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Justice League: The New 52 Omnibus #2
Justice League: The New 52 Omnibus Vol. 2
One of the boldest eras in Justice League history continues in this massive collection, featuring the second half of superstar writer Geoff Johns’ run on DC’s premier super-team!
In 2011, DC’s “New 52” era ushered in daring reinventions of pop culture’s greatest characters with the Justice League at the forefront!
This omnibus collection of the second half of visionary writer Geoff Johns’ time on Justice League pits the team against some of their greatest threats, as super-villains look to inherit Earth in the Forever Evil saga!
In a flash of light, the world's most powerful heroes vanish as the Crime Syndicate arrives from Earth-3! As this evil version of the Justice League takes over the DC Universe, no one stands in the way of them and complete domination...no one except for Lex Luthor. His main ally in this seemingly impossible battle? Batman.
But that’s just a prelude to the main the Darkseid War! The Justice League first came together years ago to stop Darkseid and his Parademon army from invading our Earth. Now Darkseid will once again make the planet a war zone, as Earth becomes the frontline in his battle with the Anti-Monitor—one of the most powerfully destructive creatures ever created!
New York Times bestselling writer Geoff Johns teams up with some of comics’ top artists, including David Finch, Ivan Reis, and Jason Fabok for the biggest battles the DC Universe has ever seen!
This hardcover omnibus collects Justice League #24-52, Forever Evil #1-7, DC Rebirth #1, DC Sneak Justice League #1, Justice League feat. Secret Society #234, Justice League of America feat. Black Adam #74, Justice Darkseid War Special #1, Justice Darkseid Batman #1, Justice Darkseid The Flash #1, Justice Darkseid Green Lantern #1, Justice Darkseid Lex Luthor #1, Justice Darkseid Shazam #1, and Justice Darkseid Superman #1.
In 2011, DC’s “New 52” era ushered in daring reinventions of pop culture’s greatest characters with the Justice League at the forefront!
This omnibus collection of the second half of visionary writer Geoff Johns’ time on Justice League pits the team against some of their greatest threats, as super-villains look to inherit Earth in the Forever Evil saga!
In a flash of light, the world's most powerful heroes vanish as the Crime Syndicate arrives from Earth-3! As this evil version of the Justice League takes over the DC Universe, no one stands in the way of them and complete domination...no one except for Lex Luthor. His main ally in this seemingly impossible battle? Batman.
But that’s just a prelude to the main the Darkseid War! The Justice League first came together years ago to stop Darkseid and his Parademon army from invading our Earth. Now Darkseid will once again make the planet a war zone, as Earth becomes the frontline in his battle with the Anti-Monitor—one of the most powerfully destructive creatures ever created!
New York Times bestselling writer Geoff Johns teams up with some of comics’ top artists, including David Finch, Ivan Reis, and Jason Fabok for the biggest battles the DC Universe has ever seen!
This hardcover omnibus collects Justice League #24-52, Forever Evil #1-7, DC Rebirth #1, DC Sneak Justice League #1, Justice League feat. Secret Society #234, Justice League of America feat. Black Adam #74, Justice Darkseid War Special #1, Justice Darkseid Batman #1, Justice Darkseid The Flash #1, Justice Darkseid Green Lantern #1, Justice Darkseid Lex Luthor #1, Justice Darkseid Shazam #1, and Justice Darkseid Superman #1.
1256 pages, Hardcover
First published August 23, 2022
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About the author
Geoff Johns
2,716 books2,410 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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October 19, 2022
There will never be a higher standard Justice League Omnibus. particularly this volume 2 omnibus. The Forever Evil Dc event and the Darkseid War Saga Justice League story arc is the pivical point of the New 52-era.
January 16, 2023
This is where Geoff Johns takes the JL to new heights. Forever Evil is one of my favourite things to have happened in the New 52 era. The Crime Syndicates take over, defeat of the Justice League, and then subsequent loss by having Lex Luthor rise up as Earths champion is just fantastic.
Lex as a hero is a smart idea, and having him do it purely out of ego and narcissism (and not an actual want to help people) is just brilliant. Lex’s arrogance and ego have always been staples of his character, and having those be the reason he wants to defeat the Crime Sydicate makes for a fun read. He belittles his foes (and his allies) and takes on an almost “Iron Man” role in the League (without any of Tony’s charm or actual heroism). He saves the day so he can rub it in to other people that he’s saved the day and is better at doing it then them 😅😂 Just perfect.
