FOREVER EVIL HARDCOVER
Following
on the heels of Trinity War,
Pandora’s Box stands to be revealed as a portal between worlds. The villains of
Earth 3 the Crime Syndicate have arrived to take over the Earth and proclaiming
the Justice League and uniting the villains of the DC Universe. It begins as
Lex Luthor tries to buy Kord Industries from Thomas Kord who is later killed in
a helicopter crash due to Ultraman. Luthor discovers Ultraman inhales
Kryptonite to get his powers and darkness as he blocks out the sun with the
moon.
The
villains of the DC Universe are assembled as Nightwing is captured and his
identity is revealed to the world. Ultraman promises anyone who opposes them
with kill them as well as their families. Meanwhile
Superwoman is having Owlman’s child not Ultraman’s, while Luthor releases
Bizarro a clone of Superman into the world. Johnny Quick takes care of the Teen
Titans by sending them into the future. Batman and Catwoman arrive at STAR Labs
with the body of Vic Stone the Cyborg.
Batman and Catwoman escaped the Crime Syndicate with the remains of the Cyborg while the rest of the Justice League was merged with Firestorm. Lex Luthor and Bizarro track Ultraman who is battling Black Adam and discovers Ultraman is staying out of the Sunlight. Meanwhile Power Ring and Deathstorm take on the Rogues in Central City. Deathstorm separates Captain Cold’s DNA leaving him powerless. Captain Cold unites with Lex Luthor and Bizarro along with Black Manta and Black Adam.
Batman reveals his Batcave to Catwoman and his contingency plans that were meant for the Justice League will now be used against the Crime Syndicate. Luthor reviles Black Adam after his fight to Ultraman.
Batman and Catwoman escaped the Crime Syndicate with the remains of the Cyborg while the rest of the Justice League was merged with Firestorm. Lex Luthor and Bizarro track Ultraman who is battling Black Adam and discovers Ultraman is staying out of the Sunlight. Meanwhile Power Ring and Deathstorm take on the Rogues in Central City. Deathstorm separates Captain Cold’s DNA leaving him powerless. Captain Cold unites with Lex Luthor and Bizarro along with Black Manta and Black Adam.
Batman reveals his Batcave to Catwoman and his contingency plans that were meant for the Justice League will now be used against the Crime Syndicate. Luthor reviles Black Adam after his fight to Ultraman.
Ultraman
rips out Metallo’s Kryptonite heart to fuel himself. Superwoman arrives and
warns him that Owlman is building his own team along with Nightwing. Ultraman
asks Deathstorm to make Firestorm transmute elements into Kryptonite while
Power Ring deals with Captain Cold.
Both
Luthor and Batman head to Wayne Enterprises confronted by Deathstroke and Power
Ring. Batman puts on a Yellow Ring however Power Ring gains the upper hand and
destroys it before Sinestro arrives to challenge him.
Lex
Luthor and Batman along with the other villains head to the fallen watchtower
to retrieve Nightwing who is strapped to a bomb. The bomb can be stopped at the
expense of Nightwing. Mantra kills Alfred as the Crime Syndicate arrives. Lex
Luthor disables the bomb as Nightwing is dying. Captain Cold takes out Johnny
Quick as the mysterious hostage is revealed to be Alexander Luthor who is Earth
3’s Mazahs (the opposite of Shazam). Mazahs promises to kill everyone and be
this world’s only hero by
absorbing their powers.
Lex
Luthor saves Richard Grayson and stops the bomb. Superwoman reveals to Ultraman
that her unborn child is Alexander Luthor’s who takes down Deathstorm so he can
absorb his powers. Alexander Luthor attacks Lex’s team of super-villains.
Bizarro sacrifices himself for Lex who gets revenge by killing Alexander. As
the Justice League returns Lex saves Superman and knows the identity of Batman.
The final reveal is the creature that destroyed Earth 3 is the Anti-Monitor and
the stage is set for the 30th Anniversary of Crisis of Infinite
Earths in 2015.
This
hardcover collects
Forever
Evil #1-7
RECOMMENDED – 4 OUT OF 5
