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DC: Mech (2022-) #1
At the end of World War II, Earth was invaded by giant mechanized parademons from a planet called Apokolips. Earth’s protectors, the Justice Society of America, were devastated, and with them, the age of superheroes came to an end and the era of the Mech began. In the ensuing years, the world has stockpiled colossal battle suits piloted by elite warriors, waiting for the day Apokolips returns. But when Kal-El, the last son of a dying world, crash-lands in Metropolis with his own war suit, he’ll face down two of Earth’s finest Mech fighters, the Flash and Batman. The dawn of a brave new mechanized DCU is here from the rising star creative team of Kenny Porter (The The Fastest Man Alive, Fearless) and Baldemar Rivas (Robins, Urban Legends).
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Published July 26, 2022
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December 29, 2022
This review is of all 6 issues btw..
This was quite a fun series and like shows a world how the heroes fell when Darkseid invaded and how the heroes emerged and I love how it all ties together and the origins of Clark and all and then the mech suits obviously and the designs are so awesome and then the big story of how will this team be formed? Will they even trust each other? How will they stop the invasion from Darkseid's forces and ultimately him and its so well written and I just love the series.
Its one of those books that just takes a basic concept and makes it epic, I love the origin of each of them and yeah my faves Barry and Hal while have limited role and serve as sacrifices for their legacy/mantle takers its well done here and I will commend the author on that and its awesome and I just freaking adore it like I said. Their dynamics, their personality and in the end the way they are together, its awesome and those moments of Clark-bruce or with the Kents (while very different) was awesome!
So yeah do read it, its got great art, great story telling in general and the pace is awesome and its a very different world from the DCU we know and just if you love big mechs/giant robots this one is for you!
This was quite a fun series and like shows a world how the heroes fell when Darkseid invaded and how the heroes emerged and I love how it all ties together and the origins of Clark and all and then the mech suits obviously and the designs are so awesome and then the big story of how will this team be formed? Will they even trust each other? How will they stop the invasion from Darkseid's forces and ultimately him and its so well written and I just love the series.
Its one of those books that just takes a basic concept and makes it epic, I love the origin of each of them and yeah my faves Barry and Hal while have limited role and serve as sacrifices for their legacy/mantle takers its well done here and I will commend the author on that and its awesome and I just freaking adore it like I said. Their dynamics, their personality and in the end the way they are together, its awesome and those moments of Clark-bruce or with the Kents (while very different) was awesome!
So yeah do read it, its got great art, great story telling in general and the pace is awesome and its a very different world from the DCU we know and just if you love big mechs/giant robots this one is for you!
September 25, 2022
DC occasionally comes out with a concept so weird that you're kind of not sure if you want to read it or not. These ideas tend to get relegated to their own timelines and universes, and get to go a little bit wild. The recent Jurassic League is an example of this.
The latest entry in this 'fuck it, let's just do it' category of books is DC Mech. This series begins at the end of World War Two, where the Justice society helped to end the war and stop the forces of the axis powers. However, in the middle of a huge celebration a portal forms above the city and a huge mechanised Parademon from the distant world of Apokolips arrives on Earth.
The Justice Society engage the huge mechanical warrior in battle, and manage to defeat it. However, the society suffers extreme losses, and many of the heroes die stopping this single warrior. This battle brings the age of the super hero to a close, as the world knows that they need stronger defences for when the next attack comes. Humanity dedicates itself to developing its own giant, mechanised warriors.
Many years later, the planet of Krypton comes under attack from the forces of Apokalips, and whilst his parents fight to buy him time and infant Kal-El is placed inside a giant robotic warrior and sent out amongst the stars, flying towards the planet Earth on a journey that will take him many years.
On Earth, decades later, the heroes and villains that we recognise have been replaced with giant robotic versions of themselves. Wally West pilots a giant flash battle suit, and Bruce Wayne watches over Earth from a floating asteroid and goes into battle in a huge Batman mech. When a trio of Parademons attacks the Earth, the two of them engage them in battle, and receive assistance from Kal-El and his own mechanised warrior. With more of Apokalips' forces on the way, can these new heroes come together to form a team in time?
The concept of this book, to replace all of the major characters in DC with piloted mech suits sounds pretty wild; but its actually pretty fun. Kenny Porter has come up with a decent way of justifying not only the reason why this would be happening, but how the tech would develop too, by giving Earth a giant Parademon mech to research for decades.
The changes in the timeline, and how things have shifted from what we know are pretty interesting, and there seems to be some big changes because of this. For example, Bruce has a godmother that he keeps talking about, a woman who seems to have provided warnings of things to come and pushed him to become Batman. I've got a theory it's going to be someone we know, but am interested in seeing who it is, and how these characters have changed in this new world.
The giant mechs are also pretty cool, and some of the designs look great. The fights take on a different feel now that they're between huge robots rather than people, especially as they mechs are incorporating the powers and abilities that the characters would normally have. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing how more heroes and villains have been adapted into this new set-up as the series goes on.
