlds must now fight for their future—in the Convergence!

The evil alien intelligence known as Brainiac has stolen 50 domed cities from throughout time and space and sealed them behind impenetrable domes. Now, after a year, the domes will come down—and the heroes and villains of 50 dead worlds must battle to be the last one standing!

In this

It’s Shazam vs. steampunk as the Captain Marvel family faces an invasion by the world of Gotham by Gaslight!

BOOSTER When time-displaced heroes collide! Booster, Rip Hunter and the Time Masters face off against Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes with the entire Convergence hanging in the balance!

BLUE The heroes of Hub City—Blue Beetle, Captain Atom and the Question—stand watch against an entire army of Legionnaires!

CRIME The evil equivalents of the world’s most powerful heroes rule their city with an iron fist—until the mind-blowing super-beings of DC One Million arrive to topple their tyranny!

PLASTIC MAN AND THE FREEDOM In a world where World War II ended in America’s defeat, the few heroes left standing are about to fall before the Nazi regime—until the killer cyborg superheroes of Futures End attack!

Superheroes from the Multiverse’s most unique worlds and far-flung eras battle some of its most ruthless villains in INFINITE EARTHS BOOK 2!

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics, Graphic Novels, Superheroes, Graphic Novels Comics, Comic Book

272 pages, Paperback

First published November 3, 2015

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Reviews

[Jayson · Rating 3 out of 5]

(B) 75% | More than Satisfactory
Notes: Beginning fine, but soon declines, spans great to iffy art, most often lame, mock Hunger Games, its buoyed by its start.

[Kyle · Rating 2 out of 5]

Oh the woes of a completionist! Why oh why did I force myself to read every issue of this event??? Well, actually, to fully understand the Convergence event, you have to read the Booster Gold chapters of this collection. Also: if you are a Booster Gold fan as I am, there is a very important plot twist for him in here.

Otherwise:

IT'S THE SAME OUTCOME OVER AND OVER AND OVER!!! You only need to read one or two of the instalments to understand how this whole event plays out. So much effort and resources poured in to this event, yet it's just the same story over and over again with different characters from different timelines by different artist and writers. Cookie cutter!!!!

So boring. So repetitive. Such a waste of time.

Conceptually, it may have seemed like a cool idea, but the execution of these "world vs world" stories falls miles short of its target.

Skip the Convergence tie-in issues and only read the main Convergence storyline.

2/5

[Kieran McAndrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Convergence: Infinite Earths: Book Two

From Earth S to Earth 3 and the far future to the Vanishing Point, superheroes collide in a fight to save existence.

A great variety of styles and some fun stories make this an excellent addition to the 'Convergence' storyline.

[Michael Emond · Rating 2 out of 5]

Five different two parters. The idea is promising...let's pit two different dimensions against each other so we have an excuse to revisit some long lost heroes/dimensions that were lost over the years of reboots. The execution is pretty stinky since the worlds pitted against each other make no sense and the way the battles play out is never consistent with the rules "battle or die!" but sometimes they don't battle and sometimes the endings aren't even resolved.

The reason and the person behind it is never explained in this volume so you just have to roll with it. Since every two parter is its own unique story I will rate them:
Shazam vs Gotham by Gaslight: 5/5 because I love Doc Shaner's art and Jeff Parker makes the best out of a bad idea. I mean...Gotham by Gaslight has no business going up against the Marvel Family. Parker does the smart thing and focuses on the Marvels and makes it a more entertaining story because of that.

The Charleton Heroes (Blue Beetle, Captain Atom, The Question) vs the Legionaires (one reiteration of the Legion of Super-Heroes). 3.5/5 It was fun because again the writer focuses on one group and it is nice to see these heroes together again.

Booster Gold vs the Legion of Super-Heroes (really? the Legion again?) 2/5 Waaay too much backstory that isn't explained and it ends with the creation of a new hero that nobody cared about. Also - the fight never happens. Like too many of these stories the premise seems to be ignored by the writers.

Crime Syndicate vs DC One Million 2/5 I will at least say this one followed the premise the best and the two sides actually fought. It makes sense because the other battles were heroes against heroes and why would they kill each other? But in this one you have a side of bad guys (Crime Syndicate) so it plays out as an actual fight. Too bad it is pretty boring.

