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Earth 2: Society #1
Earth 2 Society 1: Planetfall
Continuing the saga that began in EARTH 2, writer Daniel H. Wilson (EARTH 2: WORLD’S END) and artists Jorge Jimenez (SUPERBOY) and Alisson Borges (LOBO) start civilization from scratch in EARTH 2: SOCIETY VOL. 1: PLANETFALL!
A year has passed since Earth-2 was destroyed by the armies of Apokolips. The survivors of the catastrophic tragedy have now made planetfall on a new world, and, with the help of heroes old and new, built a home.
But some threats can survive even Apokolips. New super-villains have arisen to capitalize on the confusion, even as heroes like Batman, Power Girl, Superman, Green Lantern and The Flash struggle to find their place on an unfamiliar world.
And unknown to all, Terry Sloan has developed technology with the power to change everything. Some will want to use his Genesis Machine to re-make this planet into an exact copy of the Earth they left behind; others, to build a brand new society, free from the mistakes of the past. Who wins this debate will determine the course of a civilization, but one thing is in the wrong hands, this device has the power to destroy the last hope of a people who thought they’d already lost everything.
Collects issues #1-7 and DC SNEAK EARTH 2: SOCIETY #1.
A year has passed since Earth-2 was destroyed by the armies of Apokolips. The survivors of the catastrophic tragedy have now made planetfall on a new world, and, with the help of heroes old and new, built a home.
But some threats can survive even Apokolips. New super-villains have arisen to capitalize on the confusion, even as heroes like Batman, Power Girl, Superman, Green Lantern and The Flash struggle to find their place on an unfamiliar world.
And unknown to all, Terry Sloan has developed technology with the power to change everything. Some will want to use his Genesis Machine to re-make this planet into an exact copy of the Earth they left behind; others, to build a brand new society, free from the mistakes of the past. Who wins this debate will determine the course of a civilization, but one thing is in the wrong hands, this device has the power to destroy the last hope of a people who thought they’d already lost everything.
Collects issues #1-7 and DC SNEAK EARTH 2: SOCIETY #1.
176 pages, Paperback
First published September 3, 2014
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Daniel H. Wilson
124 books2,052 followersA Cherokee citizen, Daniel H. Wilson grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He earned a Ph.D. in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
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September 8, 2016
There's a lot of interesting ideas in this follow up as superheroes and the remaining mortals try to build a new life on an alien planet. For instance, the idea of Superman and Power Girl having their powers only for half of a cycle was potentially interesting but part of the overall issue as to why this doesn't get a better grade is that they simply do not mine the ideas.
OVERALL GRADE: B minus to B.
OVERALL GRADE: B minus to B.
June 1, 2016
I was loving this title. And then they went and destroyed the Earth. The whole planet.
Only 22 spaceships survived with 2 million passengers. What a horrible idea. And what a great way to limit your story-telling options.
With the opening of this book, the survivors of Earth have been on a new world for a year, after their ships crashed down. From the wreckage of the space arks, cities were built spread out across the planet. Wherever a ship crash-landed, it was right there from the smoking ruins the cities were built. What's weird is that all of these 22 cities are huge Manhattan-esque skylines, full of sky-scrapers.
We're told not all the ships even survived the crashes but not how many, nor did all the people survive the crash. So, significantly lower than 22 cities and 2 million people. Still a ton of sky-scrapers in every city we are shown. Not one farm though. Don't see anything about actual survival on an alien world. Did they bring seeds? Livestock? Pets?
To be generous 2 million people divided by 22 cities = 90,000 people per city. That's about the size of Fresno, CA. Google that skyline. It's hardly Manhattan-esque.
K, this may seem like nit-picking. But I'm aiming to point out how poorly thought out this title is in the long-run. Nearly 8 billion people died in the last book. Which we can safely assume a very, very high percentage of the JSA's super-villains also died.
So, how do you have a super-hero book when all of the super-villains are dead?
