Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Three Vol. 1

Tom Taylor — 2015

The next chapter in the landmark best-selling series INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US! On one side: Superman and his Justice League, with their allies in the Sinestro Corps, who sought to bring peace through absolute order. On the other side: Batman's army and the Green Lantern Corps. It ended with Superman wielding a fear-powered yellow ring, murdering Black Canary while the world looked on. But Batman lived to fight another day...and he always has a back-up plan. Only one force in the world can hurt a Kryptonian wielding a Sinestro Corps ring-magic. Now, with mage John Constantine seeking his own revenge against Superman, the sorcerer con man is helping Batman to add the greatest magicians in the universe to his growing army. With the most powerful magic users in the universe on their side, the Man of Steel shouldn't stand a chance. And yet...something mysterious is protecting the Justice League. Something that wants to protect Superman's vision of a world under his control...something deadly enough to kill some of the most powerful beings in the universe. Explore the world behind the smash-hit video game from the makers of Mortal Kombat in INJUSTICE GODS AMONG US: YEAR THREE, as red-hot writer Tom Taylor (EARTH 2) and artists including Bruno Redondo (HUMAN TARGET) and Mike S. Miller (BATMAN: ARKHAM UNHINGED) deliver some shocking changes to this twisted take on the DC Universe! Collecting INJUSTICE GODS AMONG US: YEAR THREE #1-7.

Reviews

Briar's Reviews@briarsreviews

Jul 31, 2023

I have been eyeing this series down for years, and I finally decided to cave and bought it for my birthday! AND I AM SO HAPPY I DID! I love the Justice League - it was a childhood obsession and now into my adulthood I still love them! I devour DC content like you wouldn't believe! Seeing Gods Among Us come out made my heart flutter, but these books can be expensive. So I waited until I had enough points to grab this book on a great sale! But now I want the rest of the series... It'll have to wait! I LOVED this book. Keep in mind, I am very biased. I love almost all things DC (almost... you can message me and argue with me all about that). Knowing this, be aware that my review is how good it is! I didn't see many faults but that's because I loved it too much. This story is a change in the timeline! I imagine it's like Flashpoint or an anthology series. Superman's love (Lois) and their unborn child are brutally murdered by, you guessed it, the Joker. Suddenly, the world is in chaos. The Justice League and some of their villains are in an all out DC "Civil War". Green Arrow, Black Canary, Harley Quinn, Wonder Woman, Aquaman (not Jason Momoa Aquaman, good old blondie Aquaman!), Martian Man Hunter, Huntress, Robin and many other characters make their way onto the screen. It felt like a giant, epic event... but it doesn't end in this book. The book sums up this little plot line nicely, but you know there's going to be more coming in the next book. Friendships are destroyed. Cities are destroyed. Aliens are destroyed. Lots of destruction. I do have many "bad" things to say, but it's mostly about characters I love being wasted. That doesn't truly affect this book though, just my opinion. Although... some of these characters are very... sexualized? But there's not much you can do about that. They are supposed to be gods among us, so they better be pretty darn beautiful. My overall, humble opinion is that this book is WILD. It's a fun and epic ride and you might not see the ending coming! If you love superheroes or graphic novels, pick this book up! It's now one of my all time favourite comic books / graphic novels. AND I WANT MORE! Five out of five stars. I'll be sitting over here in my sad, little corner waiting until I can find book 2 on sale. ;)