The Amazon Virus and Injustice Leagues are also well written, but it’s the art by Jason Fabok that is the true stand out. Fabok is one my my favourite comic artists and his versions of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman are incredible to see.
The final story arc, The Darkseid War, is full of bombastic moments are is non stop from the first page to the last and helps set up future story arcs that were a part of the Rebirth story/line of comics.
All around a great volume and an excellent conclusion to the New 52 era.
Lex as a hero is a smart idea, and having him do it purely out of ego and narcissism (and not an actual want to help people) is just brilliant. Lex’s arrogance and ego have always been staples of his character, and having those be the reason he wants to defeat the Crime Sydicate makes for a fun read. He belittles his foes (and his allies) and takes on an almost “Iron Man” role in the League (without any of Tony’s charm or actual heroism). He saves the day so he can rub it in to other people that he’s saved the day and is better at doing it then them 😅😂 Just perfect.
The Amazon Virus and Injustice Leagues are also well written, but it’s the art by Jason Fabok that is the true stand out. Fabok is one my my favourite comic artists and his versions of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman are incredible to see.
The final story arc, The Darkseid War, is full of bombastic moments are is non stop from the first page to the last and helps set up future story arcs that were a part of the Rebirth story/line of comics.
All around a great volume and an excellent conclusion to the New 52 era.
June 8, 2023
LISTEN ! Volume 1 was a setup volume, Geoff Johns took it slow and allowed you to get to know or even fall in love with each of these characters individually, even the B and C-list characters as well, but in this volume, Geoff takes them to HIGHER heights. FOREVER EVIL AND the DARKSEID WAR ?!?! Some of my favorite events ever in the history of DC. And the end issue "DC Universe: Rebirth #1", still to this day puts me in tears. Jason Fabok killed the game with his summer blockbuster art in this book. What an amazing run. Will forever be one of my most re-read omni's on my shelf. This run impacted my life so much. It still holds up in my humble opinion.
June 18, 2024
The new 52 is underrated, this run is underrated, Forever Evil is the best crossover in the new 52 (probably of all time as well), Darkseid War is a satisfying conclusion that leaves some plot threads open for the Rebirth era to continue but not too many to dull down what’s offered here. Lex Luthor has never been more interesting and well written outside of Geoff Johns’s penmanship. Technically I’d give this 4.5 stars if it were possible as Darkseid War gets a little too bloated and lost in itself trying to juggle too many characters (specifically the later half), but I’d say that gripe was the biggest I had albeit it still being a minor one overall. While an extraordinary title for beginners, this run can be thoroughly enjoyed by readers of all levels. This is probably the best new 52 title due to its consistency throughout and paltry amounts of filler. Simply put, it’s fucking peak.
May 15, 2025
A fantastic conclusion to the new 52 storyline and era. This Omnibus is bookended by 2 really awesome arcs, starting with the continuation of the Crime Syndicate storyline from Omnibus 1 and the satisfying defeat of this alternate Justice League (especially seeing Atomica and Johnny Quick get destroyed after all of their very annoying and evil antics); and of course wrapping up with the epic Darkseid War. The middle of the book was fun too with the Amazo Virus and Lex Luthor trying to prove he wants to be a good guy. Shoutout to Jason Fabok, who does a bulk of the books artwork. Stunning job.
Read back to back, Omnis 1 & 2 really make an incredible Justice League story.
Read back to back, Omnis 1 & 2 really make an incredible Justice League story.
August 19, 2024
Not quite as strong as the previous omnibus, but still a solid and refreshing run on world's premier super team!
September 2, 2023
Hey, I hope you didn't have any unanswered questions about Trinity War and Pandora and all that stuff, because volume 2 of this omnibus throws you straight into Forever Evil, and there's no looking back!
Forever Evil is kind of a silly concept for an event - a group that is referred to in the book as 'evil Justice League' takes over the world, and only the villains can stop them! But Geoff Johns knows how to write an entertaining story, and I've gotta say, I had fun with Forever Evil. I also noticed that his writing is also a lot less self-serious from here on out - evil Jor El telling his wife to shut up and die as Krypton explodes around them was an unexpected laugh.