Well, you fall back to the super-lame device of making a super-heroes' former side-kick into the super-villain. Turning good guys into bad guys always rubs me the wrong way. Especially the character they've chosen here.
I really enjoyed Daniel Wilson's novels. I'm not enjoying this run on Earth-2.
Only 22 spaceships survived with 2 million passengers. What a horrible idea. And what a great way to limit your story-telling options.
With the opening of this book, the survivors of Earth have been on a new world for a year, after their ships crashed down. From the wreckage of the space arks, cities were built spread out across the planet. Wherever a ship crash-landed, it was right there from the smoking ruins the cities were built. What's weird is that all of these 22 cities are huge Manhattan-esque skylines, full of sky-scrapers.
We're told not all the ships even survived the crashes but not how many, nor did all the people survive the crash. So, significantly lower than 22 cities and 2 million people. Still a ton of sky-scrapers in every city we are shown. Not one farm though. Don't see anything about actual survival on an alien world. Did they bring seeds? Livestock? Pets?
To be generous 2 million people divided by 22 cities = 90,000 people per city. That's about the size of Fresno, CA. Google that skyline. It's hardly Manhattan-esque.
K, this may seem like nit-picking. But I'm aiming to point out how poorly thought out this title is in the long-run. Nearly 8 billion people died in the last book. Which we can safely assume a very, very high percentage of the JSA's super-villains also died.
So, how do you have a super-hero book when all of the super-villains are dead?
Well, you fall back to the super-lame device of making a super-heroes' former side-kick into the super-villain. Turning good guys into bad guys always rubs me the wrong way. Especially the character they've chosen here.
I really enjoyed Daniel Wilson's novels. I'm not enjoying this run on Earth-2.
February 11, 2018
Boy oh boy this was rough.
There are some high points. I (mostly) like the art by Jorge Jimenez. I especially like his character designs for this world. There’s a cohesiveness to his style that isn’t overbearing (none of the characters got their costumes from the same place), but it makes them recognizable as part of this book. Their faces are expressive, the action has impact, it really worked for me.
I also think Daniel Wilson does well balancing such a large cast. There is a LOT crammed into this volume, and it is almost handled well enough. I think it preserved most of these characters’ personalities pretty well from the previous series.
Which is a nice segue into what doesn’t work. First and foremost, this is a direct tie in to the previous Earth 2 book, Earth 2: World’s End, and Convergence. It seems like Wilson tries to streamline some of this backstory to give new readers a jumping on point, but it doesn’t fully stick. Not to mention that the World’s End book was mostly incomprehensible. Oh, and there’s a time jump between Convergence and the start of Society, so the book is constantly going back and forth between present day and the events of the last year.
The time jump is actually what makes things the least believable. Minor spoilers ahead...
Ok, still here? World’s End is about the end of the world. Survivors go into space and then somehow during Convergence (the only lead in I didn’t read, but I did some homework on) the survivors are led to this plant, literally Earth 2. Its a little confusing since this book is set in the universe “Earth 2” and now this is a second planet called Earth, now called Earth 2. Planetfall happened just a year ago, yet there are several cities, it seems like infrastructure has already been established, hell, I think there were even people using cell phones. I get that they had super geniuses and superheroes to help get things up and running, it just seems unrealistic that it’s all done in a year. Maybe I’m being too skeptical. There is a whole issue about Flash being run ragged setting up things like a sewer. It just stood out like a sore thumb to me, almost like Wilson didn’t want to deal with the reality of what he inherited from the last series and was in a rush to get the book where he wanted it.
My main complaint is that there is still SO MUCH HAPPENING at a ridiculously breakneck pace. Also, Fury (the Wonder Woman stand in) doesn’t make an appearance at all. And Green Lantern (Alan Scott version) has been transformed into this avatar being disconnected from his humanity. That’s especially worrisome for me since a primary appeal of this book in the beginning was that Alan Scott was now a gay character. They never really put too much attention into fleshing out that side of his character, but now he’s cut off from it entirely. I also don’t understand the arcs for Doctor Impossible, Huntress, or Red Arrow, or the other heroes reactions to them.
