5.08 Assignment: Injustice; Gods Among Us

Injustice: Gods Among Us

Injustice: Gods Among Us is an alternate universe from the DC main timeline. In this universe, Superman's pregnant wife, Lois Lane is murdered by the Joker. Superman murders the Joker, and proceeds to establish a oppressive dictatorship. Batman gathers a small squad to fight against him. The Injustice: Gods Among Us comic is a prequel to the video game of the same name. I read Issues #1-3.

 Injustice starts with Batman looking over Gotham 5 years after the start of the conflict. Gotham is silent because of Superman's soldiers. The panel cuts to 5 years ago where Lois Lane, Superman' s wife, and him are sleeping. Lois gets an anonymous tip from the Daily Planet, and she goes to investigate with her friend, Jimmy. Meanwhile, Superman meets up with Batman, and Batman deducts that Lois is pregnant. Superman wants Batman to be the godfather and Batman smiles.  While Lois is investigating with Jimmy, Jimmy is murdered. The murderer is revealed to be the Joker and Harley Quinn. Lois is kidnapped. Superman stumbles on the crime scene the next morning. At the same time, Batman is investigating a kryptonite theft from Star Labs. Superman goes there, and asks for Batman to find her. Batman contacts the Justice League. Wonder Woman and the Flash find out that Lois is in a submarine being operated on by the Joker and Harley Quinn. Superman rips the submarine in half. When he enter the submarine, he is hit by fear toxin, making Lois appear as Doomsday. Superman flies Doomsday into space, only for the illusion to break, and Superman stares in horror as he hears Lois' and his child's heartbeats stop. A nuke was wired to Lois's heart. When her heartbeat stopped, Metropolis was nuked.

Review

Injustice was okay. I enjoyed the first three issues, although the plot was a bit contrived. After Lois dies, no one tries to restart her heart. She had about 4-6 minutes before her brain started dying. It was too late for the Metropolis citizens, but Lois and her developing child could have survived. The art quality was bad, to say the least. It was very inconsistent. The dialogue was realistic. The artwork portrayed the emotions it wanted to portray, even if sometimes it looked quite appalling. This comic used a different pattern of organization than the books I read. It was mostly chronological, but sometimes events ran concurrent to each other. Injustice was average. An enjoyable read, but it pales in comparison to the other books I read.