Freedom Fighters against...Cyborgs? 1/5 I didn't even understand the other side on this because I think the cyborg world was made up just for this (maybe I am wrong). Either way...too much monologuing by Plastic Man makes for some clunky writing and an uninteresting story. The art was weakest of the lot.

Overall - glad I got this for the Parker/Shaner two parter. Makes me wish they could have just done a fun 6 part Shazam mini series instead of being forced to do this very lame "Event" for DC that nobody cared about and had no lasting impact on the DC universe.

[Ben Truong · Rating 3 out of 5]

Convergence is a two-month weekly comic book event that cumulates the weekly series Earth 2: World's End and The New 52: Futures End maxi-series. This trade paperback pits Pre-Crisis characters against various worlds, including the Gotham by Gaslight Universe, the Legion of Super-Heroes, DC Million and Futures End Timelines and collects five of the forty tie-in issues: Convergence: Shazam! #1–2, Convergence: Booster Gold #1–2, Convergence: Blue Beetle #1–2, Convergence: Crime Syndicate #1–2, and Convergence: Plastic Man and the Freedom Fighters #1–2.

Convergence: Shazam! is a two-part tie-in written by Jeff Parker and penciled by Evan "Doc" Shaner. The issue opens up with the announcement of the challenged from Telos, but Fawcett City's dome is delayed coming down for seven hours. It explores the final seven hours of the Marvel Family: Billy Batson (Captain Marvel), Freddie Freeman (Captain Marvel, Jr.), and Mary Batson (Mary Marvel) of Earth-S as they battle the Monster Society of Evil (Doctor Sivana, Ibac, King Kull, and Mister Atom). After their powers returned they Marvel Family easily defeated the Monster Society of Evil only to be attacked by their opponents in the challenge – Batman from the Gotham by Gaslight Universe (Earth-19).

While Captain Marvel, Jr. and Mary Marvel with the aid of Bulletman and Bulletgirl stop the zeppelins from dropping bombs on Fawcett City, Captain Marvel does some reconnaissance only to be attacked by Batman from Earth-19. Captain Marvel tries to reason with Batman to find another way to circumvent the challenge, but he wouldn't listen until the two of them were attacked simultaneously. They followed the clues to the Exhibition Hall in Gotham City where they found out all of Batman Rouge Gallery within with Mister Atom from Earth-S. In the mêlée the Marvel Family joined in the fight and Captain Marvel finds out that Mister Mind was behind this takeover. Instead of getting caught he self-destruct Mister Atom he was hiding in – making Captain Marvel victorious.

Convergence: Booster Gold is a two-part tie-in written by Dan Jurgens and illustrated by Alvaro Martinez and Raul Fernandez. The issue opens up with Rip Hunter (New Earth) rescuing Booster Gold (Prime Earth). Together they save Booster Gold (New Earth) and Goldstar (New Earth). Apparently, every time traveler from every universe and timeline were captured by Deimos in Skartaris in the center of the planet. They managed to barely escape Deimos and his hoard. The time travelling quartet managed to break into the dome of the 31-century Metropolis to find Rip's father, but Booster Gold (New Earth) was transported to his Metropolis to his Blue Beetle.

Booster Gold (New Earth) is dying from unprotected time travelling from chronal radiation and he's at peace with it. However, Blue Beetle (New Earth), his son Rip Hunter (New Earth) and his twin sister, Goldstar (New Earth) are not tolerable with it. Rip Hunter had an idea – he asked Booster Gold (New Earth) to transport them to the Vanishing Point and placed Booster Gold (New Earth) into a vault filled with a chronal field. By placing Booster Gold (New Earth) in and transforms into Waverider – a person who can ride time's flow. He sends everyone back to their realities and plans to what is necessary to ride out this crisis.

Convergence: Blue Beetle is a two-part tie-in written by Scott Lobdell and penciled by Yishan Li. The issue opens with the comings and goings of Vic Sage (Question), Allen Adam (Captain Atom) who was erroneously named Nathaniel, and Ted Kord (Blue Beetle) from Earth-Four living under the dome. On this auspicious day, a year later, the dome went down, the challenged issued by Telos, and powers return to those that lost them. Just in time to fight their challengers – the Legion of Super-Heroes.