There were parts of this book that could be fun, and some might like it. There are a lot of winks and nods to old continuity pre-Flashpoint, but it’s also very sloppy and incoherent in parts. I’ve been on the edge with Earth 2 for a while, and I think I’m finally throwing in the towel on this one (since it doesn’t even continue after Rebirth).
There are some high points. I (mostly) like the art by Jorge Jimenez. I especially like his character designs for this world. There’s a cohesiveness to his style that isn’t overbearing (none of the characters got their costumes from the same place), but it makes them recognizable as part of this book. Their faces are expressive, the action has impact, it really worked for me.
I also think Daniel Wilson does well balancing such a large cast. There is a LOT crammed into this volume, and it is almost handled well enough. I think it preserved most of these characters’ personalities pretty well from the previous series.
Which is a nice segue into what doesn’t work. First and foremost, this is a direct tie in to the previous Earth 2 book, Earth 2: World’s End, and Convergence. It seems like Wilson tries to streamline some of this backstory to give new readers a jumping on point, but it doesn’t fully stick. Not to mention that the World’s End book was mostly incomprehensible. Oh, and there’s a time jump between Convergence and the start of Society, so the book is constantly going back and forth between present day and the events of the last year.
The time jump is actually what makes things the least believable. Minor spoilers ahead...
Ok, still here? World’s End is about the end of the world. Survivors go into space and then somehow during Convergence (the only lead in I didn’t read, but I did some homework on) the survivors are led to this plant, literally Earth 2. Its a little confusing since this book is set in the universe “Earth 2” and now this is a second planet called Earth, now called Earth 2. Planetfall happened just a year ago, yet there are several cities, it seems like infrastructure has already been established, hell, I think there were even people using cell phones. I get that they had super geniuses and superheroes to help get things up and running, it just seems unrealistic that it’s all done in a year. Maybe I’m being too skeptical. There is a whole issue about Flash being run ragged setting up things like a sewer. It just stood out like a sore thumb to me, almost like Wilson didn’t want to deal with the reality of what he inherited from the last series and was in a rush to get the book where he wanted it.
My main complaint is that there is still SO MUCH HAPPENING at a ridiculously breakneck pace. Also, Fury (the Wonder Woman stand in) doesn’t make an appearance at all. And Green Lantern (Alan Scott version) has been transformed into this avatar being disconnected from his humanity. That’s especially worrisome for me since a primary appeal of this book in the beginning was that Alan Scott was now a gay character. They never really put too much attention into fleshing out that side of his character, but now he’s cut off from it entirely. I also don’t understand the arcs for Doctor Impossible, Huntress, or Red Arrow, or the other heroes reactions to them.
There were parts of this book that could be fun, and some might like it. There are a lot of winks and nods to old continuity pre-Flashpoint, but it’s also very sloppy and incoherent in parts. I’ve been on the edge with Earth 2 for a while, and I think I’m finally throwing in the towel on this one (since it doesn’t even continue after Rebirth).
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 10, 2018
This just isnt compelling at all to me.
August 15, 2020
Good art and decent premise. I do feel like some things could have been fleshed out more, but overall a pretty good read.
