Justice League #39

Justice/Doom War Finale

Scott Snyder Writer

Jorge Jimenez (pages 1-11), Daniel Sampere & Juan Albarran (pages 12-21) Art

Alejandro Sanchez (pages 1-11) & Hi-Fi (pages 12-21) Colors

Tom Napolitano Letters

Tyler Kirkham & Arif Prianto Cover

Kenneth Rocafort Variant Cover

Ben Meares Associate Editor

Jamie S. Rich Editor

Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

By special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel family.

Our cover shows the Hall of Justice floating in space with the Justice all falling/floating/dying/who knows? It's vague and strange, which is perfectly fitting for this story. And it gives a sense of defeat, which is also perfectly fitting.

This is the end of a long, confusing story involving the Multiverse and an all-powerful deity called Perpetua. It'd be impossible and pointless for me to try to recap this sprawling tale. So instead, I'll merely say that Perpetua succeeds in destroying the Justice League, but instead of our heroes dying, they are saved by the Quintessence — basically an organization of some of the most powerful beings in the universe: Highfather, the Phantom Stranger, Hera, the wizard Shazam, Ganthet and the Spectre. The Quintessence saved the Justice League from dying and explained to them that forces of evil have divided the universe, but they have also saved a door that connects everything. So our heroes valiantly run through that door to see a world where all stories matter.

I could be wrong, but it seems like Scott Snyder is implying that Young Justice and Naomi existed outside of regular DC continuity. But Brian Michael Bendis clearly showed that this was not the case, as they repeatedly crossed over into his Superman stories and were referenced in his Legion stories. The past few years of continuity confusion at DC really makes me yearn for the pre-New 52 days. It seems like ever since Flashpoint happened, no one at DC has been able to definitively say what "counts" and what doesn't. And these sprawling stories that allege that "everything matters" only serve to create more confusion.

Next time, we'll get back to a story where Impulse actually gets to do something — Young Justice #13.

Dial H for Hero #11

Dear Dad

Writer – Sam Humphries

Artist – Joe Quinones

Colorist – Jordan Gibson

Letterer – Dave Sharpe

Cover – Joe Quinones

Editor – Brittany Holzherr

Group Editor – Jamie S. Rich

Superman created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster.

By special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel family.

Our cover shows the hero of this book, Miguel, split into four alterations of the Reign of the Supermen characters: Steel, Superboy, Cyborg Superman and the Eradicator. It's a pretty cool concept that is expertly executed by Joe Quinones, who has emerged as one of my favorite artists. Throughout this series, Quinones demonstrated an ability to perfectly mimic every different style imaginable — from Golden Age comics to Japanese magna. Every issue is such a treat.

As fun as this series is, this is an Impulse blog, and he only makes a quick cameo in this issue. So I'm not going to break down everything that happens in this issue. Suffice it to say, the H-dial is a device that can transform people into random superheroes. But there are actually four dials, and Miguel is manipulated by a man named Mister Thunderbolt to give him all four dials, which he uses to tap into the Multiverse itself. This action sends a burst of energy throughout different aspects of reality, and is noticed by a handful of characters, including the Monitor, Darkseid and our lovable Impulse. Bart can feel something is wrong with the Speed Force, saying it feels like crazy people who build trebuchets ripped right through it.

Sadly, that's the full extent of Bart's involvement in this series. He experiences a momentary "blip" in the Speed Force, but that's it. I highly recommend this series, though. It's an imaginative story with gorgeous, diverse art on each page. Let's close with the new house ads:

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A DC Nation interview with Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti on Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey.

Next time: One more quick cameo in Justice League #39.