There are many instances of where video game universes are continued as comic books. I’ve heard only good things from things like The Last of Us’s “American Dreams” and there are plenty of Halo, Assassin’s Creed, and Mass Effect ones that I know people enjoy. Today I’m giving a special shout out to Injustice: Gods Among Us. Here’s a comic book that’s based on a fighting video game that’s based on comic book characters who often fight each other. How weird was that?
This article isn’t as much about the video game itself (which is free for Playstation Plus members this December), but rather a comic book that acts as the prequel to the events of one of the game’s timelines. DC and comic books in general often operate in alternate realities and the basis of this comic book follows Superman’s descent into becoming the world’s dictator. The DC universe prides Superman as being incorruptible. But what happens when the Joker tricks him into murdering his own pregnant wife?
This is how the comic book starts out. The initial story is lightly treaded on in the video game itself, but the game jumps ahead FIVE years after this event. In the game all we learn is that Superman has established a dictatorship of the world under the guise of maintaining peace. There is an underground war against Batman and his thin alliance of other insurgents. But how did this happen? How did the heroes line up on each side? What happened to certain heroes and villains? The comic book promises to cover all of these and more, making an entertaining and shockingly dark romp.
I’ve picked up only Year 1: Vol. 1 of Injustice. I’m very excited to read Vol. 2 this January. Here’s a review.
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