The parley that was attempted eventually failed, while each and every Legionnaire landed on the Blue Beetle’s Bug, Ted Kord was able to scan and get a profile from the Legionnaire rings. He ordered Captain Atom and The Question to serve as a diversion while he continues his plan. Reluctantly the followed his order, while Blue Beetle led Saturn Girl, Computo, and Sensor into the Blue Beetle's Bug and told them of his plan – he planned to use these three very powerful psionics to make everyone including Telos believe that Hub City was destroyed by an earthquake.

Convergence: Crime Syndicate is a two-part tie-in written by Brian Buccellato and penciled by Phil Winslade. The issue opens up with a depowered Crime Syndicate of America of Earth-Three (Jonny Quick, Owlman, Power Ring, Ultraman) trying to save Super-Woman from custody. They are stopped and captured by the Rouge Hunters (Captain Cold, Captain Boomerang, Mirror Master, Weather Wizard, and Top). Meanwhile Justice Legion Alpha from the DC One Million Timeline (Aquaman, Atom, Batman, The Flash, Superman, and Wonder Woman) is in battle with Lincoln Luthor and his Luthorians. When the dome fell down, the challenged issued by Telos, powers returned to those that had powers, and the Crime Syndicate of America was transported to the futuristic city.

The battle between the Crime Syndicate of America and Justice League Alpha were rather evenly matched. When one of a team goes down – another would knock the victor out. There was only one attempt at a truce and it was between Batman and Owlman, but Owlman tells Batman that he and his teammates are not heroes and flees. Eventually it ends up with Wonder Woman and Super-Woman fighting it out when an earthquake happens and we see Super-Woman arises from the rubble claiming victory.

Convergence: Plastic Man and the Freedom Fighters is a two-part tie-in written by Simon Oliver and penciled by John Mccrea. The issue opens up with Plastic Man and the Freedom Fighters of Earth-X (Black Condor, Doll Man, Human Bomb, Phantom Lady, Ray, and Uncle Sam) in prison awaiting execution. In this reality the Nazis won the war and New York City was annexed. However, Plastic Man and his Freedom Fighters won't have any of it and fought the Nazis until the dome came up and everyone lost their powers. They managed to avoid capture for about a year, but they were eventually caught. On the eve of their execution, the dome went down, the challenged was issued from Telos, and their powers returned and easily broke out of prison.

Plastic Man and the Freedom Fighters are forced to join with the Silver Ghost, a super villain from the Nazi regime to fight off the futuristic killer cybernetic insectoids of Brother Eye that is prevalent in Futures End Timeline. While distasteful, the Nazis managed to capture some of the cybernetic insectoids and found a way to kill them all from the source. Of course Silver Ghost had an ulterior motive wanting the technology to further the Third Reich and Plastic Man knows this and used it against his nemesis and ultimately killed him with it.

For the most part, I rather liked most of the tie-ins thematic wise with Convergence: Plastic Man and the Freedom Fighters being the outlier of the five. While the issues follow the same formulaic pattern with most tie-ins in this event – it felt slightly different. However, I couldn't connect with most of the characters in this trade paperback, because I wasn't a huge fan of the Golden Age of Comics, so with the exception of the popular characters the most I couldn't relate to without more research. The penciling is rather inconsistent as well, but that's par for the course for having so many different pencilers in one trade paperback so the quality and consistency of the penciling would vary.

All in all, Convergence: Infinite Earths, Book Two is a somewhat decent collection of tie-ins for the Convergence event. The writing and penciling varies, but that's par for the course for multiple writers and pencilers.

[Cale · Rating 3 out of 5]

More Nostalgia treading from DC in this event that seems to have no purpose except to mine previously popular characters and worlds. But as I actually had nostalgia for some of the characters in this volume over the first volume, and because some of the stories actually seem better than the first volume, this one won me over more than the first volume did.
There are some stinkers - the Injustice League vs. DC 1 million was a mess, and Shazam vs Gotham by Gaslight has moments but overall falls under its own weight. The Booster Gold focused story feels like it's missing pieces, but was interesting enough (and captured enough of Booster's best era) that I'm willing to overlook its flaws. And Freedom Fighters vs Nazis vs Futures End works solely due to the writing around protagonist Plasticman, AKA Eel O'Brien, which captures more depth than you would expect.
But the highlight for me is the Ted Kord Blue Beetle/Captain Atom/Question vs Legion of Super Heroes. I've never been a fan of the Legion, but they work as a pretty good foil, and the Blue Beetle they captured here is spot on; some of the best writing for the character I've ever read, and I was a fan of his Giffen days. The story isn't great (all of the stories have basically the same arc, which doesn't help any of them), but the characterizations shine, which is the best compliment I can give to this otherwise entirely pointless exercise in Nostalgia baiting. At least in this volume, some of the promise of the concept shone through.

