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Forever Evil
Forever Evil 2/7
The villains have taken over the world! The Teen Titans fight back! Can the inexperienced teen heroes do what the adults could not? (Answer: Nope. It goes very poorly.)
144 pages, Paperback
First published October 2, 2013
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Geoff Johns
2,706 books2,417 followersGeoff Johns originally hails from Detroit, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University, where he earned a degree in Media Arts and Film. He moved to Los Angeles in the late 1990s in search of work within the film industry. Through perseverance, Geoff ended up as the assistant to Richard Donner, working on Conspiracy Theory and Lethal Weapon 4. During that time, he also began his comics career writing Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. and JSA (co-written with David S. Goyer) for DC Comics. He worked with Richard Donner for four years, leaving the company to pursue writing full-time.
His first comics assignments led to a critically acclaimed five-year run on the The Flash. Since then, he has quickly become one of the most popular and prolific comics writers today, working on such titles including a highly successful re-imagining of Green Lantern, Action Comics (co-written with Richard Donner), Teen Titans, Justice Society of America, Infinite Crisis and the experimental breakout hit series 52 for DC with Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid. Geoff received the Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent of 2002 and Writer of the Year for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 as well as the CBG Writer of the Year 2003 thru 2005, 2007 and CBG Best Comic Book Series for JSA 2001 thru 2005. Geoff also developed BLADE: THE SERIES with David S. Goyer, as well as penned the acclaimed “Legion” episode of SMALLVILLE. He also served as staff writer for the fourth season of ROBOT CHICKEN.
Geoff recently became a New York Times Bestselling author with the graphic novel Superman: Brainiac with art by Gary Frank.
His first comics assignments led to a critically acclaimed five-year run on the The Flash. Since then, he has quickly become one of the most popular and prolific comics writers today, working on such titles including a highly successful re-imagining of Green Lantern, Action Comics (co-written with Richard Donner), Teen Titans, Justice Society of America, Infinite Crisis and the experimental breakout hit series 52 for DC with Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid. Geoff received the Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent of 2002 and Writer of the Year for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 as well as the CBG Writer of the Year 2003 thru 2005, 2007 and CBG Best Comic Book Series for JSA 2001 thru 2005. Geoff also developed BLADE: THE SERIES with David S. Goyer, as well as penned the acclaimed “Legion” episode of SMALLVILLE. He also served as staff writer for the fourth season of ROBOT CHICKEN.
Geoff recently became a New York Times Bestselling author with the graphic novel Superman: Brainiac with art by Gary Frank.
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December 31, 2013
You can read the full review over at my blog:
http://sonsofcorax.wordpress.com/2013...
Forever Evil is the BIG event of the year for DC Comics, surpassing even Trinity War. Where last month was all focused on the supervillains of DC Universe, this month we go back to things being a bit more regular. But even though all the regular series are back in action this month, that doesn’t mean that Forever Evil isn’t going ahead. It very much is.
The first issue was just about decent. It had some great moments with Lex Luthor, and it gave a pretty decent overview of all the changes going on in the superpowered community, whether for the good guys or the bad guys. But, the art was definitely not up to mark, and David Finch left me disappointed throughout. Sadly, that trend seems to have continued with this issue.
Forever Evil 02The fight between the Crime Syndicate and the Teen Titans was supposed to be the big moment of the issue, at least according to the solicit, and certainly if that cover is any indication. It was actually nice that there was still some superhero team out there that had its bearing and was looking to doing something about the new world masters. But, the execution fell through. The fight is extremely limited on the Crime Syndicate side of things and it is over practically before it begins. I get why it happened like it did, establishing how far above the Teen Titans the Crime Syndicate is, fitting since they pretty much took down THREE Justice League teams previously in Trinity War, but I didn’t like it at all. And certain of Atomica’s action don’t seem to have had a resolution, which is a tiny bit frustrating.
Still, one thing that I liked was that there was finally a major acknowledgement of the fact that with Ultraman having caused an artificial eclipse and having moved the moon prematurely, Earth is undergoing some serious geological disasters: earthquakes, floods, and more. It was a point that was barely acknowledged in any of the Villain’s Month issues, Aquaman #23.1 being the only one if I recall correctly, so its nice to see it being mentioned.
Another point was that we also get to see some real character dynamic interaction between the members of the Crime Syndicate. We saw a glimpse of some of them in last week’s Justice League #23.4, which gave us a glimpse of some events that happened on Earth 3 prior to the Crime Syndicate leaving that destroyed vision of hell. There are some startling revelations here related to the relationship between the “Earth 3 trinity” of Ultraman, Superwoman and Owlman. There is such a potential for conflict later on, and it ties into (once again) Justice League #23.4 where we see how the Earth 3 Joker ruined the personal life of Owlman, as well as the unmasking of Dick Grayson as Nightwing in Forever Evil #1.
