"Our Worlds at War"is acomic bookstoryline, published byDC Comicsin mid-2001. OWAW was acrossoverstoryline that spanned several different books, including several books starringBatman,SupermanandWonder Woman,The Flash,Green Lantern,and a number of supporting characters and books. Creators involved in the crossover included writersJeph Loeb,Joe Casey,Mark Schultz,Joe Kelly,Phil Jimenez,andPeter David,and artists that includedMike Wieringo,Ed McGuinness,Doug Mahnke,Ron Garney,andLeonard Kirk.
| "Our Worlds at War" | |||
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 Cover ofJLA: Our Worlds at War(September 2001), art byJae Lee. | |||
| Publication date | August – October2001 | ||
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| Creative team | |||
| Writer(s) | Jeph Loeb Joe Casey Mark Schultz Joe Kelly Phil Jimenez Peter David Geoff Johns | ||
| Penciller(s) | Mike Wieringo Ed McGuinness Doug Mahnke Ron Garney Leonard Kirk Angel Unzueta | ||
| Volume 1 | ISBN1-56389-915-9 | ||
| Volume 2 | ISBN1563899167 | ||
| Complete Edition | ISBN1401211291 | ||
Plot
editTheOur Worlds at Warstoryline involves the heroes battlingImperiex,a cosmic entity who representsentropyand threatens to destroy the universe.
Thanks to the sacrifice ofStrange VisitorandGeneral Rock,Earth's forces crack Imperiex's armor, releasing his energy. However,Brainiac-13appears withWarworldand absorbs the energy, vowing to use it to rule everything.
In a desperate gambit,Supermandives into the Sun, gaining a massive power boost. Realizing that Warworld cannot be destroyed without releasing Imperiex and triggering anotherBig Bang,Superman andMartian Manhuntertransport Imperiex and Brainiac back in time to the Big Bang, destroying them both.
Characters
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- The Flash
- Superman
- Krypto
- Wonder Woman(Diana Prince,Hippolyta)
- Green Lantern(Kyle Rayner)
- Martian Manhunter
- Aquaman
- The Justice League of America
- Young Justice
- Superboy
- Supergirl
- Imperiex
- Brainiac 13
- Darkseid
- Grayven
- Doomsday
- Lex Luthor
- Suicide Squad
- Manchester Black
- Strange Visitor
- Lois Lane
- Lena Luthor
- Sam Lane
Deaths
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- Steel:killed,[1]then returned with another suit.[2]
- Guy Gardner:[3]suggested by dialogue, later proved false.[citation needed]
- Hippolyta:[4][5]perished while saving Greek citizens. Has since returned.[6]
- Aquaman:presumed dead, Atlantis missing.[3]Has since returned.[7]
- Sam Lane:killed.[5]Later turns up alive.[8]
- Maxima:killed.[2]
- Massacre:killed.[2]
- Jonathan and Martha Kent:missing.[9]Later appear alive.[10]
- Strange Visitor:killed.
Publications
editThe story ran through the following issues:
- Action Comics#780-782
- Adventures of Superman#593-596
- Batman#593-594
- Batman: Our Worlds at War#1
- Flash:Our Worlds at War#1
- Green Lantern:Our Worlds at War#1
- Harley Quinn:Our Worlds at War#1
- Impulse#77
- JLA: Our Worlds at War#1
- JSA: Our Worlds at War#1
- Nightwing:Our Worlds at War#1
- Superboy#89-91
- Supergirl#59-61
- Superman#171-173
- Superman: Our Worlds at War Secret Files and Origins#1
- Superman: The Man of Steel#115-117
- Wonder Woman#171-173
- Wonder Woman: Our Worlds at War#1
- World's Finest Comics: Our Worlds at War#1
- Young Justice#35-36
- Young Justice: Our Worlds at War#1
- Superman/Batman#64, #68-71 (a brief new direction of theSuperman/Batmanseries at the start of 2010 that featured a story that took place in the aftermath ofOur Worlds at Warwith #64 acting as a prologue and #68 through #71 being the story proper complete with the trade dress banner).
Collected editions
editThe story has been collected intotrade paperbacks:
- SUPERMAN: OUR WORLDS AT WAR VOL. 1| 256pg. | Color | Softcover |ISBN1-56389-915-9
- SUPERMAN: OUR WORLDS AT WAR VOL. 2| 247pg. | Color | Softcover |ISBN1-56389-916-7
- SUPERMAN: OUR WORLDS AT WAR THE COMPLETE EDITION| 512pg. | Color | Softcover |ISBN1401211291
References
edit- ^Superman: Man of Steel#116 (September 2001)
- ^abcSuperman: The Man of Steel#117 (October 2001)
- ^abJLA: Our Worlds at War#1 (September 2001)
- ^Wonder Woman(vol. 2) #172 (September 2001)
- ^abAction Comics(vol. 1) #781 (September 2001)
- ^Wonder Woman(vol. 3) #8 (June 2007)
- ^JLA: The Obsidian Age(September 2002)
- ^Superman: New Krypton Special#1 (December 2008)
- ^Superman(vol. 1) #172 (September 2001)
- ^Superman(vol. 1) #174 (November 2001)