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Injustice 2(comics)

Injustice 2is anAmerican comic bookseries written byTom Taylorand published byDC Comics.It is based on fighting video gameInjustice: Gods Among Usand its sequel,Injustice 2.It is set in analternate realitywhere aBatman-ledinsurgencyhas defeatedSuperman'stotalitarianregime and has to deal with the aftermath.[1]

Injustice 2
Cover ofInjustice 2#1 (April 2017), art byJim Lee
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
ScheduleWeekly
FormatOngoing
GenreSuperhero
Publication dateApril2017 – October2018
No.of issues72(digital)
36(print)
2 Annuals(Print & Digital)
Creative team
Written byTom Taylor
Artist(s)

The series is illustrated by various artists including Bruno Redondo, Juan Albarran, Daniel Sampere andMike S. Miller.[2]The digital issues were published weekly from April 2017 to October 2018. Print issues were also released biweekly, and the series has been collected intrade paperbackandhardcovereditions.

Plot

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The plot follows the end of theInjustice: Gods Among UswithSupermanin captivity. The primary conflict centers aroundRa's al Ghulassembling a group of villains to force the world into reversing the effects of climate change. His forces includeSolovar,Gorilla Grodd,theSuicide Squad,Athanasia al Ghul,Jason Todd,Damian Wayne,andKiller Croc,among others. His plans include a successful attack on theU.S. Capitolwhich kills the President and much of his cabinet, along with the majority of Congress and the kidnapping of various CEOs of multiple organizations includingTed Kordto be eaten by Killer Croc andOrca.Ra's also forcesProfessor Ivoto buildAmazo,which Ra's plans on using to kill the majority of humans on Earth. When Batman and his allies arrive to fight Amazo, they are initially unable to inflict significant damage.SupergirlandBlue Beetlemanage to bring it to the Moon, where Kara destroys it, with assistance from Damian, who grew majorly concerned about his grandfather's genocidal methods. To help predict future threats,BatmancreatesBrother Eye,an artificial intelligence that he uses to monitor mankind. Off Earth, theGreen Lanternsface theRed Lanterns,who have managed to bringStarro the Conquerorto their side. After the Red Lanterns attackOa,the Green Lanterns ally withSinestro,a reformedHal Jordan,andLoboto repel the attack. Solovar later banishes Gorilla Grodd and removes his telepathic abilities, Brainiac arrives and assists Gorilla Grodd in returning to power. When Grodd retakes the throne, he takes control of Ra's al Ghul's mind and kills him. The series ends withAlfred,unable to continue taking care of Bruce, leavingWayne Manor.

Publication history

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The series was first announced at the 2016San Diego Comic-Con,with originalInjustice: Gods Among UscomicswriterTom Taylorreturning to write the series.[3]The first issue was released digitally on April 11, 2017, and subsequent issues have been released weekly.[2]Print issues of the series are released biweekly,[2]collecting two digital issues each.[4]The first print issue was published on May 3, 2017.[5]The series ended in October 2018.[6]

Reception

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The series has generally been well-received by critics. According toreview aggregatorComic Book Roundup,Injustice 2as a whole has an average score of 8.4/10 based on 402 critic reviews.[7]

Early reviews were generally positive.IGNand ComicBookWire both felt the series got off to a strong, albeit slow, start,[4][8]with the former praising the "terrific character moments".[9]Comicosity's Allen Thomas gave the first issue a perfect score and said: "The art and writing work in tandem to produce a story that engages an appetite for intriguing interpersonal relationships and stellar visuals."[10]In her review of the Wonder Woman focused Annual #1, Jennifer DeRoss was disappointed by Taylor's characterization ofWonder Womanstating: "This issue is literally overshadowed by Superman multiple times and is so heavily based on other popular versions of the character that it feels like they were trying to force a concept instead of developing a unique character."[11]

Collected editions

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TheInjustice 2series is collected in severaltrade paperbacksandhardcovers.

  • Volume 1:collects issues #1–6
    • Hardcover: October 25, 2017;[12]ISBN978-1401274412
    • Trade paperback: April 25, 2018;[13]ISBN978-1401278403
  • Volume 2:collects issues #7–12, #14
  • Volume 3:collects issues #13, #15–17,Annual#1
  • Volume 4:collects issues #18-24
  • Volume 5:collects issues #25-30
  • Volume 6:collects issues #31-36, Annual #2

References

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  1. ^Whitbrook, James (January 20, 2017)."DC Announces an Injustice 2 Comic, Continuing the Best Evil Superman Story Ever".io9.
  2. ^abcSchedeen, Jesse (January 20, 2017)."DC'S INJUSTICE 2 PREQUEL COMIC GETS A RELEASE DATE".IGN.RetrievedAugust 13,2018.
  3. ^Schedeen, Jesse (July 22, 2016)."COMIC-CON 2016: DC ANNOUNCES INJUSTICE 2 PREQUEL COMIC".IGN.RetrievedAugust 13,2018.
  4. ^abSchedeen, Jesse (May 3, 2017)."INJUSTICE 2 #1 REVIEW".IGN.RetrievedAugust 13,2018.
  5. ^"INJUSTICE 2 #1".DC Comics.RetrievedAugust 13,2018.
  6. ^"Injustice 2 Comic Comes To A Conclusion in October".CBR.2018-07-23.Retrieved2018-08-14.
  7. ^"INJUSTICE 2".Comic Book Roundup.RetrievedAugust 13,2018.
  8. ^"Review: Injustice 2- Chapter 1".ComicBookWire. April 14, 2017.RetrievedAugust 13,2018.
  9. ^Schedeen, Jesse (May 17, 2017)."INJUSTICE 2 #2 REVIEW".IGN.RetrievedAugust 13,2018.
  10. ^Thomas, Allen (May 3, 2017)."Review: INJUSTICE 2 #1".Comicosity.RetrievedAugust 13,2018.
  11. ^DeRoss, Jennifer (November 30, 2017)."Review: Injustice 2 Annual #1".Comic Crusaders.RetrievedAugust 13,2018.
  12. ^"INJUSTICE 2 VOL. 1 [hardcover]".DC Comics.RetrievedAugust 13,2018.
  13. ^"INJUSTICE 2 VOL. 1 [softcover]".DC Comics.RetrievedAugust 13,2018.
  14. ^"INJUSTICE 2 VOL. 2 [hardcover]".DC Comics.RetrievedAugust 13,2018.
  15. ^"INJUSTICE 2 VOL. 2 [softcover]".DC Comics.RetrievedAugust 13,2018.
  16. ^"INJUSTICE 2 VOL. 3 [hardcover]".DC Comics.RetrievedAugust 13,2018.
  17. ^"INJUSTICE 2 VOL. 4 [hardcover]".DC Comics.RetrievedDecember 5,2018.
  18. ^"INJUSTICE 2 VOL. 5 [hardcover]".DC Comics.RetrievedApril 30,2019.
  19. ^"INJUSTICE 2 VOL. 6 [trade paperback]".DC Comics.RetrievedDecember 17,2019.
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