Speaking of that bit, though, the issues showing the backstories of the Crime Syndicate were cool, but kinda inessential. The omni includes those, but for some reason, it leaves out the ARGUS, Arkham War and Rogues Rebellion miniseries that set up some important aspects of the main Forever Evil storyline.
Still, it all reads pretty well. The storyline was easy to follow, the characters were pretty great, and it pays off some of the tension in the first half of this run. I liked seeing the Justice League getting punished for failing to work as a team, and having to be bailed out by their own villains really taught them a lesson.
The event is followed by the Injustice League and Amazo Virus story arcs. It seems these arcs exist mainly for two reasons: spending time with Lex Luthor in the Justice League, and setting up Jessica Cruz to eventually become Earth's latest Green Lantern. Luckily, both of those subplots are pretty compelling - Jessica might be Johns' best new character, and seeing Lex toe the line between good and evil was also interesting.
Then you get to the back half of this omnibus, and it's time for Darkseid War. This one was honestly a head-scratcher for me, and I managed to make head and tails of Final Crisis! So it turns out that Earth-3 was destroyed by the Anti Monitor, and he's being consumed by the Anti Life Equation. The only way to liberate himself and go back to normal is to kill Darkseid - and that's what happens. Darkseid is actually missing from a lot of the event that's named after him, though it does do a lot to introduce the New Gods characters to this new DC Universe.
I suppose it should go without saying that you're better off forgetting everything that was established about the Monitors pre-N52. Also, the Anti Life Equation isn't an actual equation anymore either - it's yet another energy burst-ish ability that's stronger than all the others...for now?
There's a lot going on in Darkseid War. Apparently, the night Diana was born, another Amazon gave birth, too - and her baby daddy was Darkseid! This character, Grail, has really conflicting motivations that pivot like three times within the climax of this storyline. We could've gotten a better sense of what's going on in Grail's head, but instead, there's a weird interlude in the middle where the Justice Leaguers gain godlike powers and spend some time being gods. I didn't even know they had that kind of time on their hands - while Batman and The Flash return to their home cities, and Hal Jordan takes a quick trip to Oa, the Anti Monitor was...doing something, and the League kinda left him alone?
Oh, and it all ends with a tease of Doctor Manhattan.
All things considered, Darkseid War had some interesting ideas, but it's overstuffed with them. I don't get why it had to be this way when Johns had five years to establish these core elements of his climactic arc. It's not the worst thing in the world, though.
Now, I actually wasn't aware of this when I bought the omni, but the DC Universe: Rebirth one shot is included here! You can read my detailed thoughts on that elsewhere. I appreciate the inclusion here - you can now treat these omnis as the story of The New 52, how it started and how the initiative ended.
On the topic of artwork, you'll be seeing a lot of David Finch and Jason Fabok artwork here, and it's awesome! Their characters and environments have a cinematic look to them, while also having a nice level of detail. The fact that they're able to deliver consistently on a monthly basis means they stuck around for long periods on the book, so the artwork doesn't keep changing all the time.
Volume 2 is definitely stronger than the first one. The events of Forever Evil give this run an actual narrative thrust that makes it feel more cohesive. Johns also isn't as distracted by the other going ons in the DCU at this point, so it feels like he's actually focused on the characters of his own book. Coupled with the consistently great artwork, this is a really good read, though it still doesn't live up to Johns' best runs. I'd recommend this to anyone looking for a good entry level Justice League run, but if I wanted to show someone what comics are actually capable of, I'd still reach for his Green Lantern work first.
Forever Evil is kind of a silly concept for an event - a group that is referred to in the book as 'evil Justice League' takes over the world, and only the villains can stop them! But Geoff Johns knows how to write an entertaining story, and I've gotta say, I had fun with Forever Evil. I also noticed that his writing is also a lot less self-serious from here on out - evil Jor El telling his wife to shut up and die as Krypton explodes around them was an unexpected laugh.
Speaking of that bit, though, the issues showing the backstories of the Crime Syndicate were cool, but kinda inessential. The omni includes those, but for some reason, it leaves out the ARGUS, Arkham War and Rogues Rebellion miniseries that set up some important aspects of the main Forever Evil storyline.
Still, it all reads pretty well. The storyline was easy to follow, the characters were pretty great, and it pays off some of the tension in the first half of this run. I liked seeing the Justice League getting punished for failing to work as a team, and having to be bailed out by their own villains really taught them a lesson.