[Alex Sarll]

Not for the first time, DC and Marvel found themselves on parallel tracks when the former's Convergence and the latter's Secret Wars both echoed back to events and classic runs of the past, putting them in conjunction on a world assembled by a villain. But as has been standard in recent years, the Marvel version was fun and varied while the DC one was hampered by a straitjacket concept which makes the whole thing unnecessarily dull and repetitive. So yes, here you can revisit the proper versions of the bright and shiny Marvel family, or (the reason I picked this up) Blue Beetle and Booster Gold. But they never have time to breathe, because each story is only two issues long and has to follow the exact same format (lost powers; dome comes down, powers return; fight another world's heroes; earthquake). And yes, as with the villanelle or commedia dell'arte, part of the skill of superhero comics is finding interesting variations within a restrictive form. But there are limits, y'know?

[Daniel Butcher · Rating 4 out of 5]

I honestly found myself liking this one more than normal, it could have been because the format was somewhat changed with different endings.

And the Booster story is very irregular...love the respect for Booster.

The match-ups were generally different and I liked it.

[John Yelverton · Rating 1 out of 5]

Of all the old DC Comics story ideas that these guys could have ripped off, why did it have to be "Countdown: Arena"?

[Trent · Rating 4 out of 5]

The only set of stories in the Convergence stories that are good. Seriously, it was a bad experiment. This one just had interesting characters, which saved it.

[Paweł · Rating 2 out of 5]

Shazam był zdecydowanie najmocniejszym punktem tego zestawienia krótkich cameo ze starszych serii DC.

[James Bowman · Rating 2 out of 5]

An anthology of stories centered around various pre-Crisis alternate Earths, from the Convergence storyline.
- Shazam: Featuring the Marvel Family from the pre-Crisis Earth-S. This is decent, probably the best in the collection. There are a few mildly darker moments than I'd expect in the upbeat Captain Marvel stories.
- Blue Beetle: OK, though I admit there is novelty in seeing a story with the pre-Crisis Earth-4/Charlton versions of Beetle, Captain Atom and the Question. There's also a fun moment when Question and Brainiac 5 face off.
- Booster Gold: Wraps up the dangling story threads of the pre-Flashpoint Booster Gold, with the New 52 version along for the ride. I appreciated this, but it's basically just for Booster fans.
- Crime Syndicate: This one gets points for distinctiveness. The author went with a distinctly Silver Age-styled portrayal of the Crime Syndicate, presenting them as adventuring thieves rather than monsters. Then they pitted them against DC One Million's Justice Legion A. Other than that, the story is only OK, and the blatantly ambiguous ending is unsatisfying.
- Plastic Man and the Freedom Fighters: This one bugged me, because once you read it, it's clear this is not actually the pre-Crisis Earth-X. Plastic Man wasn't with the team by the time of the Crisis on Infinite Earths, and their enemy Silver Ghost is portrayed differently. It doesn't help that the story is merely functional.

Shazam isn't bad, Booster Gold is worth reading for Booster fans, and there are a few neat moments in the rest... but overall this is just OK. (B-)

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the best of the pointlessConvergence tie-in books that DC decided to make so that they'd have comics coming out while they moved from NY to LA. Each comic in this collection is focused on two different worlds. Jeff Parker and Evan Shaner create the best of all of these things by pitting the Shazam Family against one of the first Elseworlds in Gotham by Gaslight. Parker doesn't try to explain all of the Convergence stuff which gives him more time to deliver an actual story and Doc Shaner makes it look great.

Booster Gold appears in a story that actually ties into the main story as he attempts to free all of the captured time travelers while adding to the pre-New 52 Booster Gold lore from the Geoff Johns's series. I liked seeing two different Booster Golds from before and after Flashpoint. The original Legion shows up towards the end too.

