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.