The event is followed by the Injustice League and Amazo Virus story arcs. It seems these arcs exist mainly for two reasons: spending time with Lex Luthor in the Justice League, and setting up Jessica Cruz to eventually become Earth's latest Green Lantern. Luckily, both of those subplots are pretty compelling - Jessica might be Johns' best new character, and seeing Lex toe the line between good and evil was also interesting.
Then you get to the back half of this omnibus, and it's time for Darkseid War. This one was honestly a head-scratcher for me, and I managed to make head and tails of Final Crisis! So it turns out that Earth-3 was destroyed by the Anti Monitor, and he's being consumed by the Anti Life Equation. The only way to liberate himself and go back to normal is to kill Darkseid - and that's what happens. Darkseid is actually missing from a lot of the event that's named after him, though it does do a lot to introduce the New Gods characters to this new DC Universe.
I suppose it should go without saying that you're better off forgetting everything that was established about the Monitors pre-N52. Also, the Anti Life Equation isn't an actual equation anymore either - it's yet another energy burst-ish ability that's stronger than all the others...for now?
There's a lot going on in Darkseid War. Apparently, the night Diana was born, another Amazon gave birth, too - and her baby daddy was Darkseid! This character, Grail, has really conflicting motivations that pivot like three times within the climax of this storyline. We could've gotten a better sense of what's going on in Grail's head, but instead, there's a weird interlude in the middle where the Justice Leaguers gain godlike powers and spend some time being gods. I didn't even know they had that kind of time on their hands - while Batman and The Flash return to their home cities, and Hal Jordan takes a quick trip to Oa, the Anti Monitor was...doing something, and the League kinda left him alone?
Oh, and it all ends with a tease of Doctor Manhattan.
All things considered, Darkseid War had some interesting ideas, but it's overstuffed with them. I don't get why it had to be this way when Johns had five years to establish these core elements of his climactic arc. It's not the worst thing in the world, though.
Now, I actually wasn't aware of this when I bought the omni, but the DC Universe: Rebirth one shot is included here! You can read my detailed thoughts on that elsewhere. I appreciate the inclusion here - you can now treat these omnis as the story of The New 52, how it started and how the initiative ended.
On the topic of artwork, you'll be seeing a lot of David Finch and Jason Fabok artwork here, and it's awesome! Their characters and environments have a cinematic look to them, while also having a nice level of detail. The fact that they're able to deliver consistently on a monthly basis means they stuck around for long periods on the book, so the artwork doesn't keep changing all the time.
Volume 2 is definitely stronger than the first one. The events of Forever Evil give this run an actual narrative thrust that makes it feel more cohesive. Johns also isn't as distracted by the other going ons in the DCU at this point, so it feels like he's actually focused on the characters of his own book. Coupled with the consistently great artwork, this is a really good read, though it still doesn't live up to Johns' best runs. I'd recommend this to anyone looking for a good entry level Justice League run, but if I wanted to show someone what comics are actually capable of, I'd still reach for his Green Lantern work first.
April 10, 2025
It’s a testament to the writing quality of Geoff Johns that he can deliver not only a satisfying event in the form of forever evil, but also a grand finale to his Justice League run in the form of Darkseid war and to top this off, also starts off a new era of DC with Rebirth #1
This is the quickest I have ever read an omnibus and I have to say every story in here was an easy 5/5. Amazing stories and character work combined with some really talented artists makes this one of the best omnibuses I’ve ever read.
Forever evil takes up the first third of this book and it’s a fantastic showcase of how Johns can take villains and make them charismatic. He shows Lex Luthor (who is essentially our protagonist) do some terrible things here which is brave and really pays off as despite all the evil things he does, he still feels like the lesser evil compared to the crime syndicate. This was a fantastic first act to the book and it only gets better from here.
As a slight palette cleanser, we have the injustice league and amazo virus storylines which act as entertaining character pieces for Lex Luthor (however I won’t divulge why).
The final story arc in this book is Darkseid war which genuinely may be my new favourite JL story after believing “Rock of Ages “ was the best the team had to offer. This acts as the grand finale to this era of the JL and it goes out an undeniable high note. Darkseid, the anti monitor, the new gods, green lanterns, parademons…. I could go on! I don’t want to give any spoilers because this is such an incredible tale so just go and read it!