May 31, 2016
Okay. I had a pretty hard time following the narrative for this series. I just did not enjoy how the story bounces back and forth between time. There were just to many flashbacks for me. However Earth 2 continues to be intriguing to me. I always like any thing that gives readers a new look at superheroes many have been reading for decades. I really liken this series to those who enjoyed Marvel's ultimate comic universe. Basically it was been a while since what's left of humanity has settled on a new Earth after the destruction of the old Earth by the forces of Apokolips. The superheroes who had aided mankind included Lois Lane aka Red Tornado, Jay Garrick aka The Flash, Huntress, Power Girl, Dick Grayson aka Batman ,Val-zod our African American Superman, and Alan Scott aka Green Lantern.The group must band together to solve the mystery of Terry Sloan's murder which has been connected to the creation of a machine that possibly destroy the new Earth 2. The story dragged on a bit but has some really snappy artwork and pretty amazing looking fights. The real downsize is that newcomers would have to be following the earlier Earth 2 issues to understand why certain characters are behaving the way they do. And there really is not a introduction to the new and old characters even though this the start of a new series.
May 23, 2016
The setup is perfect. A new world and new heroes. Superman is black, Green Lantern is gay, Batman is paralyzed from the waist down, and Lois Lane's brain is in a android body. When I heard about this from my friend Kevin I was sold. Then I read it. They take the opportunity to have one of the coolest and progressive mainstream superheroes and blow it with writing that is cringe worthy. The story structure shifts through three different times in Earth 2's history senselessly. The main conflict is so macro none of the characters learn anything about themselves or others. I really wish this had worked.
April 30, 2016
Estuvo bien, le puse 3 estrellas porque por momentos lo sentí muy lento.
Me gustó el final, ver a todos los heroes luchando juntos una vez más me relaja (Como si yo viviera en la nueva Tierra 2 jajaja)
Me gustó el final, ver a todos los heroes luchando juntos una vez más me relaja (Como si yo viviera en la nueva Tierra 2 jajaja)
April 24, 2025
This title continues the story of the heroes that lived on Earth-2 (a planet that was destroyed by Apokolips). The Earth-2 story streched around various different titles, starting at the new52 title "Earth-2", which continued through "Earth-2 - World's End", "Futures End", Convergence, and now on Earth 2-Society". Yeah, its confusing, but you would probably have to read the titles mentioned to understand what's going on.
As for this volume itself, it concerns the nature of the society that was built in a new planet, where they now live. The planet itself is pretty similar to Earth, but different enougth that some groups want to terraform it to turn it a planet equal to their previous earth.
The story aims to take jabs at the issues of that society faces - political dissaray, ethic and envirommental challenges, among others. But it does so in a very slight and vacuous fashion that rings hollow and too fast paced to remotely present them in any meaningfull way - its just backdrop for some fisticuffs.
As for the main characters, forget anything remotely close to deep characterization. Their internal conflicts and relations are presented in a fast-paced, bare bones fashion, which really leaves no room for any kind of meaningfull characterization.
SO, its essentially a action-packed story, with no room for sublety, despite its concepts having had allowed for a more meaningfull story. A decent read, but instantly forgettable.
What makes the book somewhat worthwhile is the artwork by the brilliant Jorge Jiminez. His artwork is insanely dynamic. WHile Jiminez is today on of the most productive and beloved DC artists, this book was published when he was still relatively unknown. He has since broken through, and he absolutely deserves every praise he gets. His work on this book is nothing sort of amazing.
In short, a good concept that was poorly explored due to its excessively fast paced and slight approach to characterization, but that, nonetheless, offer some occasinal thrills and good ideas to readers who have been following the story of Earth 2 from its beginning. The artwork is fantastic, though, but I can only really reommend it to readers really curious to know what became of the Earth-2 heroes after World's End.
6/10 (one point mostly due to Jorge Jiminez's kinetic artowrk).
As for this volume itself, it concerns the nature of the society that was built in a new planet, where they now live. The planet itself is pretty similar to Earth, but different enougth that some groups want to terraform it to turn it a planet equal to their previous earth.
The story aims to take jabs at the issues of that society faces - political dissaray, ethic and envirommental challenges, among others. But it does so in a very slight and vacuous fashion that rings hollow and too fast paced to remotely present them in any meaningfull way - its just backdrop for some fisticuffs.
