4.5 stars Introduction: Alright, so I have read many superhero comics where we see the good guys going rogue and trying to do more damage to the world then they really need to. So, when I heard about this new comic book from DC Comics called “Injustice: Gods Among Us Volume One,” I will admit that I was a little hesitant about trying this comic out due to the premise being about superheroes fighting each other (again). But, I was quite surprised at how good this story actually turned out!

so Superman gets really mad and sad and gains a whole new perspective on things after the Joker decides to play a joke on him. the joke involves Lois Lane and all of Metropolis. this is the Joker so the joke is rather more upsetting than funny. Wonder Woman decides to give Superman some moral support in his new crusade against evil. this version of Wonder Woman really plays up the violent warrior amazon part of Wonder Woman that has apparently become the norm. pretty soon most of the super...

Reread 11/16 : Nothing is working today. Nada. Niente. Rien. So I'm hoping Batman does the trick^^➸ Volume 2 : Injustice: Gods Among Us, Vol. 2 ★★★★★➸ Volume 3 : Injustice, Year 2, Vol. 1 ★★★★➸ Volume 4 : Injustice, Year 2, Vol. 2 ★★★SO FULL OF WIN.★ I feel like I'm a broken record to repeat this again, but well, that's true, I'm not a comics person by any means. In the last months I started some amazing series thanks to my fantabulous friend Kat - b-but a story about several superheroes? Well,

Oh, it's one of the best comics I've ever read so far.I guess many people have already heard about the storyline of Injustic: Gods Among Us from the video game, right? In this storyline the Joker (view spoiler)[tricked Superman into killing Lois Lane and their unborn child and wiped out Metropolis at the same time (hide spoiler)], driven mad with grief Superman decided there should be no mercy left for the bad guys and the bad governments! EVERY BAD THING NEEDS TO BE STOPPED NOW! It's open seaso...

CRAZED FANGIRL MODE: ACTIVATEDInjustice: Gods Among Us was incredible. I'm completely smitten. It left me speechless with my emotions warring inside me. You don't understand how much I love this graphic novel. I could just live off it. It's like my personal brand of oxygen. Everything I've ever wanted in a graphic novel, every character I've ever wanted, all of them in ONE BOOK. I can feel my heart elating right now.This book is based on a video game, a prequel to it. I haven't played the game y...

Based on a video game? Let's just say I wasn't expecting much.But I did know the basic storyline of the game, because even though I've never played it, everyone else in my house has.And if that weren't enough, some random guy in Wal-mart decided to explain the plot to me because he liked my WWBD? shirt.What can I say? We're obnoxiously friendly in the south.Random Nerd thought Injustice was the coolest thing EVAH, so I decided to give it a shot.Surprisingly, the Random Nerd was right.Well, it ma...

I'm a gamer, but I have no real interest in fighting games. So I'd had no intention of playing Injustice, and even less motivation to read the tie-in comic. If not for Anne's review, I never would have considered reading this. I'm glad I did.This doesn't at all read like a tie-in to a fighting game. I understand it's the prequel to that game, setting up exactly how and why Superman totally lost it. Which I can actually buy. I can buy basically the entire sequence of events here. Better than I ex...

A pissed off Superman? That equals a bad day for the Joker. Superman grows a monster set of balls in this book and pretty much goes a bit cray-cray. I actually liked him a bit in this book though. After going through something really bad he goes on a rampage. He is joined by Wonder Woman (who is frigging dorky as hell with her mooning over the Blue Boyscout), Flash and several other Justice League heroes. Batman is one of the only ones that see the Superman might be on a bit of a nutso loo...

One of the few stories where you can understand and sympathise with all sides. It captures the emotion far better than the game its based on, and is unconstrained by the formulaic fighting breaks found in the source material. Wonderfully weighted with some unique characterisations, it's a brutal tragedy above all else, and one that will leave you feeling morally conflicted.

