Darkseid wins. All hail Darkseid!

I read a lot of Earth 2: World’s End, but at some point I trailed off. While the story was interesting, the weekly deluge of it all caught up to me as missed issues grew more and more. Earth 2: World’s End #26 wraps up the weekly series, sort of (and we’ll get to that). [I know this review begins the same way as The New 52: Futures End #48, but that’s because my thoughts and experience is similar].

There’s that quote about it ending with a bang or a whimper, this issue has it end with both. I’ve hopped in and out of the series, and to me it’s always felt like one giant battle. This final issue is no different, it’s one giant battle as the world and its heroes must deal with Darkseid’s invasion of Earth. There’s some pretty cool moments in the issue, and as a reader I felt like I was taken on a rollercoaster in a good way. There’s moments I think things are turning around, then the rug is pulled out from under me.

With a massive credited creative team with Daniel H. Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, Mike Johnson, and Cullen Bunn as writers, and art credited to Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Eduardo Pansica, Julio Ferreira, R.B. Silva, Marc Deering, Tyler Kirkham, Jorge Jimenez, Scott Cohen, Waldon Wong, Pascal Alixe, Juan Jose Ryp, Paulo Siqueira there are moments in this issue the story is slightly disconnected. There’s one abrupt jump that I went back to see if I was missing something.

The story, much like Futures End, is leading into the next phase of things post DC Comics’ event Convergence. We know Earth 2: Society will pick up where this one left off. Like Futures End finale, this series too ends on a slight down note, a strange tone for DC Comics.

It’s a cool and different enough ending that I want to see what happens next.

Story: Daniel H. Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, Mike Johnson, Cullen Bunn Art: Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Eduardo Pansica, Julio Ferreira, R.B. Silva, Marc Deering, Tyler Kirkham, Jorge Jimenez, Scott Cohen, Waldon Wong, Pascal Alixe, Juan Jose Ryp, Paulo Siqueira
Story: 7.25 Art: 7.25 Overall: 7.25 Recommendation: Read

DC Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review