Even The Justice League Know Deaths Don't Matter in The DC Universe
Warning: contains spoilers forJustice League: Road to Dark Crisis #1!
DC'sJustice League is no more — but the heroes of the DC Universe are not worried in the slightest. As is also the case with death in the Marvel Universe, the superheroes in DC Comics are rarely 'dead' for long, and eventually return to fight evil once again. This trope is so prevalent that even the DC heroes know not to take death too seriously, and in Justice League: Road to Dark Crisis #1, the company proves it.
In Justice League #75, Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman and the rest of the team (minus Barry Allen's Flash; Wally West's Flash remains behind as well) are transported to a barren universe that appears to contain only a desolate cityscape and the villain Pariah. Pariah has been taken over by the Great Darkness, an otherworldly primordial force that seeks to destroy the universe — but first, it seeks to destroy the Justice League. The entire team is set upon by a Dark Army: numerous villains (including Darkseid) enthralled by the Great Darkness. One by one, the entire Justice League falls to Pariah's power, and only Black Adam manages to escape.
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In Justice League: Road to Dark Crisis #1, written by Joshua Williamson with art by Dan Jurgens, the world copes with the death of Earth's premiere superhero team. Nightwing makes banter with his villain-of-the-week and Superman's son (Jonathan Kent) is astounded at his cavalier attitude — how can he makes jokes when Batman and the entire League is dead? The two discuss the concept of attempting to move on even when not all hope is lost. In particular, Dick Grayson discusses the impact both Superman and Batman's deaths
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