As for the main characters, forget anything remotely close to deep characterization. Their internal conflicts and relations are presented in a fast-paced, bare bones fashion, which really leaves no room for any kind of meaningfull characterization.
SO, its essentially a action-packed story, with no room for sublety, despite its concepts having had allowed for a more meaningfull story. A decent read, but instantly forgettable.
What makes the book somewhat worthwhile is the artwork by the brilliant Jorge Jiminez. His artwork is insanely dynamic. WHile Jiminez is today on of the most productive and beloved DC artists, this book was published when he was still relatively unknown. He has since broken through, and he absolutely deserves every praise he gets. His work on this book is nothing sort of amazing.
In short, a good concept that was poorly explored due to its excessively fast paced and slight approach to characterization, but that, nonetheless, offer some occasinal thrills and good ideas to readers who have been following the story of Earth 2 from its beginning. The artwork is fantastic, though, but I can only really reommend it to readers really curious to know what became of the Earth-2 heroes after World's End.
6/10 (one point mostly due to Jorge Jiminez's kinetic artowrk).
October 17, 2021
Y continuamos con la historia de Tierra 2, aunque con un salto, ya que entre el final de "Tierra 2: El Fin del Mundo" y el arranque de "Sociedad de la Justicia de Tierra 2", se desarrolla Convergencia, un evento editorial que sirvió para cubrir una mudanza en DC, y que comentaré cuando llegue el momento, y en el que curiosamente resultó jugar un papel bastante importante el equipo de héroes supervivientes a la destrucción de Tierra 2. En resumen, en Convergencia, una entidad cósmica va a crear un planeta en el que va a reunir a héroes de DC procedentes de diferentes momentos: pre-Crisis, antes de Flashpoint, antes de de Crisis de Identidad, etc... Y después de Convergencia, este mundo alienígena va a convertirse en el planeta objetivo para los supervivientes de Tierra 2, que lo convertirán en su nuevo hábitat, y esa es la historia que vamos a conocer en Sociedad de la Justicia de Tierra 2.
En una historia con bastantes saltos en el tiempo, vamos a saber qué ha ocurrido con las naves generacionales, con los héroes y con los no tan héroes. Utilizando las propias naves como sede, van a aparecer las nuevas ciudades: Nueva Gotham, Neotrópolis, Midway City y Erebus City, pero pronto van a comenzar los conflictos entre ellas, y todo detonará con el asesinato de Terry Sloane y el robo de la Madre Caja y el Cubo Génesis de Bruce Wayne que la Cazadora y Oliver Queen habían custodiado, y utilizar ambas cajas permitiría reemplazar la fauna y la flora alienígenas por las de la Tierra... o tal vez destruir el planeta. Con esta historia de fondo, vamos a asistir a la aparición de un nuevo enemigo, el Doctor Imposible, a la presentación del nuevo Batman en la figura de Dick Grayson, a los conflictos entre Power Girl y Val-Zod o entre Hawkgirl y Flash, y a toda una serie de cuestiones que van a marcar el ritmo de fondo de esta nueva colección, con guiones de Daniel H. Wilson (que ya había guionizado El Fin del Mundo), y dibujos de Jorge Jiménez, bastante lucidos, la verdad.
¿Qué por qué no le pongo más puntos? Pues porque aunque me ha gustado, me ha parecido de momento más flojita que algunos de los tomos anteriores de la historia, vamos a ver cómo se encauza...
