The New 52: Futures End Vol. 2
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4.3 • 12 Ratings
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- $19.99
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
Five years from now, the future that Batman Beyond came back in time to stop is already in motion. Brother Eye has taken over Cadmus, and has taken the refugee heroes of Earth-2 as its mind-controlled slaves. Superman has walked away from humanity, and another hero wears the mantle in his place. And in deep space, Stormwatch are dead, victims of the true threat from beyond our universe...the being we know as Brainiac. But while heroes still live, there�s still hope. On Arrow Island, Green Arrow has faked his own death and used the cover to begin recruiting an Army to take the fight to Brother Eye. And even those who swore they�d never be heroes again�like Red Robin and Firestorm�find themselves drawn back into the battle. The fight for the future of the DC Universe is on! All-star writing team Brian Azzarello (WONDER WOMAN), Jeff Lemire (JUSTICE LEAGUE UNITED), Dan Jurgens (THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN) and Keith Giffen (JUSTICE LEAGUE 3000) are joined by fan-favorite artists including Georges Jeanty (Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8), Aaron Lopresti (JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL), Cully Hamner (THE SHADE), Patrick Zircher (SUICIDE SQUAD) and Jes�s Merino (SUPERMAN) to present THE NEW 52: FUTURES END VOLUME 2 � collects issues #18-30. The battle rages on!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Years from now, the heroic DC Universe is on the verge of becoming a nightmare dystopia. Green Arrow is dead, Superman hides behind a faceless helmet, and heroes and villains alike are being transformed into killer cyborg insectoids. Bruce Wayne sends Terry McGinnis, his prot g and successor (from the TV series Batman Beyond) back in time to prevent the disaster, but Terry lands in the DC Universe five years from now, when the sinister events are already underway. This wild, freewheeling joyride on a heroic world under attack by growing technology requires extensive knowledge of the current DC Universe and characters large roles are played by B-list characters Firestorm, O.M.A.C., and Grifter. The theme is dire, but the inherent high stakes are levied with some light humor and a strong, page-flipping fast action pace. Despite twelve different artists contributing to the various chapters, the visuals are consistent, clean, and suitably heroic. With its abrupt revelatory ending, Volume 1 is by no means a complete story, but as the beginning of a significantly ambitious saga exploring the dark side of comic book heroes, it does the trick of ensnaring attention and freeing the reader of the usual surety that good will prevail.