These separate kinds of side stories can be a lot of fun, and can provide a decent distraction from the stuff that's happening in the main universe, and they can let creators go a bit wild and try something different. I'm definitely intrigued by this one, and am looking forward to seeing how it goes.
The latest entry in this 'fuck it, let's just do it' category of books is DC Mech. This series begins at the end of World War Two, where the Justice society helped to end the war and stop the forces of the axis powers. However, in the middle of a huge celebration a portal forms above the city and a huge mechanised Parademon from the distant world of Apokolips arrives on Earth.
The Justice Society engage the huge mechanical warrior in battle, and manage to defeat it. However, the society suffers extreme losses, and many of the heroes die stopping this single warrior. This battle brings the age of the super hero to a close, as the world knows that they need stronger defences for when the next attack comes. Humanity dedicates itself to developing its own giant, mechanised warriors.
Many years later, the planet of Krypton comes under attack from the forces of Apokalips, and whilst his parents fight to buy him time and infant Kal-El is placed inside a giant robotic warrior and sent out amongst the stars, flying towards the planet Earth on a journey that will take him many years.
On Earth, decades later, the heroes and villains that we recognise have been replaced with giant robotic versions of themselves. Wally West pilots a giant flash battle suit, and Bruce Wayne watches over Earth from a floating asteroid and goes into battle in a huge Batman mech. When a trio of Parademons attacks the Earth, the two of them engage them in battle, and receive assistance from Kal-El and his own mechanised warrior. With more of Apokalips' forces on the way, can these new heroes come together to form a team in time?
The concept of this book, to replace all of the major characters in DC with piloted mech suits sounds pretty wild; but its actually pretty fun. Kenny Porter has come up with a decent way of justifying not only the reason why this would be happening, but how the tech would develop too, by giving Earth a giant Parademon mech to research for decades.
The changes in the timeline, and how things have shifted from what we know are pretty interesting, and there seems to be some big changes because of this. For example, Bruce has a godmother that he keeps talking about, a woman who seems to have provided warnings of things to come and pushed him to become Batman. I've got a theory it's going to be someone we know, but am interested in seeing who it is, and how these characters have changed in this new world.
The giant mechs are also pretty cool, and some of the designs look great. The fights take on a different feel now that they're between huge robots rather than people, especially as they mechs are incorporating the powers and abilities that the characters would normally have. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing how more heroes and villains have been adapted into this new set-up as the series goes on.
These separate kinds of side stories can be a lot of fun, and can provide a decent distraction from the stuff that's happening in the main universe, and they can let creators go a bit wild and try something different. I'm definitely intrigued by this one, and am looking forward to seeing how it goes.
December 13, 2023
This is actually for the tpb vol 1. The premise for the story having the classic DC justice league characters be Mech pilots is a clever one. But it never achieves more than that. It just never delivers is quite dull and boring actually, which is rather disappointing. It could’ve been really fun.
August 9, 2025
im a little lost but i rlly like the designs so far
July 27, 2022
New limited series from DC - a world where classic DC heroes need mechs to meet an inevitable threat. Darkseid has upgraded his parademons.
This is classic DC characters, with a twist in a new universe, that is actually quite fun. I like Superman's new origin adjustments, I like the mechs...I'm excited to see where this goes. Could this just be a toy/collectible grab? Sure, but I like "out-of-universe" stories a lot since I can just pick it up and read without lengthy history behind it. I'm going to keep reading this one for sure.
This is classic DC characters, with a twist in a new universe, that is actually quite fun. I like Superman's new origin adjustments, I like the mechs...I'm excited to see where this goes. Could this just be a toy/collectible grab? Sure, but I like "out-of-universe" stories a lot since I can just pick it up and read without lengthy history behind it. I'm going to keep reading this one for sure.
July 28, 2022
Okay Kenny Porter you got me interested.
So Darkside trys to take over earth just after World War 2.
With Paradeamons and the heroes win but with a cost.
Batman and Flash team up to deal with Rogues and then more Paradeamons show up and Kal-El then arrives on Earth. The artwork is awesome and so is the writing.
So Darkside trys to take over earth just after World War 2.
With Paradeamons and the heroes win but with a cost.
Batman and Flash team up to deal with Rogues and then more Paradeamons show up and Kal-El then arrives on Earth. The artwork is awesome and so is the writing.
August 17, 2022
This was a fun premise. It's a world where heroes need mechs to deal with the dangers and threats that present themselves. It had ok art and the mech design was hit or miss. I'm intrigued to see where they go with this.
October 2, 2022
Can't say I liked this concept too well. It was just a bunch of mechs fighting. However the story/art was really nice.
January 13, 2023
Issues 1-6
June 27, 2024
Interesting concepts, hoping the story sticks the landing.
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