En una historia con bastantes saltos en el tiempo, vamos a saber qué ha ocurrido con las naves generacionales, con los héroes y con los no tan héroes. Utilizando las propias naves como sede, van a aparecer las nuevas ciudades: Nueva Gotham, Neotrópolis, Midway City y Erebus City, pero pronto van a comenzar los conflictos entre ellas, y todo detonará con el asesinato de Terry Sloane y el robo de la Madre Caja y el Cubo Génesis de Bruce Wayne que la Cazadora y Oliver Queen habían custodiado, y utilizar ambas cajas permitiría reemplazar la fauna y la flora alienígenas por las de la Tierra... o tal vez destruir el planeta. Con esta historia de fondo, vamos a asistir a la aparición de un nuevo enemigo, el Doctor Imposible, a la presentación del nuevo Batman en la figura de Dick Grayson, a los conflictos entre Power Girl y Val-Zod o entre Hawkgirl y Flash, y a toda una serie de cuestiones que van a marcar el ritmo de fondo de esta nueva colección, con guiones de Daniel H. Wilson (que ya había guionizado El Fin del Mundo), y dibujos de Jorge Jiménez, bastante lucidos, la verdad.
¿Qué por qué no le pongo más puntos? Pues porque aunque me ha gustado, me ha parecido de momento más flojita que algunos de los tomos anteriores de la historia, vamos a ver cómo se encauza...
October 4, 2020
This was an interesting idea and included a lot of new versions of beloved characters, dealing with new issues!
”But if you’re going to run, you should run toward something. Not away.”
On one hand, a fascinating concept. On the other, a jumbled feeling presentation of the plot. I kept getting confused with where we were in the timeline - too many time jumps without enough visual references to discern them, in my opinion. The “easy” way would have been having two sets of hero outfits, but I digress.
Lois Lane/Red Tornado was one of my favorite parts of this volume. If it had just been following her, I think it would have been better. When you’re focusing on so many characters it can feel like there isn’t truly much progression from the beginning of the volume to the end. Since we saw her story (slightly) she really grew on me.
The plot also felt predictable, which is a huge detriment when they’re building up to it with such intensity. Who would guess, when there’s such a strong personality running it? I did.
However, this new setup is still really intriguing me so I want to see what they did in further volumes. Especially now that the “basics” have been fleshed out.
”But if you’re going to run, you should run toward something. Not away.”
On one hand, a fascinating concept. On the other, a jumbled feeling presentation of the plot. I kept getting confused with where we were in the timeline - too many time jumps without enough visual references to discern them, in my opinion. The “easy” way would have been having two sets of hero outfits, but I digress.
Lois Lane/Red Tornado was one of my favorite parts of this volume. If it had just been following her, I think it would have been better. When you’re focusing on so many characters it can feel like there isn’t truly much progression from the beginning of the volume to the end. Since we saw her story (slightly) she really grew on me.
The plot also felt predictable, which is a huge detriment when they’re building up to it with such intensity. Who would guess, when there’s such a strong personality running it? I did.
However, this new setup is still really intriguing me so I want to see what they did in further volumes. Especially now that the “basics” have been fleshed out.
September 19, 2021
With the atrocious Worlds End and Convergence stories done, Earth 2 returns it’s focus to its world building and characters. The human refugees are starting over on a second planet, but tensions are high, and when controversial figure, Terry Sloan is assassinated, the remaining Wonders of the World must reunite to prevent the destruction of their new home.
The mystery itself wasn’t compelling, but I really enjoyed seeing setting/status quo for Earth’s refugees and how all the heroes are adjusting to their new roles. Lois’ emotional story of reclaiming her place among humanity was great, and Jay’s burnout/breakdown from not setting boundaries feels very relatable. Not a fan of the Kara/Val pairing, or Helena’s fixation on terraforming the planet. In the World’s Finest series, Helena adjusted pretty well to her new home, so I have trouble believing that she would be so fixated on recreating her old world. That feels more in line with Kara or Richard, not Helena. Regardless, the Earth 2 is finally returning to what made this series compelling to begin with, and I’m excited to read more.
The mystery itself wasn’t compelling, but I really enjoyed seeing setting/status quo for Earth’s refugees and how all the heroes are adjusting to their new roles. Lois’ emotional story of reclaiming her place among humanity was great, and Jay’s burnout/breakdown from not setting boundaries feels very relatable. Not a fan of the Kara/Val pairing, or Helena’s fixation on terraforming the planet. In the World’s Finest series, Helena adjusted pretty well to her new home, so I have trouble believing that she would be so fixated on recreating her old world. That feels more in line with Kara or Richard, not Helena. Regardless, the Earth 2 is finally returning to what made this series compelling to begin with, and I’m excited to read more.
