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Review: Earth 2: Society #1

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Brett

The survivors of Earth-2’s war with Apokolips find themselves on a new world, but can Green Lantern, Power Girl, a new Batman and the other heroes of Earth-2 create a new world that’s better than the last, or will their interference and good intentions doom this world, just like the old one?

I missed out on most of the New 52’s Earth 2 related series. From what I hear, I missed out on a solid story. I caught the end of Earth 2: World’s End, and of course Convergence. After those two series, I have to say, this is one of DC’s new series I was looking forward to checking out.

Written by Daniel H. Wilson with art by Jorge Jimenez, Earth 2: Society #1 picks up at various points after the events of Convergence. I expected a series that would be a bit about world building and we sort of get that in an issue that jumps around time wise. We get present, past, etc., as we’re caught up as to what’s happened. You might have expected it to be all good, but boy is it not.

Wilson gives us a first issue that definitely caught me off guard at moments, though there’s some things that maybe could have had a bit more emotional impact. But, what Wilson does that’s awesome is set up a new DC world where anything can really happen. And what’s set up looks really cool. This is a series I want to see where things go. There’s lots of potential here I think.

A lot of that potential comes from the art of Jimenez who gives us designs that look familiar, but at the same time foreign and alien. It’s a cool style that I like and would be awesome in a future DC Comics series, so seeing it here is very cool too. Building up a world from the ground up just opens up so much potential as far as look and design.

The first issue might be helped if you have read what’s come before previously, but there’s tons of potential here. The series sets up what will potentially be cool to see, a comic and world that’s actually being built from the ground up. While I’m not totally jumping up and down yet, there’s lots to go off of, and where it goes from here will be key. This could be a sleeper, that pays off after a bit, the first issue though is a fun read.

Written by: Daniel H. Wilson Art by: Jorge Jimenez
Story: 7 Art: 7.4 Overall: 7.3 Recommendation: Read

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Review: Earth 2: World’s End #26

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Brett

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

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DC and Alloy Announce Quarantine Zone by Daniel H. Wilson

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Brett

DC Entertainment and Alloy Entertainment have announced a new original graphic novel coming to store shelves in January 2016. Written by Daniel H. Wilson, currently the writer of Earth 2: World’s End and June’s Earth 2: Society as well as the New York Times bestselling novel Robopocolypse and its sequel Robogenesis, among others.

What if humanity discovered the root of all evil? And what if it was a virus? Must it be contained?

Welcome to the Quarantine Zone. Set in the future, those infected with the virus have been forcibly imprisoned in the Quarantine Zone (whether they choose to do good or evil). These prisoners are watched over by the special forces unit known as Quarantine Zone Enforcement. While the rest of the world is sterile and crime-free, they live full of the fear of new outbreaks. But what happens if someone with the virus goes undetected in the outside world?

Drawn by Fernando Pasarin, Quarantine Zone is an action packed scifi story that raises questions about free will and the nature of good and evil. The 160 page story will retail for $22.99 and is on sale in comic stores January 6 and everywhere books are sold January 12, 2016.

Review: Earth-2 #29 and World’s End #9

Posted on December 3, 2014 by

When DC Comics announced that it was launching the new 52, it did so under the auspices of trying something new, and made it known that it was time for a new wave of creativity, hoping to fabricate their own version of a new age of comics. While this relaunch has been successful to varying degrees, the question about whether anything new came of the relaunch is a bigger question. In most cases the only new change was a different roster for a team or a new costume for a character. If fans truly wanted something different, one series rapidly became known for its unconventional approach to its story and that was Earth-2. Here DC’s Trinity has died, and a succession of heroes have taken their spots, with such unconventional casting as with Lois Lane being the new Red Tornado, this is clearly the place to come to at DC for something different.