Finally, the book ends on Rebirth #1 which acts as an epilogue to the new 52 and also a prologue at the same time to the Rebirth era. This brings back Wally West who in my opinion is the best Flash and this was a lovely issue to read.
This was a saga unlike many others, you need to read new 52 Justice League!
This is the quickest I have ever read an omnibus and I have to say every story in here was an easy 5/5. Amazing stories and character work combined with some really talented artists makes this one of the best omnibuses I’ve ever read.
Forever evil takes up the first third of this book and it’s a fantastic showcase of how Johns can take villains and make them charismatic. He shows Lex Luthor (who is essentially our protagonist) do some terrible things here which is brave and really pays off as despite all the evil things he does, he still feels like the lesser evil compared to the crime syndicate. This was a fantastic first act to the book and it only gets better from here.
As a slight palette cleanser, we have the injustice league and amazo virus storylines which act as entertaining character pieces for Lex Luthor (however I won’t divulge why).
The final story arc in this book is Darkseid war which genuinely may be my new favourite JL story after believing “Rock of Ages “ was the best the team had to offer. This acts as the grand finale to this era of the JL and it goes out an undeniable high note. Darkseid, the anti monitor, the new gods, green lanterns, parademons…. I could go on! I don’t want to give any spoilers because this is such an incredible tale so just go and read it!
Finally, the book ends on Rebirth #1 which acts as an epilogue to the new 52 and also a prologue at the same time to the Rebirth era. This brings back Wally West who in my opinion is the best Flash and this was a lovely issue to read.
This was a saga unlike many others, you need to read new 52 Justice League!
October 5, 2022
I absolutely loved the forever evil and Amazo story lines. I loved the shift in focus to some of the villains. Lex Luther might be my favourite in the series. Although I liked certain elements of Darkseid War, I was ultimately disappoint with the lack of Darkseid. He was built up quite a bit just to be killed off by the anti monitor. Which is a character I think Johns has overused by this point. And the fact that they had to reboot the universe again left some plot threads lingering, never to be resolved (or maybe they in rebirth, I really haven’t read much past the new 52). Over still a very entertaining book
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 18, 2024
certainly stronger as a cohesive body of work than the first half of Johns' run...but like, unfortunately it's way more apparent how little the dude had in store as all the threads climax into...nothing? his penchant for like, pokemon evolutions of superheroes is so funny though...along with the need to categorize everything at the expense of any actual ideas (3 fucking Jokers bro)
i'm excited to dive into the Snyder era of JL not because i think he'll fucking kill it but because it cannot be less exciting than Johns' ridiculously dull, flavorless run on the team...i cannot imagine what Rebirth has in store but i hate that Johns is still writing the premiere issue...officially a hater
i'm excited to dive into the Snyder era of JL not because i think he'll fucking kill it but because it cannot be less exciting than Johns' ridiculously dull, flavorless run on the team...i cannot imagine what Rebirth has in store but i hate that Johns is still writing the premiere issue...officially a hater
June 30, 2023
Genuinely enjoyed this. Only gave it 3 stars because the ending was a bit much left to be desired. Too many unanswered questions. Watchmen?
I found this to be Johns best writing, in terms of events. The whole Darkseid shjt was a bit too much but it worked, I guess.
Enjoyed Batman sitting in the Mobius chair but, the entire flashpoint shit towards the end was confusing. Will have to read the Johns’s Flash run next.
Nevertheless, both volumes of these omnibus collected editions were page turners filled with some good stuff. Would recommend!
I found this to be Johns best writing, in terms of events. The whole Darkseid shjt was a bit too much but it worked, I guess.
Enjoyed Batman sitting in the Mobius chair but, the entire flashpoint shit towards the end was confusing. Will have to read the Johns’s Flash run next.
Nevertheless, both volumes of these omnibus collected editions were page turners filled with some good stuff. Would recommend!
November 23, 2024
I enjoyed this more than volume 1 as the characters have been established and Johns dives into the high stake stories that define the DC universe at the time. From Forever Evil to the Darkseid War (I really enjoyed the Amazo Virus and the Injustice League story as well) with artists such as David Finch, Ivan Reis and Jason Fabok whose art styles are a great fit for these large scale storylines. A great run on the Justice League that anyone can read.