The Charleton comics characters that were originally supposed to be in Watchmen fight a different version of the Legion in the Legionaires from the Zero Hour reboot.

The original Earth-3 Crime Syndicate fight the DC One Million characters. Meh.

Then we head to Earth X where the Nazis won WWII. Plastic Man teams up with the obscure Freedom Fighters to fight the cyborgs from Future's End. This was poorly written.

I do think this is a series that will be lost on anyone but the biggest DC completists who have some idea who all these characters are (like myself). Still this was the best of these I've read so far.

[Jacob Shaffer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This collection was last for me and without a doubt the strongest collection of tie ins. I made it through! I’m finally done!!

Shazam - with the aid of Gaslight Batman
We get to see Gaslight versions of lots of rogues here, albeit for like one panel, Croc, Ivy, Harley, Clay, Penguin, Joker, Two Face, Riddler, Freeze, Manbat and Scarecrow, that’s fun!
This was a great entertaining read

Booster Gold - featuring Rip Hunter
Really great, of course Dan Jurgens is behind the wheel here, and this so far is the first story that really truly ties in to the story of Convergence, with Deimos and his castle and Waverider’s foreshadowing comments to Booster about his coming role to play

Blue Beetle - feat the Question and Captain Atom vs the legionnaires
Entertaining, incredibly ugly. Like 2000’s internet flash art, newgrounds type shit

Crime Syndicate - vs Justice Legion Alpha (DC One Million)
Very entertaining, very solid, Owlman’s cowl depiction here is INSANE make him a figure now
I think I got the ending of this one but it’s arguably open ended. But will it even matter? We’ll see

Plastic Man and the Freedom Fighters - pretty good, I’ll be honest this being the last tie in for me made me read it like once I got done school was out for summer. Sounds great bye!!!

[Mr. Stick · Rating 3 out of 5]

"SKEETS, THE DAY WILL COME WHEN YOU WAKE UP AT THE BOTTOM OF A TRASH COMPACTOR. AND YOU WILL KNOW EXACTLY WHO PUT YOU THERE."
- Booster Gold to his wisecracking robotic companion.

Short stories tied into the Convergence event:
- The Shazam vs. Gotham By Gaslight story was cute.
- Blue Beetle vs. Legion of Superheroes, happy ending.
- Booster Gold and (another) Booster with Blue Beetle against the Legion. Can't get enough Booster.
- The Crime Syndicate vs. Justice League 1,000,000. Surprise victory. I really dig Earth-3 crossovers.
- Plastic Man and the Freedom Fighters have to team up with their Nazi occupiers to fight the cybernetic superhero hoardes of Futures End. Some German dialogue that I had to look up because my German has gone to Scheisse.

I rather liked this collection. All these stories primarily involved characters from before Crisis on Infinite Earths battling the heroes from another universe/timeline. Everybody lost their powers when the domes appeared. Now the domes are down and it's every city for themselves... or is it?
Quite fun. I really enjoyed the Crime Syndicate. I must have a wicked streak. Three stars.

[Maurice Jr. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've always enjoyed the Marvel Family, and this was no exception. I would have enjoyed seeing the three Lieutenant Marvels as well, but I get space restrictions. Their story was great- true to their characters despite having been deprived of their powers for a year.

Booster Gold and Rip Hunter vs. one of the Legion of Superheroes teams. This one was good too, as it helped explain some of the temporal insanity surrounding the whole Convergence.

Hub City's heroes (Blue Beetle, Captain Atom and The Question) vs. the whole Legion of Superheroes, the original team. I don't know why there was no Nightshade, Peacemaker or Thunderbolt, but this story did well without them.

The Freedom Fighters. Another team I've always enjoyed. Uncle Sam being incapacitated as belief in America waned made sense, as did Plastic Man's reckless endangerment of the team trying to prove himself. I liked this treatment of them- they were already in a battle for their lives before Telos commanded that they fight.

Overall, a good Convergence crossover collection. I enjoyed it.

[Colin Oaten · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thoroughly entertaining collection of tales from the otherwise disappointing DC Universe Convergence event. Nice to see some of the characters from the worlds as they were before Crisis on Infinite Earths.

[Will Cooper · Rating 2 out of 5]

See my review of Convergence: Flashpoint, Book One.

