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Forever Evil by Rob Liegh, Sonia Oback, Carlos M. Mangual, Geoff Johns, Richard Friend, David Finch
earlapvaldez's review against another edition
4.0
So are we saying that even the vilest creatures are capable of bringing something good even in their vile ways?
As it appears.
As it appears.
daveburton's review against another edition
5.0
I had the usual amount of scepticism when approaching Forever Evil. By all rights it should be a mess - an outright attempt from DC to grab as much money as possible by spreading 'universe-changing' drama across all its titles. This collection, however, of the main plot line spine of the event, is fantastic. This is one of Johns best works, and the end results bring up some ACTUAL 'universe-changing' dilemmas for the Justice League. Loved it.
sarah_toast's review against another edition
4.0
The only problem being a few unexplained points at the end.
kenningjp's review against another edition
4.0
One of the best displays of Lex Luthor's many dimensions. Black Adam, Sinestro, Cold and Black Manta also come to the forefront as characters as interesting as their heroic counterparts.
zephyrsilver's review against another edition
4.0
I think because I went into this with such low expectations, I ended up pleasantly surprised. I went into this just for Nightwing, since this is crucial for his story-line. Also my DC knowledge is mostly Batfamily-centric and the rest of the universe I just barely keep up with.
Despite all of that, this was still fairly enjoyable. It would probably be difficult if you knew absolutely nothing about the Syndicate and the multiverse, but my bare minimum of knowledge got me through it okay.
Most of the Sydnicate I found to be somewhat boring, except for Owlman and Superwoman. I already liked Owlman before, but this was really the first time for me encountering Superwoman. What a manipulative genius. That's all I'm going to say.
Having this story from Lex's perspective was really interesting. He ended up being a very endearing character. His relationship with Bizzaro was fantastic.
And of course, Bruce and Dick's reunion was very, very well done. That made the entire story for me.
However, after reading Nightwing, I think I needed more about Dick's "death", because both these stories just sort of acknowledged that they had told everyone that Dick was dead, but didn't actually show that decision being made or really the ramifications of his identity being revealed.
Also, are the Teen Titans okay? They were sucked up in an early issue and then we never saw them again.
It's not the best event DC has had, but it was a fun one. (What can I say? I like villains.)
Despite all of that, this was still fairly enjoyable. It would probably be difficult if you knew absolutely nothing about the Syndicate and the multiverse, but my bare minimum of knowledge got me through it okay.
Most of the Sydnicate I found to be somewhat boring, except for Owlman and Superwoman. I already liked Owlman before, but this was really the first time for me encountering Superwoman. What a manipulative genius. That's all I'm going to say.
Having this story from Lex's perspective was really interesting. He ended up being a very endearing character. His relationship with Bizzaro was fantastic.
And of course, Bruce and Dick's reunion was very, very well done. That made the entire story for me.
However, after reading Nightwing, I think I needed more about Dick's "death", because both these stories just sort of acknowledged that they had told everyone that Dick was dead, but didn't actually show that decision being made or really the ramifications of his identity being revealed.
Also, are the Teen Titans okay? They were sucked up in an early issue and then we never saw them again.
It's not the best event DC has had, but it was a fun one. (What can I say? I like villains.)
lukeisthename34's review against another edition
5.0
Pleasantly surprised by this. I read the companion books and was pretty lost, but this was a great cohesive volume that explored characters in a new way. Fun stuff.
bobbyk's review against another edition
I love this event. There is so much fun with major DC villains teaming up to stop an evil Justice League!
submanbrooks's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyed the villain's point of view for this story. The art work was beautiful and full of twists. I only started reading DC comics with the new 52 so story line was new to me have heard from others this is not a completely new story so fans of DC comics may not enjoy the twists as much as I did.
mackle13's review against another edition
3.0
2.5
Well, this was better than [b:Justice League: Trinity War|18248520|Justice League Trinity War|Geoff Johns|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1391572228s/18248520.jpg|25701336], which isn't really saying much, and reminded me ever so slightly of [b:Villains by Necessity|401454|Villains by Necessity|Eve Forward|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1335913626s/401454.jpg|390862] where it's up to the bad guys to save the day - but for differing reasons.
The highlight of this was probably the depth it added to Lex Luthor's character, and it was interesting to see the Rogues working together. I got the impression there are a lot of tie-in stories because we got introduced to a bunch of people who never get used in this main arc, and I'm probably not going to be bothered to follow those various tie-ins.
The biggest gripe about it is that it's yet another set-up for the next Big Event - Darkseid. I guess that's the problem with serials, though I have read other serials which did have some freaking conclusions to arcs instead of just a constant lead-in to the next. Meh.
Well, this was better than [b:Justice League: Trinity War|18248520|Justice League Trinity War|Geoff Johns|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1391572228s/18248520.jpg|25701336], which isn't really saying much, and reminded me ever so slightly of [b:Villains by Necessity|401454|Villains by Necessity|Eve Forward|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1335913626s/401454.jpg|390862] where it's up to the bad guys to save the day - but for differing reasons.
The highlight of this was probably the depth it added to Lex Luthor's character, and it was interesting to see the Rogues working together. I got the impression there are a lot of tie-in stories because we got introduced to a bunch of people who never get used in this main arc, and I'm probably not going to be bothered to follow those various tie-ins.
The biggest gripe about it is that it's yet another set-up for the next Big Event - Darkseid. I guess that's the problem with serials, though I have read other serials which did have some freaking conclusions to arcs instead of just a constant lead-in to the next. Meh.
calistareads's review against another edition
4.0
There sure are a lot of superheroes in this story. New ones from another dimension show up that mirror the superheroes we know. This was entertaining with a ton of action and lots going on. I didn't know this as I read through the main volumes, but it would have been helpful to read this between vol. 4 and 5.
I know these things use pseudo and faux science to push their stories and I realize this is not meant to be anything but a story, but they pretend to be based in science. This story really pushed me out of it's reality due to this. This mirror superman is called Ultraman. Superman gets his strength from the sun, but the sun weakens ultraman. How does he remedy this situation? Well, he moves the moon of course. Now the moon is not fixed, but it orbits the planet, so even if he moves it, the moon will keep moving and it won't continue to block the sun. That was stupid to the max. Common, they can do better than that.
So, these mirror super people are known as the Crime Syndicate and they trap the Justice League and take over Earth. Lex Luthor has built a suit that gives him more strength protection and he gathers past villains and he defeats the Crime Syndicate. The Justice League owes this save to Luthor. It's a great concept and an interesting twist on Lex's character. I like this.
I think this was entertaining. It was fun reading and it was well told. This has been a good run.
I know these things use pseudo and faux science to push their stories and I realize this is not meant to be anything but a story, but they pretend to be based in science. This story really pushed me out of it's reality due to this. This mirror superman is called Ultraman. Superman gets his strength from the sun, but the sun weakens ultraman. How does he remedy this situation? Well, he moves the moon of course. Now the moon is not fixed, but it orbits the planet, so even if he moves it, the moon will keep moving and it won't continue to block the sun. That was stupid to the max. Common, they can do better than that.
So, these mirror super people are known as the Crime Syndicate and they trap the Justice League and take over Earth. Lex Luthor has built a suit that gives him more strength protection and he gathers past villains and he defeats the Crime Syndicate. The Justice League owes this save to Luthor. It's a great concept and an interesting twist on Lex's character. I like this.
I think this was entertaining. It was fun reading and it was well told. This has been a good run.