He goes toe to toe with one of imperiexs destroyer probes. Volume one finds imperiex in its first strike, as superman and the mightiest heroes of the dc universe are overwhelmed, and the planet is ravaged with fire and. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman. Art and cover by ed mcguinness and cam smith our worlds at war, part 12.
Year one is a 1995 comic book oneshot annual, which tells stories about the character of doomsday. Or put search terms in quotes for exact matches, which also works for exact series name and issue number. Darkseid, brainiac, luthor and superman in the same book but fighting against dcgalactus in party clothes didnt amount to much. This cover appeared near the end of the war may 1945 and featured a plea for help for the red cross. The wanderers road, usagi yojimbo finds himself in one adventure after another by chance. Owaw was a crossover storyline that spanned several different books, including several books starring batman, superman. The our worlds at war was a cosmic conflict between the universe and.
A new volume including the two original our worlds at war collections. Superman our worlds at war tpb 2006 dc complete edition. As worlds and planets are destroyed in its mighty wake, earth itself is threatened as the planet becomes ravaged by fire and destruction. Our worlds at war, despite its title, is a companywide event that spanned multiple titles over the course of a year. Wells novel the war of the worlds, but is primarily based on the superman mythology. Superman our worlds at war tpb 2006 dc complete edition comic books. Millions of books are added to our site everyday and when we find one that matches your search, well send you an email.
Our worlds at war 1, wonder woman 172173, young justice 36, impulse 77, superboy 91, and worlds finest. Ever since i first heard of the concept, i had been eager to experience the magesty of our worlds at war. Collects superman 171173, adventures of superman 593595, man of steel 115117, action 780782, supergirl 59, jla. Our worlds at war is a massive crossover story arc, which deals with an invasion by imperiex. Jun 12, 2018 generally speaking, we are keeping our list to feats performed by superman, but we have to make an exception for this one feat that superman performed when he was younger. Owaw was a crossover storyline that spanned several different books, including several books starring batman, superman and wonder woman, the flash, green lantern, and a number of supporting characters and books. War of the worlds is a dc comics elseworlds comic story, published in 1998. I would have liked this to be one of those instances where you could forgive the. Officer down, our worlds at war, jokers last laugh.
As planets are destroyed in its mighty wake and with earth in its path, superman is forced to form alliances with president lex luthor and darkseid. This reading order contains all the recommended and necessary comic book issues to enjoy the dc universe. Our worlds at war the complete collection by jeph loeb, joe casey, mark schultz, joe kelly at barnes. Since this was originally a story that crossed over into all kinds of dc comics, not every issue was reprinted here. He heads to earth in order to destroy it and induce a new big bang. Superman is one of the strongest superheroes ever conceived.
Book one trade paperback although none of this issues stories were included inside. Our worlds at war was a comic book storyline, published by dc comics in mid 2001. Written by roy thomas with michael lark as the artist. Our worlds at war, book 2 released by dc comics on september 1. Our worlds at war book one trade paperback, which makes sense since there is no way to understand this event without reading this issue. Our worlds at war, book 1 released by dc comics on september 1, 2002. The our worlds at war was a cosmic conflict between the universe and the cosmic entity known as imperiex, who attacked earth for the purpose of using the planet as the. While we prefer not to use superboy feats, the fact of the matter is that superboy is superman, just younger, so it really should count.
Superman is at ground zero witnessing the aftermath of imperiexs first strike. The alien is so powerful that it takes all the superheroes of earth, a bunch of alien allies, and. Our worlds at war was a comic book storyline, published by dc comics in mid2001. This couldnt be what i had been anticipating, could it. Our worlds at war reading order comic book reading orders.
