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Earth 2, Vol. 1: The Gathering (2013)

by James Robinson(Favorite Author)
3.89 of 5 Votes: 3
ISBN
1401237746 (ISBN13: 9781401237745)
languge
English
publisher
DC Comics
series
Earth Two Vol. 1
review 1: An excellent, creepy new take on Earth 2, one of the most interesting concepts created by DC Comics on its Silver Age. Robinson (Starman) starts with a BANG! (no spoilers) right in the first pages and then proceeds calmly (but with a fast pace) to introduce us to old characters, entirely revamped in a very interesting fashion, like a gender-swapped Red Tornado and a gay Green Lantern, making this one of the most exciting and well-written titles of the New 52 series.
review 2: The New 52 keeps surprising me - this time it pulls out all the stops, re-inventing classic heroes and giving them slightly different origins and manifestations - it is Earth 2 after all, so there will be some differences. Green Lantern, Hawkgirl, Flash, and Captain Atom are united in a w
... moreorld without heroes (all dead in the Apokolips War) to take on a new threat - Grundy. Very good read, check it out. less
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mica22
loved the focus on lesser known Justice League members and characters.
Dude
A nice introduction of the big three and setting up other heroes
paiselbud
Hmmm. I actually liked it even though it's non-canon.
Nish
Not a fan. Too plain and too easy of a story.
Melissa
Public library copy.
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