April 25, 2018
I think I just have to come to the conclusion that Daniel Wilson's writing is muddy. This time around it's primarily due to the fact that he splits the narrative between planetfall and one year later, but he doesn't use those flashbacks to any good effect, so we just get a fractured storyline.
It's not helped by the fact that we have a villain who has no reason to be villainous (but who has been a total enigma the whole time so ... who knows?!) and an evil plot that really doesn't seem wrong. And how about we end the story with a deux ex machina?
After digging my way through World's End and this volume, none of which were successful, I'd be done with Earth 2 ... if Dan Abnett weren't coming aboard with the next issue.
It's not helped by the fact that we have a villain who has no reason to be villainous (but who has been a total enigma the whole time so ... who knows?!) and an evil plot that really doesn't seem wrong. And how about we end the story with a deux ex machina?
After digging my way through World's End and this volume, none of which were successful, I'd be done with Earth 2 ... if Dan Abnett weren't coming aboard with the next issue.
April 10, 2019
As an alternate reality, is mostly new spin on everything DC related. Jorge Jimenez gives us cool character designs of heroes previously illustrated by Nicola Scott and company. The story is a fresh-start take on the world of earth-2 after their titular volume and the "World's end" Saga. I think you can manage the volume with what the story gives you as it starts: Earth is lost in an attack by Darkseid, and the survivors travel through space to find a planet almost identical to theirs (earth-2, imaright?) and try to built a society in it. Daniel H. Wilson seems to juggle the story pretty well, but the constant time jumps back and forth might not be the best for new readers, mostly if this is their first comic.
June 22, 2023
"GIVE SOMEBODY AN INCH AND THEY'LL TAKE A HUNDRED THOUSAND MILES. AFTER A DAY, I WAS TIRED. AFTER A WEEK, I WAS BEYOND EXHAUSTED. AND AFTER A MONTH... I WAS JUST NUMB. AND THEN ONE DAY, I JUST STOPPED. AFTER ALL, A GUY CAN'T LIVE WITH HIS MOM FOREVER."
- The Flash narrating his race around new Earth-2 to deliver building supplies to the recently arrived refugees from old Earth-2.
Their home was consumed by Apokolips. They escaped in a fleet of ships, found a new home, and a dozen ships survived the landing. But now there's a new threat that's scaring even the baddest of the bad guys.
Really not bad. A hero becomes a major villain, but which one? OoOoOoh, mYsTeRiOuS!
Something good came out of Convergence. Not much, but something.
Readable. Fun(ish). Three and a half stars.
- The Flash narrating his race around new Earth-2 to deliver building supplies to the recently arrived refugees from old Earth-2.
Their home was consumed by Apokolips. They escaped in a fleet of ships, found a new home, and a dozen ships survived the landing. But now there's a new threat that's scaring even the baddest of the bad guys.
Really not bad. A hero becomes a major villain, but which one? OoOoOoh, mYsTeRiOuS!
Something good came out of Convergence. Not much, but something.
Readable. Fun(ish). Three and a half stars.
July 15, 2018
After Earth 2 was destroyed, the remaining population created new cities with the control of Terry Sloan. When everything seemed to be going well, a new threat emerges and the heroes need to figure out what to do to stop it. The main focus is on whether people should rebuild civilization based on the old world or create a new one free from the old mistakes.
I liked Lois and Jay's storylines but the rest were rather lame, especially Kara and Val's storyline. Earth 2 is running out of steam and rightfully so.
I liked Lois and Jay's storylines but the rest were rather lame, especially Kara and Val's storyline. Earth 2 is running out of steam and rightfully so.
