Justice League: The Darkseid War (DC Essential Edition)

A well written and gripping story which kept me reading. Artwork is also brilliant and suits the tone of the story perfectly. It has parts that feed into the metal series so it's good for a more rounded understanding. Worth a read

Fantastic book, great art apart from one section I didnt like, fantastic story and real page turner. However the description of this product says it includes the one shots of shazam, superman, flash and batman, lex Luthor and green lantern (which on further search is around 200 pages) However this version does not include these one shots at all

The book itself is quite a good story with things being set up here that build to stories that are only now being paid off. However this edition does not include the One shots as described!

The best way to describe the reading experience here is to have you think about sitting cross legged on the floor staring at the door of a front loading washing machine. Everything in the window is just tumbling around. There's the arm of a shirt; there are your Superman briefs; there's a peek of your Green Lantern t-shirt. It's all jumbled and colorful and a little sudsy but full of action and color and parts of things you recognize. Well, that's this book.As I understand it the goal of the D.C. Essentials initiative is to publish stand alone books that allow for easy entry points for newbies, (or lapsed oldies) to rejoin the DC Universe. You don't necessarily need to know the details of what has happened over the last few years, and you need only a general knowledge of who's who. To be fair, the plotting is so over the top and random that even having a detailed knowledge of the past probably wouldn't help you much. It might even hold you back, or annoy you if you've been a diligent fan. So, I just sort of jumped in and hoped for the best.The big story, (this is the entire Darkseid War with all issues and a load of one-shots), is that two godlike villains are battling it out on Earth and the Justice League is caught in the middle. You can follow it pretty well because every now and then the Justice Leaguers pause to explain things to each other. There is a lot of folderol about past realities having been reformed and the present reality being at risk, but I take that as a way to just skip over continuity and plausibility problems. The most fun here is in some of the minor storylines and one-shot walkabouts. For example, for no especially good reason Superman and Lex Luthor are transported to Apokolips and have to find their way back. That's fun. And Batman gets to sit in the Mobius Chair, and he totally gets into it and creeps out. That part is awesome. And how neat is it that the best heroines - Wonder Woman, Myrina Black, Grail - are all Amazons from Themyscira?So, if you're willing to follow a slam bang head-scratching rumble-in-the-jungle actioner with scattered bonus fun story and scene mini-bits, and if you'd like to just get reacquainted with the DC characters, this could be a nice choice.(Please note that I received a free advance will-self-destruct-in-x-days Adobe Digital copy of this book without a review requirement, or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)

I received a copy of this book from DC Comics via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. This review contains spoilers.As a new comic book reader, I hear a lot about DC’s various ‘crises’ and their world-altering (and most definitely not publication driven) effects on the wider DC universe. As a very process-driven person, this all seemed messy to me, so I appreciated that the beginning of this book directly addressed the in-universe effects of significant comic book events, even if it did so by being one?Honestly, not a great deal stuck with me after this book. It was my first interaction with Shazam, Mr Miracle and Barda and I absolutely fell in love with them and intend to read more. There were aspects I simply did not understand, like the Crime Syndicate, but I assume that’s because I have never read them – either way, Owlman & Power Ring are dumb names in any universe. I also appreciated Wonder Woman & Scott’s narrative.Whilst I understand that the length of the book meant there had to be a lot of moving parts, it all felt a bit forced together in the end and didn’t fall as naturally as I’d like.I don’t feel this is a great jumping on point for the JLA ...To see my full review visit my blog, Bloodthirsty Little Beasts.

Was delivered damaged but was refunded.

I received the book in such good condition. Nice and new. Great to ad such a fine book to my collection. Thank you so much for taking good care of you books.

Non-spoiler Review.To begin with, Justice League: The Darkseid War consumed DC comic titles for over one year, I believe. Not sure how many issues total but they fit nicely into one download on Kindle. I eagerly and enthusiastically read these volumes in an evening/into early morning Labor Day. Enjoyed it immensely!To expand on my experience, the story is deliberate in its delivery and paced very well. There are more than a few twists and turns I did not expect. The art is professional but personable. Additionally the story is drawn, in my opinion, vivid and crisp. Generally the color tones fluctuate nicely in accordance with the thematic needs of the story.Finally, upon completion I found an enthralling tale and could not imagine having to read it one at a time, comic by comic or couple or a few per week for over a year’s time.Something else I realized after my initial reading:There is not very much humor at all, in these volumes. It actually impressed upon me the severity of the matters at hand throughout the books.So, five stars for character diversity and cohesion, excellent graphical and excellent /art plus epic story with feels, shocks, twists and turns, great flow or pacing and it’s all practically priced under $5 (at time of this writing). Enjoy!

Amazing story and Fabok's art it's a sight to behold

"Unputdownable"

Exciting adventure!