And finally, the ending is one hell of an ending. A most unexpected cliffhanger, the kind that makes you wish you had a time machine so you could jump forward in time and find out what happens next pronto, without any delay. It really is interesting, and to be honest, shouldn’t be that much of a surprise. But the way it is written, it seems that there is still some hope. Only a small shred of hope, like a guttering flame, if you will.
But, the fact remains that there is a LOT going on in this issue and that the overall narrative is a bit skewed for that reason. The script is trying to do too much and there aren’t enough pages to give everything its due. The issue sets up at least one of the upcoming tie-ins, Rogues Rebellion by Brian Buccellato in which Flash’s iconic villain team rejects the Crime Syndicate and its hold on the world. Thrilling stuff that is, for sure.
A better approach I think would have been to focus on the relationships between the members of the Crime Syndicate and deal with the attack by the Teen Titans. Two major objectives, which is what the script really should have been about.
All the same, I liked that Lex Luthor is still the big “hero” of this event series. He’s got some great dialogue, and some great scenes in this issue, just as he did in the previous one, and we even get to see some slight backstory through exposition about some of the things that he did in Forever Evil #1.
For the art, I admit that I’m disappointed. David Finch remains frustratingly inconsistent, even in the same issue. There are so many differences between the various characters from among the Crime Syndicate and the Teen Titans. If there’s any one character who stays consistent, it is Lex Luthor. Rather odd. Because of the inconsistencies in Finch’s pencilwork, the efforts of inker Richard Friend and colourist Sonia Oback also suffer. Together, they put out a book that is mediocre at best in terms of its art, and that’s a real shame since there is so much potential here, untapped potential all of it. And something I realised, after talking with a friend, is that Johnny Quick’s costume seems to have undergone a change since he was in Justice League #23, where he has a white helmet but in both the Forever Evil issues we’ve seen so far, his helmet is all red. Another weird decision.
Overall, I’m not satisfied with this issue. it really could have been great, but it is letdown by the art most of all.
Rating: 7/10
http://sonsofcorax.wordpress.com/2013...
Forever Evil is the BIG event of the year for DC Comics, surpassing even Trinity War. Where last month was all focused on the supervillains of DC Universe, this month we go back to things being a bit more regular. But even though all the regular series are back in action this month, that doesn’t mean that Forever Evil isn’t going ahead. It very much is.
The first issue was just about decent. It had some great moments with Lex Luthor, and it gave a pretty decent overview of all the changes going on in the superpowered community, whether for the good guys or the bad guys. But, the art was definitely not up to mark, and David Finch left me disappointed throughout. Sadly, that trend seems to have continued with this issue.
Forever Evil 02The fight between the Crime Syndicate and the Teen Titans was supposed to be the big moment of the issue, at least according to the solicit, and certainly if that cover is any indication. It was actually nice that there was still some superhero team out there that had its bearing and was looking to doing something about the new world masters. But, the execution fell through. The fight is extremely limited on the Crime Syndicate side of things and it is over practically before it begins. I get why it happened like it did, establishing how far above the Teen Titans the Crime Syndicate is, fitting since they pretty much took down THREE Justice League teams previously in Trinity War, but I didn’t like it at all. And certain of Atomica’s action don’t seem to have had a resolution, which is a tiny bit frustrating.
Still, one thing that I liked was that there was finally a major acknowledgement of the fact that with Ultraman having caused an artificial eclipse and having moved the moon prematurely, Earth is undergoing some serious geological disasters: earthquakes, floods, and more. It was a point that was barely acknowledged in any of the Villain’s Month issues, Aquaman #23.1 being the only one if I recall correctly, so its nice to see it being mentioned.
Another point was that we also get to see some real character dynamic interaction between the members of the Crime Syndicate. We saw a glimpse of some of them in last week’s Justice League #23.4, which gave us a glimpse of some events that happened on Earth 3 prior to the Crime Syndicate leaving that destroyed vision of hell. There are some startling revelations here related to the relationship between the “Earth 3 trinity” of Ultraman, Superwoman and Owlman. There is such a potential for conflict later on, and it ties into (once again) Justice League #23.4 where we see how the Earth 3 Joker ruined the personal life of Owlman, as well as the unmasking of Dick Grayson as Nightwing in Forever Evil #1.