[Graham · Rating 3 out of 5]

An ok collection of meaningless side stories from an already forgotten crossover. The Doc Shaner Captain Marvel art is, unsurprisingly, the highlight of the book and worth the price of admission!

[Aidan]

Read the Shazam story- shit was classic

[Martinio · Rating 3 out of 5]

Worth reading for the Crime Syndicate story.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Collects Convergence: Shazam #1-2, Convergence: Blue Beetle issues #1-2, Convergence: Booster Gold issues #1-2, Convergence: Crime Syndicate issues #1-2, and Convergence: Plastic Man and the Freedom Fighters issues #1-2

"Convergence" was an event in which a powerful entity abducted people from various worlds in the Multiverse and held them prisoner for one year. These abductees are a combination of superheroes, super villains, and regular people. Each world's/time period's people are trapped underneath their own special dome. After one year, the domes were opened, and the 50 different worlds were told that they had to fight each other. Whichever worlds' champions won in combat against each of the other worlds would be allowed to live. Only one of these parallel universes will be allowed to survive at the conclusion of the great battle.

I'm not a long time DC Comics fan, so I don't know a lot of the history behind each character. I can imagine that if someone was a long-time fan, they would love this event, and the tie-in issues that came out to support the event.

"Convergence: Shazam" features a story where Captain Marvel and the other heroes of Earth-5 must face Batman and the villains of the world of "Gotham by Gaslight."

"Convergence: Blue Beetle" features the heroes of Hub City (Blue Beetle, Captain Atom, and the Question) fighting against an army of the Legionnaires from the futuristic Legion of Super-Heroes.

"Convergence: Booster Gold" acts as a continuation to a story that started in "Futures End: Booster Gold." Booster Gold, Rip Hunter, and the Time Masters are forced to fight Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes.

"Convergence: Crime Syndicate" features an evil version of the Justice League fighting against the heroes of the DC One Million universe. This story was awesome!

"Convergence: Plastic Man and the Freedom Fighters" features the titular heroes (from a world where the Nazis won World War II) fighting against the killer cyborg superheroes of the Futures End universe.

In my opinion, the "Shazam," "Booster Gold," and "Crime Syndicate" issues were the best. Along with "Convergence: Superman" (found in the volume "Convergence: Flashpoint Book One"), these were the best issues I read in all of the "Convergence" tie-in issues.

HERE ARE MY SPOILER-FILLED THOUGHTS ON THE "BOOSTER GOLD" ISSUES:

Convergence: Booster Gold Issue #1: This was a pretty fun time travel-y issue featuring Earth-0 Booster Gold and Skeets, and pre-Flashpoint Booster Gold, Goldstar, and Rip Hunter. There is a lot of explanation as to what is happening on Telos, and then pre-Flashpoint Booster is reunited with a not-dead Ted Kord (Blue Beetle).

Convergence: Booster Gold Issue #2: This issue was about saving the pre-Flashpoint Booster’s life because the chronal energy he has been exposed to is suddenly rapidly aging him. Earth-0 Booster can help save him, though. Also, the Blue and Gold have a reunion and it was nice.

[Norman Cook · Rating 4 out of 5]

Writers: Jeff Parker, Brian Buccellato, Scott Lobdell, Dan Jurgens, and Simon Oliver.
Artists: Phil Winslade, Evan “Doc” Shaner, Yishan, John McCrea, and others.

This Convergence tie-in volume collects Shazam! #1-2, Blue Beetle #1-2, Crime Syndicate #1-2, Booster Gold #1-2, and Plastic Man and the Freedom Fighters #1-2.

The best story in this collection, and the best story of the entire Convergence titles, is Booster Gold. It is a story that directly advances the overall Convergence storyline, and also develops Booster Gold's character, revealing some important information about his background. It really made me want to go back and read previous stories and look forward to new stories.

The Blue Beetle story is pretty good, and the other stories are at least readable, although most contain formulaic plot structure and ambiguous resolutions.

I read the contents of this volume as individual comic books when they were published.

[Brandon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Shazam - 2 stars
Blue Beetle - 1.5 stars
Booster Gold - 2 stars
Crime Syndicate - 3 stars
Plastic Man & The Freedom Fighters - 1.5 stars

Overall - 2 stars