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A review by the_rox13
Justice League: The Darkseid War - Power of the Gods by Steve Orlando, Tom King, Peter J. Tomasi, Geoff Johns, Francis Manapul, Rob Williams
2.0
I started to read Darkseid War Part 2 and there were some things that it seemed like I missed, so I started reading this one first and yes indeed will you miss some stuff if you don't read this. Since this book is very much an anthology of stories on JL members and their godhood, I'm just going to go through it story by story.
Batman: I don't know how many times I've said that Batman annoys me in this series, but that is no different here. He's basically pulling a Minority Report and trying to get the cops to arrest people for crimes they haven't committed yet, but he just knows they're going to because of that damn chair. It was cool that he confronted Joe Chill, but I just didn't understand why. He could have done at before the chair and now suddenly he felt the need to put the fear of god in him. There's also an implication by Alfred that Bruce can't get off the chair, though Bruce denies it. I dunno, I think he might be able to, but he just doesn't want to. I did like the end, though, because it seems to be in reference to the three Jokers theory.
the Flash: I liked this story, but iI found it to be a little confusing. Mostly, I thought it was confusing because I wasn't sure if all this was happening within Barry's head or if he was actualy doing some of it. The Black Racer wants Barry to take a life to consummate their union and Barry eventually decides that he'll kill the Black Racer. However, this would unleash death itself and everything would die - I'm assuming here that this happening in his head and the Black Racer is simply showing him what will happen. Barry does take a life...? I'm not sure if its his mom or his life - I don't know it's very confusing and I don't know what the comic was trying to say, but I guess it doesn't matter because Barry is the god of death now.
Superman: This one is pretty simple. Superman is back in Metropolis and acting like a complete asshole because he's a god now. There's an alien that spread this black goo stuff everywhere and Superman saves the day, but he freezes it and breaks it, causing the black goo to die or something. It's pretty stupid. People think it's great Superman's back, but Superman thinks they're wrong. I dunno, I thought it was boring and mildly stupid at how upset Superman gets over not getting a piece of pie right then and there.
Green Lantern: This story made the most sense to me, honestly. Basically Darkseid's Mother Box has combined with the Central Battery, but it needs a master. Hal arrives, but everyone is dead and has been turned into Parademons. Hal accepts to being the Central Battery/Mother Box's master and becomes a god of light. And you know what? He is the only member of the whole Justice League that uses that power to fix things and then he gives it up. If anything, that made me love Hal even more. When gifted with becoming a literal god, he's like all right I'll fix Oa and bring my friends back, but then that's it, I'm done. This was a moment for me that proves Batman is wrong about Hal. Batman isn't willing to give up his godhood and yet, Hal was. Hal Jordan is the fucking best y'all and that is a hill I will die on.
Shazam: I'm not even going to try to explain this story because I had no fucking idea what was going on. Shazam has a new Pantheon of gods that he gets his powers from and goes around to fight (?) them. I don't know I didn't follow it. My least favorite of the stories.
Lex Luthor: Didn't care for this one, either. Lex is being lead around by this woman, whose name I couldn't be bothered to remember. Basically what it boils down to is, in order for him to become the new ruler of Apokolips, the Power of the Omega has to see Lex's true self. Again, I was confused. I understood that for Lex, asking for help was a sign of strength because he's been taught his whole life to not ask for help because that is weakness. So, maybe that's what showed his true self to the Omega-whatever? Anyway, he's got an army now.
Batman: I don't know how many times I've said that Batman annoys me in this series, but that is no different here. He's basically pulling a Minority Report and trying to get the cops to arrest people for crimes they haven't committed yet, but he just knows they're going to because of that damn chair. It was cool that he confronted Joe Chill, but I just didn't understand why. He could have done at before the chair and now suddenly he felt the need to put the fear of god in him. There's also an implication by Alfred that Bruce can't get off the chair, though Bruce denies it. I dunno, I think he might be able to, but he just doesn't want to. I did like the end, though, because it seems to be in reference to the three Jokers theory.
the Flash: I liked this story, but iI found it to be a little confusing. Mostly, I thought it was confusing because I wasn't sure if all this was happening within Barry's head or if he was actualy doing some of it. The Black Racer wants Barry to take a life to consummate their union and Barry eventually decides that he'll kill the Black Racer. However, this would unleash death itself and everything would die - I'm assuming here that this happening in his head and the Black Racer is simply showing him what will happen. Barry does take a life...? I'm not sure if its his mom or his life - I don't know it's very confusing and I don't know what the comic was trying to say, but I guess it doesn't matter because Barry is the god of death now.
Superman: This one is pretty simple. Superman is back in Metropolis and acting like a complete asshole because he's a god now. There's an alien that spread this black goo stuff everywhere and Superman saves the day, but he freezes it and breaks it, causing the black goo to die or something. It's pretty stupid. People think it's great Superman's back, but Superman thinks they're wrong. I dunno, I thought it was boring and mildly stupid at how upset Superman gets over not getting a piece of pie right then and there.
Green Lantern: This story made the most sense to me, honestly. Basically Darkseid's Mother Box has combined with the Central Battery, but it needs a master. Hal arrives, but everyone is dead and has been turned into Parademons. Hal accepts to being the Central Battery/Mother Box's master and becomes a god of light. And you know what? He is the only member of the whole Justice League that uses that power to fix things and then he gives it up. If anything, that made me love Hal even more. When gifted with becoming a literal god, he's like all right I'll fix Oa and bring my friends back, but then that's it, I'm done. This was a moment for me that proves Batman is wrong about Hal. Batman isn't willing to give up his godhood and yet, Hal was. Hal Jordan is the fucking best y'all and that is a hill I will die on.
Shazam: I'm not even going to try to explain this story because I had no fucking idea what was going on. Shazam has a new Pantheon of gods that he gets his powers from and goes around to fight (?) them. I don't know I didn't follow it. My least favorite of the stories.
Lex Luthor: Didn't care for this one, either. Lex is being lead around by this woman, whose name I couldn't be bothered to remember. Basically what it boils down to is, in order for him to become the new ruler of Apokolips, the Power of the Omega has to see Lex's true self. Again, I was confused. I understood that for Lex, asking for help was a sign of strength because he's been taught his whole life to not ask for help because that is weakness. So, maybe that's what showed his true self to the Omega-whatever? Anyway, he's got an army now.