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JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE DARK REALM SPECIAL #1 (DC COMICS)
With the largest lineup in DCU history, the current Justice League is in a class of its own.
Pending the mission, their lineup varies with the elite of the elite. This will be needed even more with the impending return of Darkseid.
DC ALL IN SAGA: DARKSEID VS. THE WORLD #1 (DC COMICS)
Darkseid is……
Ever since his bold move to capture absolute power, the former lord of Apokolips has been very active in his schemes. From creating the Absolute Universe to attempting to take over Earth Prime, Darkseid remains the greatest threat to the DCU.
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #24 (DC COMICS)
The amnesty program is over!
Needing to fill a power void, villains were given clearance to join the JLU. Two leaders tried overseeing this vision of the league to disastrous levels. Batman and Lex Luthor’s civil war of control reached an explosive point!
Batman: Bad Seeds – Streets of Gotham #1 (DC COMICS)
Gotham City is under the attack of the Green in “Bad Seeds”.
While the Bat Family can’t be everywhere at once, the citizens of the this crazy place don’t back down to fights.
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #23 (DC COMICS)
No good deed ever goes without punishment.
In Superman’s sacrifice of DC K.O., Batman and Wonder Woman bolstered the ranks with an amnesty program for super villains. The power struggle between Bats and Lex Luthor has been building as both refuse to budge on their views of the League’s future.
BATMAN OF TWO WORLDS #1 (DC COMICS)
Scott Snyder and Matt Fraction are out here flexing as they give us a clash of styles- finesse and brute force- between two of our favorite Bat Boys.
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #22 (DC COMICS)
Despero has returned and the Justice League are in his sights!
After the attempt to secure the JL Power Bank failed, a team led by Mr. Terrific and Guy Gardner now stand their ground on the planet Dronnda. Despero is ready to take everything by force. This leaves the squad in a dangerous position.
JUSTICE LEAGUE: KNIGHT VISION SPECIAL #1 (DC COMICS)
Giving the Villains of the DCU amnesty might have caused more problems than even prep time could have seen.
What should have been a time of prosperity has been a huge ego clash with the Dark Knight and Lex Luthor leading the way. Another problem has been looming around this partnership. There is a growing void of rogues since most are taking the Justice League’s initiative has moved forward.
dc’s hawk-girl summer #1 (DC COMICS)
DC has had a hell of a year in 2026 thus far.
Now at the halfway point, the heroes are looking to enjoy some summer time fun in-between crime fighting.
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #21 (DC COMICS)
The Brainaic Queen has returned with hell to pay! This is not a drill!
Knowing she is on the loose causes the entire Justice League to take notice! All of earth is on watch.
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #20 (DC COMICS)
The Brainiac Queen is back?!
One of the architects behind “Absolute Power” has returned with a vengeance. The JLU is already rocked by the loss of Superman.
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #19 (DC COMICS)
A return of a dangerously evil figure haunts the JLU!
After the events of “Absolute Power”, the Brainiac Queen was thought to have been defeated. Since then, the Justice League has gone through a series of changes. Expanded Roster. DC K.O. Even villains being members as part of an amnesty deal.
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERGALACTIC SPECIAL #1 (DC COMICS)
The Planet Naltor has been taken over by the Witch Queen. Green Lanterns have fallen in attempts to stop her.
This has caught the Justice League’s attention. Star Sapphire has put together a team to combat this threat. One of the members has brought along a very polarizing hero in the DCU these days.
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #18 (DC COMICS)
Superman is missing. Darkseid is defeated. For the JLU, both events have forced a new examination of how to move forward.
With such a power vacuum in place, Batman and Wonder Woman have pushed forth a new program. It will either be the answer needed in Superman’s void or give Darkseid an easy victory when he decides to return.
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #17 (Dc Comics)
DC K.O. has ended. Superman saved the day. Everything is back to normal, right?
That couldn’t be more farther from the truth.
DC KO #5 (DC COMICS)
In the end, only one can be King.
Darkseid’s return to the DCU sparked a challenge heroes have never felt. More powerful than ever before, the former Lord of Apokolips came back to claim another universe. A dangerous power held the key to his defeat, Extreme sacrifice was needed to acquire it.
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #16 (Dc Comics)
A traitor walks amongst “The Terrific Ten”!
As Mr. Terrific leads a time-displaced squad of heroes into Hell itself, the devilish landscape seems to have corrupted another good soul. Neron’s manipulations appear to have succeeded where others have failed. With no one able to help, Terrific must go this alone. The lives of millions rest on his shoulders.
DC KO #4 (DC COMICS)
Four remain in the fight to become Absolute Champion.
Superman, Lex Luthor, Wonder Woman and the Joker are the DCU’s last hope. One will emerge as champion but they will have earned it.
Darkseid has been waiting for this moment as well. Knowing that the tourney was commencing, he plotted as he possessed Booster Gold. The former Lord of Apokolips will not go down quietly. He has assembled his champions. A trinity of heroes in his dark, cruel world.
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #15 (Dc Comics)
What makes the soul of a hero?
Mr. Terrific is finding out the hard way. With the majority of the JLU tied up with DC K.O., Terrific has been leading a group of time-displaced heroes on an impossible mission. Neron has returned in this time of crisis. Augmenting power of lower-tier villains has opened up more trouble than expected.
DC KO #3 (DC COMICS)
The numbers are dwindling, but the stakes are getting higher.
Darkseid is coming. The heroes of the DCU know this won’t be an ordinary fight with the former Lord of Apokolips. He has leveled up. So must they.
They have entered into a tourney to become Absolute Champion. The prize is the Heart of Apokolips. It will not come easy. Those entered know sacrifice is involved. It has resulted with friends fighting friends. Allies turning into enemies. Dark Horses sneaking in to steal victory.