July 20, 2025
Things I liked about this book: the general concept of DC heroes colonizing an identical second Earth. I liked the designs of several heroes, Hawk Girl in particular. Some the else world versions of well known heroes were clever. And the art was cool. But that’s it. That’s all I liked. Things I didn’t like? Everything else! The story and background made no sense! I literally had no idea what was going on or why. So yep, 2 stars.
May 6, 2024
Loving just about everything about Earth 2 and now they're on a different planet so I guess it should be Earth 3? I think every comic universe needs another universe where they can switch everything up, kill people off, and do stuff that doesn't affect the "canon". Also totally loving the art. Looking forward to more of this.
August 13, 2023
Alt-settings don't generally interest me, perhaps because I'm not so hot on 'original' settings, although since they tend to be 'Earth Now', something with a bit more space in it should appeal. This is close enough. I quite like the weird thing that is Lois Lane tortured by eternal life.
October 9, 2025
Wow, this was chaotic and rushed. So many flashbacks and little explanation of what is going on. Also spinning one of the best characters from the previous arches into the big bad just sat wrong with me.
November 21, 2016
I liked it, but I expected an ending with more of a punch after all of the flashing back and forward.
August 14, 2017
2.5 stars.
April 12, 2018
Never really goes anywhere with that blank slate of potential.
January 25, 2020
Maybe one has to read books before to understand constant bboom, apology, crash, repeat.
March 31, 2021
3.5, i enjoy alternate earth stories, i think it wrapped things up a little bit too much at the end but otherwise I enjoyed it
July 9, 2021
None of the big plot developments made any logical sense
November 27, 2021
Fun well told story. We are thrown right in and everything is explained as we go through. Really enjoyed this.
February 18, 2024
I miss the old Earth 2, this was done SO POORLY.
I do not care about any of these characters.
I do not care about any of these characters.
October 25, 2016
A neat conclusion but a lot of twists and turns on the way to it.
June 6, 2016
Collects DC Sneak Peek: Earth 2: Society issue #1 and Earth 2: Society issues #1-7
This collection should be read after "Convergence" and "Worlds End." I've read everything leading up to this volume, and I still feel a little lost as to what exactly is happening (and why). The story is told non-chronologically, jumping all over the place, showing the reader events that have happened over the last year. Some characters end up being surprise villains, and some are not as bad as they first appear.
Earth 2 is in an alternate universe, outside of the mainline New 52 universe, so while a lot of the names are the same, the characters acting as heroes are completely different. The main heroes in this collection are:
Batman
Superman
Power Girl
Huntress
Red Arrow
Red Tornado
The Flash
Green Lantern
One of the more interesting characters in this collection is the Earth 2, god-like Jimmy Olsen, known as Doctor Impossible. I also thought there were some good new villains, especially Johnny Sorrow.
Hawkgirl is around here and there, but she seems to be preoccupied with another, mysterious mission.
Of all of the "Earth 2" material I've read since the New 52 started, this was some of the weakest.
This collection should be read after "Convergence" and "Worlds End." I've read everything leading up to this volume, and I still feel a little lost as to what exactly is happening (and why). The story is told non-chronologically, jumping all over the place, showing the reader events that have happened over the last year. Some characters end up being surprise villains, and some are not as bad as they first appear.
Earth 2 is in an alternate universe, outside of the mainline New 52 universe, so while a lot of the names are the same, the characters acting as heroes are completely different. The main heroes in this collection are:
Batman
Superman
Power Girl
Huntress
Red Arrow
Red Tornado
The Flash
Green Lantern
One of the more interesting characters in this collection is the Earth 2, god-like Jimmy Olsen, known as Doctor Impossible. I also thought there were some good new villains, especially Johnny Sorrow.
Hawkgirl is around here and there, but she seems to be preoccupied with another, mysterious mission.
Of all of the "Earth 2" material I've read since the New 52 started, this was some of the weakest.
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