In a series like return of superman or knightfall, its a bunch of different writers and artists telling a story but the story is going forward forward forward. May 04, 2010 i actually didnt like owaw at all except for a few isolated moments, like the jsa special or superman fighting alongside doomsday. It has numerous writers and artists, but the event was spearheaded by the notorious writer jeph loeb. Making matters worse, brainiac has entered the fray in a. See why with some of his most overpowered feats of strength. I respect the fact that you did like it, i just didnt. On comics and graphic novels, a gamefaqs message board topic titled superman our worlds at war what to read first. Overall i enjoyed this, but im a bit of a superman mark. Superman our worlds at war tpb 2002 dc comic books. In that cover, superman is shown standing on the earth, holding both hitler and the.
Anyway, this is a pretty straightforward cover superman punching imperiex with a handful of heroes knocked out below, including poor superboy. In the twovolume trade paperback form, though, it is somewhat hampered by the fact that not all of the chapters are present theyve endeavored to get the main chapters in here, but there are a large number of other issues. Our worlds at war due to its primary focus on superman and his internal moral struggle that he faces when he has to team up with luthor and darkseid in order to stop a cosmic villain, named imperiex, and later brainiac. In our worlds at war, there are things that will happen in an issue, then the next issue well be given backstory on that thing that happened. August 2001 apparently, this is a crosstitle maxiseries that involves a threat to earth by a particularly nasty alien menace. Our worlds at war is one of the greatest largescale crossovers in comic book history. Jan 16, 2010 this feature is not available right now.
Our worlds at war, book 1 released by dc comics on september 1. Events doomsday meets darkseid for the first time doomsday fights the green lantern corps characters doomsday darkseid superman stories featuring doomsday edit this template comic books the death of. This reading order contains all the necessary comic book issues to enjoy the our worlds at war event. In his final moments, imperiex prime realized, in an ironic twist, that the imperfection he had detected in the. By making it a superman book, they chose to collect only the issues that feature him or supergirl, superboy, wonder dog. Our worlds at war book 01 superman graphic novels at. Volume one finds imperiex in its first strike, as superman and the mightiest heroes of the dc universe are overwhelmed, and the planet is ravaged with fire and destruction. In the second and final volume of this monumental epic, imperiex continues its assault on earth as part of its quest to destroy the universe and remake it in its own image. Collects the entire saga of our worlds at war, in which superman and earths mightiest heroes face the ultimate destructive force, imperiex, to stop it from destroying the universe in order to remake it in its own image. Originally published in single magazine form as superman 171, adventures of superman 593, superman. With the fate of the world at stake, the man of steel is. That issue arrived in comic book stores on september 12, 2001, and featured supermans bleak outlook on the devastation of those events. Imperiex, an embodiment of entropy, detects imperfections in the fabric of the universe, and plans to destroy it and create a new, perfect universe.
Displaying 1 to 100 of 257 results matching your search for our worlds at war. Our worlds at war secret files comic online free and high quality. It presents a superman that readers largely havent seen before, one driven by a reading superman say the words, im going to kill him, is perhaps the most startling revelation in the twoparter trade paperback our worlds at war. As planets are destroyed in its mighty wake and with earth in. I once got my hands on the omnibus in a borders, paged through it feverishly, and walked away deeply confused. Our worlds at war secret files full comic online free and high quality. With the fate of the world at stake, the man of steel is left no choice but to forge uncertain alliances with president luthor, darkseid, mongul, and other dubious allies. Our worlds at war book 01 has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Thus far, it is the only comic book released which is entirely about doomsday. Return to krypton includes two groundbreaking tales of the man of steels miraculous return to the homeworld that he believed destroyed. Millions of books are added to our site everyday and when we find one that matches your. Our worlds at war, the whole universe was at risk when the dreaded imperiex. My trade was published in 2002, and seems like it was hastily and cheaply thrown together using the more newspaperlike paper. And speaking of trades, this cover was used on the our worlds at war.
Earths greatest heroes and villains have banded together to fight the onslaught, but against such an awesome force the patriots are falling at an alarming rate. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The only real problem is that dc decided to call this collection superman our worlds at war. Jun 05, 2017 this issue is also included in the superman.