June 16, 2024
Justice League by Geoff Johns and some of the very best of the best on art. Jason Fabok, Ivan Reis and David Finch are all spectacular artists. I am a fan of Johns, his Aquaman, his Lantern, all chefs kiss. Sadly i did not really like this predecessor, the first omnibus was ok. This one is alot better! Huge focus on the villains, and just a better story. This is a fast read.
July 21, 2025
This omnibus is so much fun! The Forever Evil and Darkseid War storylines were great and the Jason Fabok art is a standout. He became my favorite artist because of this book. I don’t love the tie ins for the Darkseid war but it was still fine. I also love that it ends with the Rebirth one shot. This Omnibus is huge but I would gladly reread it!
August 10, 2023
And thus concludes my new 52 Justice league omnibus read. I found Darkseid War to be slightly underwhelming. Although Forever Evil and the Syndicate was very enjoyable. I just wanted Darkseid to
have a stronger presence in the story.
have a stronger presence in the story.
October 13, 2024
What a blast!
Phenomenal art - FABOK, REIS, FINCH, MANAPUL, DANIEL.
Great stories. Two big events and their major tie ins collected here. Loved this.
The stories in-between were also good.
Buy this omnibus if you love comics, DC, their characters or if you want to!
Phenomenal art - FABOK, REIS, FINCH, MANAPUL, DANIEL.
Great stories. Two big events and their major tie ins collected here. Loved this.
The stories in-between were also good.
Buy this omnibus if you love comics, DC, their characters or if you want to!
June 6, 2024
Some of the best story arcs collected in the most definitive way. Absolute thrill ride.
September 28, 2025
Omg the forever evil crime syndicate storyline was sooo good and the way it led to the darkseid war. Loved it
November 9, 2024
Donèt know why the new 52 is hated, this was amazing.
March 22, 2025
Great book, but not quite as strong as Omnibus 1 in my opinion. The artwork is incredible, despite not being Jim Lee’s (like a lot of the last book), but it is still amazing: particularly Jason Fabok’s work. The book starts off where the previous omnibus left off, and it once again got me hooked straight away just like the last book did!
It doesn’t start off quite as strongly as the first book, but I did read the first 170 pages or so in one sitting, so it clearly kept me entertained and interested. The writing is great once again, as is the dialogue and banter between all the characters. Similarly to the first book, it mainly focuses on speech rather than narration boxes, so it feels more like watching a movie than reading a long book (which I like). Sometimes comics have unnecessary amounts of words. I also loved how the book starts off with a bang straight away and gets right down to the next part of the story (instead of giving us a long and boring build up). Seeing all the villains being broken out of the prisons was awesome! I was really hoping for more of the Justice League members actual villains in this volume (for example Black Manta and more of Lex Luthor etc.) which this book delivers: but understandably due to the timeline, not The Joker unfortunately. While it introduces us to all these villains, the Crime Syndicate and the Secret Society - it takes up to 3-4 issues before any of the actual Justice League members show up (making us believe they are dead at first).
Unfortunately there were some less enjoyable issues focusing once again on the members of the crime syndicate, but it would quickly switch to the next issue (featuring the real League).
Over 250 pages in and Batman is still the only League member that has appeared, however the rest of the issues were still satisfying and entertaining: incorporating more characters (some new and some old). For example, we are introduced to “the Metal Men” and at first I was convinced I would start to go off this book: but I actually found them interesting and enjoyable to read!
Once the rest of the league finally appeared, it was somewhat satisfying. But at the same time, it made me realise that the main focus on this story was actually Lex Luthor and “The Secret Society” rather than the heroes.
There were some issues involving the “Doom Patrol” and searching for the Power Ring: which I really didn’t care about. It also seemed like the quality of the writing and art also dipped slightly during these stories (which probably added to my annoyance).
But as it started to close this chapter, a new chapter began about a Virus outbreak (which was good) and then the new Darkseid storyline, both of which got me excited again!
I found the Darkseid War very up and down. I felt it started off quite well, but began to dip and got more uninteresting. There were Some boring (but some important) issues included in between the Darkseid arc, which I didn’t really enjoy. Overall, the Darkseid War was good, but not one of the better arcs in the series. It did have a quite intriguing and entertaining ending. This arc also included something that I found a little surprising, which was the well known plot twist involving Batman discovering “The Three Jokers”, which I found interesting and made me want to re-read the Three Jokers book (as much as I still to this day find it hard to understand).