And finally, the ending is one hell of an ending. A most unexpected cliffhanger, the kind that makes you wish you had a time machine so you could jump forward in time and find out what happens next pronto, without any delay. It really is interesting, and to be honest, shouldn’t be that much of a surprise. But the way it is written, it seems that there is still some hope. Only a small shred of hope, like a guttering flame, if you will.
But, the fact remains that there is a LOT going on in this issue and that the overall narrative is a bit skewed for that reason. The script is trying to do too much and there aren’t enough pages to give everything its due. The issue sets up at least one of the upcoming tie-ins, Rogues Rebellion by Brian Buccellato in which Flash’s iconic villain team rejects the Crime Syndicate and its hold on the world. Thrilling stuff that is, for sure.
A better approach I think would have been to focus on the relationships between the members of the Crime Syndicate and deal with the attack by the Teen Titans. Two major objectives, which is what the script really should have been about.
All the same, I liked that Lex Luthor is still the big “hero” of this event series. He’s got some great dialogue, and some great scenes in this issue, just as he did in the previous one, and we even get to see some slight backstory through exposition about some of the things that he did in Forever Evil #1.
For the art, I admit that I’m disappointed. David Finch remains frustratingly inconsistent, even in the same issue. There are so many differences between the various characters from among the Crime Syndicate and the Teen Titans. If there’s any one character who stays consistent, it is Lex Luthor. Rather odd. Because of the inconsistencies in Finch’s pencilwork, the efforts of inker Richard Friend and colourist Sonia Oback also suffer. Together, they put out a book that is mediocre at best in terms of its art, and that’s a real shame since there is so much potential here, untapped potential all of it. And something I realised, after talking with a friend, is that Johnny Quick’s costume seems to have undergone a change since he was in Justice League #23, where he has a white helmet but in both the Forever Evil issues we’ve seen so far, his helmet is all red. Another weird decision.
Overall, I’m not satisfied with this issue. it really could have been great, but it is letdown by the art most of all.
Rating: 7/10
September 24, 2017
Batman and Catwoman team up. Cyborgs remains are found. Luthor awaken B-Zero. We see the man in the hood.
April 15, 2020
This particular series still isn't reaching out to me the way that I hoped.
July 30, 2025
completely mid compared to issue #1
December 16, 2013
DC seems to be doing much better than Marvel these days in my opinion, the stories from DC are far more interesting and the reboot really worked wonders for bringing out lesser known characters into the spotlight.
Now we have another DC blockbuster and in my opinion it's quite good. We had a very large cast in the first book but here we are introduced into some of the core characters which is excellent. We learn more about the relationships between the Crime Syndicate's members and each is quite interesting although I wish Power Ring and Deathstorm would be more flushed out hopefully this happens in later issues. The story moves at a good pace and the art is good although David Finch's has a hard time rendering emotions other than glee and anger.
Lex Luthor takes the stage and Johns does an excellent job capturing his arrogance other characters' relationships come to light and Johns still is good at veiling some aspects in mystery. This latest issue was great read I'm interested in where it's going.
Now we have another DC blockbuster and in my opinion it's quite good. We had a very large cast in the first book but here we are introduced into some of the core characters which is excellent. We learn more about the relationships between the Crime Syndicate's members and each is quite interesting although I wish Power Ring and Deathstorm would be more flushed out hopefully this happens in later issues. The story moves at a good pace and the art is good although David Finch's has a hard time rendering emotions other than glee and anger.
Lex Luthor takes the stage and Johns does an excellent job capturing his arrogance other characters' relationships come to light and Johns still is good at veiling some aspects in mystery. This latest issue was great read I'm interested in where it's going.
October 13, 2013
How did the Crime Syndicate kill the Justice League again? Why is having an evil version of the Justice League so remarkable when books like Irredeemable, The Authority, Marshal Law and The Boys have been around for years? Main things of note are that Johnny Quick fights the Teen Titans and New 52 Bizarro is introduced - read the full review here!
January 9, 2014
Forever Evil and the New 52 are turning things around with these comics, the villains are not your normal ones and you find yourself questioning if there are even good-guys left. I am loving where this story is going and the amount of characters in the series is both overwhelming and amazing all at once.
January 29, 2014
Just "ok"
March 16, 2016
A-ma-zing!.. I have a feeling this will be a great story arc... :)
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November 21, 2013I'm not really digging the event, but I'd enjoy a Bizarro / Lex Luther team-up book.
September 16, 2017
I loce it when comics go dark.
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