Despite this approach to the characters, readers have barely had a chance to catch their breath in the ongoing stories, most of which have to do with an attack on Earth, first by Steppenwolf and then by Apokolips itself. With so many story lines running concurrently it became a necessity to spill the stories over into an ongoing weekly series labeled World’s End, which at times takes on a feel of the series 52, weaving parallel but separate stories together, until we get to a point of congruence for the characters to deal with a crisis, only to separate again. This is where the combined series have stood since the launch of the World’s End weekly, and for the first time, these two issues coming out in a single week act as an ongoing story, each tying directly into the other in a non-stop narrative. The cover and most of the story for the monthly Earth-2 title features Barbara Grayson and focuses on some of the commonalities of a post-apocalyptic world, notably the cults that begin to worship death and the coming apocalypse. This story in itself was engaging, but it too carried over into the weekly series for its resolution, making reading both a necessity. While the monthly focused on the Graysons, the weekly gives each of the ongoing story lines some attention, though still focused on Apokolips’s Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

On the whole, this is a series that has not really ever stopped for a break, at least not after a relatively slow build in to the ongoing war that consumes the majority of the focus of the series. The creative team has done well across the run so far to keep the momentum going, and it doesn’t seem like there will be soon an issue where the characters are sitting on the beach relaxing. Equally though, the entire series will appear to be convoluted and overly complicated to someone interested in any particular issue. These two issues stand alongside the others, not as the best of the series, and to be honest, probably not even as good as a lot of the issues, but it keeps the story moving and pushes the characters closer to their next crisis point.

Story: Marguerite Bennet, Mike Johnson and Daniel H. Wilson Art: Andy Smith, Tyler Kirkham, John Livesay, Stephen Segovia, Jason Paz, Robson Rocha Guillermo Ortego, Eduardo Pansica and Walden Wong
Story: 8.1 Art: 8.1 Overall: 8.1 Recommendation: Read

Review: Earth 2: World’s End #1

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Brett

Earth 2: World’s End #1 kicks off DC Comics third weekly series, taking us to Earth 2 which features heroes and villains that are familiar, but different. Daniel H Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, and Mike Johnson provide writing duty, while Adrian Syaf, Sandra Hope, Danny Miki, Jorge Jimenez, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Paolo Siqueira and Cam Smith provide art.

Earth 2 has already seen its greatest heroes sacrifice themselves – and has had new ones take their place. It’s a world where Superman became its greatest villain and a man named Val-Zod seeks to save it. Huntress and Power Girl have returned to their home to help battle the ever-present threat of Apokolips, and you’ll never know who will live and who will die!

This double sized issue is a fantastic primer to catch you up with what you might have missed in the various series taking place on Earth 2. It shows how Earth 2 became occupied by nefarious forces of Apokolips, and also ties together long-lingering questions and mysteries for longtime Earth 2 and World’s Finest readers.

I stopped reading the various Earth 2 set series a while ago. They were always solid, but I only had so much time to read, and something had to give. So, with a new weekly series, I got a chance to check out what I’ve been missing, and the answer is…. some awesomeness.

This first issue packs a lot in one single issue. Not only does it catch up new readers on everything that’s happened, but also sets the coming story into motion. It’s a great entry point for folks who might not be familiar with what’s happened, and for those who are long time fans, there’s probably enough here for them too. Cramming that all in is impressive to do, and very smart of everyone involved.

That packed in story is backed up by some awesome art. The duties here are split up among many but the style is awesome, with some fantastic visuals that really keeps the pace going and is a feast for the eyes. It’s a great combo of the two.

Death and destruction, invasion and war will follow each week, and whether you’re a hardcore Earth 2 regular or not, you won’t want to miss this fantastic new series.

Story: Daniel H Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, and Mike Johnson Art: Adrian Syaf, Sandra Hope, Danny Miki, Jorge Jimenez, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Paolo Siqueira and Cam Smith
Story: 8 Art: 8.25 Overall: 8 Recommendation: Buy

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DC Announces Earth 2: World’s End Weekly Series

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Brett

In February, DC Entertainment Co-Publisher Dan DiDio said “We are going to have another weekly series kicking off in October that will be set in the current DCU timeline that will have direct implications on what’s happening with the five years later storyline. And you’ll see a level of connectivity that I think will help really bring into focus where we see the future of the DCU heading.”

DC Comics has announced this year’s third weekly series–Earth 2: World’s End. Launching in October 2014, Earth 2: World’s End will be written by Daniel H. Wilson, Tom Taylor, Paul Levitz, Marguerite Bennet, and Mike Johnson and will feature art by Eddy Barrows, Jorge Jimenez, Stephen Segovia, Paulo Siqeira, and Tyler Kirkham.

As Earth 2 burns under the fires and fury of Apokolips, the planet’s few heroes unite to wage a futile war for survival against a dark god of unimaginable and unmatched power.