Vote: 3, 5Surprisingly good first volume for being a videogame tie-in, it starts with a real bang (view spoiler)[(Superman killing Lois and their unborn son under the effect of Scarecrow's fear gas mixed with Kryptonite by Joker and Harley Quinn... That was real grimdark!) (hide spoiler)], but some of the artworks were just decent ones and second half of the storyline was just not as good as the first one for me (view spoiler)[(Aquaman attacking surface world to save whales just now? C'mon...) (...

Injustice: Gods Among Us, Vol. 1 (Injustice: Gods Among Us #1), Tom TaylorInjustice: Gods Among Us is an American comic book series that serves as the prequel to the Injustice: Gods Among Us fighting video game. The series takes place in an alternate reality, where Superman descends into tyranny following his family's death at the Joker's hands and establishes a totalitarian One Earth Regime. In response, Batman forms an insurgency to fight back against the Regime.The story is split into the fiv...

Oh, DC - I’m starting to think we should split up and see other people. It’s gotten to a point now that DC can fudge up their characters as much as they want to and I no longer care. Justice League - one of the worst incarnations ever. Justice League of America - staggeringly, even worse. Trinity War - easily the worst Event comic I’ve ever read. Most of the New 52 - absolute garbage. So when I read Injustice: Gods Among Us and discovered that it too was a terrible comic - among the worst publis...

I'm scared of criminals.Let me start with that.I'm scared of being robbed. I'm scared of being stabbed by a random junkie who have nothing better to do. I'm scared of being kidnapped and killed, ransomed or not. I'm scared of being raped. I'm scared of being hit by an intoxicated driver. I'm scared of being gunned down by a terrorist group that have something to prove.All in all, i wish this world was a better place. I wish this world would be rid of things that endangers each and every one of u...

4.5 stars I've been trying to broaden my reading horizons lately and have always been interested in graphic novels and superheroes. I didn't know where to start, so I asked the lovely Kat Stark for some recs and this was one of them. Injustice is one of the most interesting plots I've read this year! Basically one of the members of the Justice League (to remain unnamed) experiences a personal tragedy, and over time begins to evolve into the villain he always sought to destroy. I picked this bo

Superman loses a loved one and proceeds to enact Draconian measures on the world. Some of our super heroes are not cool with this . . . guess which one is in the lead against Superman?Compelling themes. Great artwork. OVERALL GRADE: B plus to A minus.

Much better than Marvel's Civil War mess, the story here is solid, delicious, shocking, and messed up.What's not to like? Sure it's an alternate universe, but what verve!!!

Remember the scene from BvS where Flash appeared out of nowhere and started shouting at poor confused Bat Affleck that "Lois is the key"? Well, substitute 'key' with 'Superman's Sanity'! "He is a God who has deluded himself into believing he's a man" After a series of unfortunate events (not involving three orphans), Superman decides to take a proactive stand on world peace by interfering directly with many conflicts. A lion's share of justice league decides to take a stand with him while one d...

Injustice...or as I like to call it, What Happens when Everyone Except for Batman is a Jerk.I really liked this. It drove home some really important messages, I think. You don't have to be a die-hard fan to enjoy it. The plot is awesome and I can't wait to read the rest of them. Also, you should never have to justify a fake moustache.

Well, the storytelling isn't exactly subtle. How do you wring a little passion out of the usually so even-tempered and statesman-like Superman? Try blowing up Metropolis with a nuclear bomb, then tricking him into killing Lois Lane as well as their unborn child, and finally kidnapping Ma and Pa Kent just to wrap things up in style. Yep, that’ll get the job done - subtle it ain't, but it definitely wrings some emotion out of Big Blue. And it sums up Tom Taylor’s sledgehammer approach to storytell...

***Evil Week Buddy Read with the Shallow Readers! Criteria: Evil equals The Joker, and consequently a scorned Supes***This was a FANTASTIC DC read. I knew nothing about the game going, so here's hoping none of this is actually real, otherwise my heart will be totally, totally broken.***BEWARE THE SPOILERS. I NEED TO CRY A BIT AND I'M GOING TO DO IT HERE.***So Lois Lane is pregnant with Superman's alien sperm and BAM! Shit goes down and the Joker kills her. Enter heartbreak. Superman loses his sh...