Category: 52 / countdown / trinity

World War III: Hell is for Heroes

In what could very well be the biggest World War in comics this year, we’ve already seen death counts soaring into the millions, lots of B-list heroes straining to save the day, Black Adam pulling off some serious ass-stomping and even a bundle of answers to those pesky One Year Later mysteries. In this fourth…



World War III: The Valiant

Part two of most major storylines usually ends up being the exposition issue. WWIII is no different. After setting up the big battle in A Call to Arms, the story moves on to explaining exactly what happened to five heroes that underwent major changes after Infinite Crisis but before One Year Later. While it didn’t…



World War III: A Call to Arms

The story too big to fit in the pages of 52 begins here in World War III: A Call to Arms. I thought maybe I could use my gimmick of clever segues to recap a series defined by its rigidly linear approach to storytelling. However, the miniseries jumps back in time to Day 5 of…



World War III: Week Fifty

World War III is here, and it is one heck of a barn-burning slobber knocker. Throughout the course of week fifty, Black Adam runs the gamut, blasting through Egypt, Australia, Italy, and, finally, China, where he hopes to destroy the government responsible for…well, pretty much every terrible thing that’s happened to him so far in…



World War III

After months of buildup, the biggest event of “52” is finally here. World War III. We here at the Legion of Doom have decided to give this momentous event the full coverage it deserves, devoting an entire day to what’s been dubbed “Black Adam versus the World.” Not only will we bring you in-depth looks…



Week Forty-Nine

This is the last stop before World War III, and, after many months of speculation and guessing, we’re finally given an answer as to why the mad scientists of Oolong Island were building the Four Horsemen to begin with. This is a big week, and it’s amazingly fun to read. Let’s hit the recap and…



Week Forty-Eight

This week, another big story climaxes, and, for fans of Renee Montoya and the Question, it’s one heck of a climax. The week opens with Montoya and Nightwing on the hunt for the twice named daughter of Cain, aka Kate Kane, aka Batwoman. The duo rolls through a wide variety of Intergang thugs and monsters,…



Week Forty-Seven

It’s a good week for those of you who want some loose ends tied up. With only five issues left, this week is a perfect time to wrap everything up before the big finale. Granted, they still need a week or two more to finish the wrapping, but you get the idea. So, what do…



Week Forty-Six

This week, Black Adam arrives at Oolong Island, the desert island that’s home to the team of mad scientists who are responsible for unleashing the Four Horsemen on the Black Marvel Family, which resulted in the deaths of Isis and Osiris. They don’t exactly throw out the red carpet and send over the Welcome Wagon,…



Week Forty-Five

Avenge us, indeed. After last week’s fight with the Four Horsemen, Black Adam sets out on the warpath, hunting for the Horseman of Death, who has found refuge in Bialya. He’s angry, he’s pumped, and he’s got murder on the brain. We’ll get to all this. This week opens at the funeral for the recently…