The book finishes off with DC Universe Rebirth chapters which were decent.
Now that I have finished this omnibus, it is possible that I may find the first one less enjoyable when I read it again (knowing how things ended). I am however, very glad that I purchased these 2 omnibuses and really did enjoy reading them! The twists and turns, amazing art and jam-packed action really kept me reading and impressed! I was surprised and delighted to find at the end of the book that the Watchmen sequel series “Doomsday Clock” was teased, which just so happened to be the next books I was going to read!
P.S.
I really don’t like the cover art on the actual book underneath the dust jacket: I feel like they definitely could have used a better image and it doesn’t look good on a bookshelf so you have to use the dust jacket. The previous omnibus had an amazing image of Superman and Wonder Woman which looked amazing on a shelf, so to go from that to this was a little disappointing. However, once again the book build and quality is incredible.
I would highly recommend Omnibus 1 and 2 (if not the individual paperback volumes) to any DC, graphic novel, comic, Superman, Batman or Wonder Woman fan!
It doesn’t start off quite as strongly as the first book, but I did read the first 170 pages or so in one sitting, so it clearly kept me entertained and interested. The writing is great once again, as is the dialogue and banter between all the characters. Similarly to the first book, it mainly focuses on speech rather than narration boxes, so it feels more like watching a movie than reading a long book (which I like). Sometimes comics have unnecessary amounts of words. I also loved how the book starts off with a bang straight away and gets right down to the next part of the story (instead of giving us a long and boring build up). Seeing all the villains being broken out of the prisons was awesome! I was really hoping for more of the Justice League members actual villains in this volume (for example Black Manta and more of Lex Luthor etc.) which this book delivers: but understandably due to the timeline, not The Joker unfortunately. While it introduces us to all these villains, the Crime Syndicate and the Secret Society - it takes up to 3-4 issues before any of the actual Justice League members show up (making us believe they are dead at first).
Unfortunately there were some less enjoyable issues focusing once again on the members of the crime syndicate, but it would quickly switch to the next issue (featuring the real League).
Over 250 pages in and Batman is still the only League member that has appeared, however the rest of the issues were still satisfying and entertaining: incorporating more characters (some new and some old). For example, we are introduced to “the Metal Men” and at first I was convinced I would start to go off this book: but I actually found them interesting and enjoyable to read!
Once the rest of the league finally appeared, it was somewhat satisfying. But at the same time, it made me realise that the main focus on this story was actually Lex Luthor and “The Secret Society” rather than the heroes.
There were some issues involving the “Doom Patrol” and searching for the Power Ring: which I really didn’t care about. It also seemed like the quality of the writing and art also dipped slightly during these stories (which probably added to my annoyance).
But as it started to close this chapter, a new chapter began about a Virus outbreak (which was good) and then the new Darkseid storyline, both of which got me excited again!
I found the Darkseid War very up and down. I felt it started off quite well, but began to dip and got more uninteresting. There were Some boring (but some important) issues included in between the Darkseid arc, which I didn’t really enjoy. Overall, the Darkseid War was good, but not one of the better arcs in the series. It did have a quite intriguing and entertaining ending. This arc also included something that I found a little surprising, which was the well known plot twist involving Batman discovering “The Three Jokers”, which I found interesting and made me want to re-read the Three Jokers book (as much as I still to this day find it hard to understand).
The book finishes off with DC Universe Rebirth chapters which were decent.
Now that I have finished this omnibus, it is possible that I may find the first one less enjoyable when I read it again (knowing how things ended). I am however, very glad that I purchased these 2 omnibuses and really did enjoy reading them! The twists and turns, amazing art and jam-packed action really kept me reading and impressed! I was surprised and delighted to find at the end of the book that the Watchmen sequel series “Doomsday Clock” was teased, which just so happened to be the next books I was going to read!
P.S.
I really don’t like the cover art on the actual book underneath the dust jacket: I feel like they definitely could have used a better image and it doesn’t look good on a bookshelf so you have to use the dust jacket. The previous omnibus had an amazing image of Superman and Wonder Woman which looked amazing on a shelf, so to go from that to this was a little disappointing. However, once again the book build and quality is incredible.
I would highly recommend Omnibus 1 and 2 (if not the individual paperback volumes) to any DC, graphic novel, comic, Superman, Batman or Wonder Woman fan!
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