I have been eyeing this series down for years, and I finally decided to cave and bought it for my birthday! AND I AM SO HAPPY I DID! I love the Justice League - it was a childhood obsession and now into my adulthood I still love them! I devour DC content like you wouldn't believe!

Seeing Gods Among Us come out made my heart flutter, but these books can be expensive. So I waited until I had enough points to grab this book on a great sale! But now I want the rest of the series... It'll have to wait!

I LOVED this book. Keep in mind, I am very biased. I love almost all things DC (almost... you can message me and argue with me all about that). Knowing this, be aware that my review is how good it is! I didn't see many faults but that's because I loved it too much.

This story is a change in the timeline! I imagine it's like Flashpoint or an anthology series. Superman's love (Lois) and their unborn child are brutally murdered by, you guessed it, the Joker. Suddenly, the world is in chaos. The Justice League and some of their villains are in an all out DC "Civil War". Green Arrow, Black Canary, Harley Quinn, Wonder Woman, Aquaman (not Jason Momoa Aquaman, good old blondie Aquaman!), Martian Man Hunter, Huntress, Robin and many other characters make their way onto the screen. It felt like a giant, epic event... but it doesn't end in this book. The book sums up this little plot line nicely, but you know there's going to be more coming in the next book.

Friendships are destroyed. Cities are destroyed. Aliens are destroyed. Lots of destruction.

I do have many "bad" things to say, but it's mostly about characters I love being wasted. That doesn't truly affect this book though, just my opinion.

Although... some of these characters are very... sexualized? But there's not much you can do about that. They are supposed to be gods among us, so they better be pretty darn beautiful.

My overall, humble opinion is that this book is WILD. It's a fun and epic ride and you might not see the ending coming! If you love superheroes or graphic novels, pick this book up! It's now one of my all time favourite comic books / graphic novels. AND I WANT MORE!

Five out of five stars.

I'll be sitting over here in my sad, little corner waiting until I can find book 2 on sale. ;) ( )

Holy mother loving shit. This was awesome. Read all 36 issues in a few hours.. couldn't stop.
Read this or Superman will get you.... ( )

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Year one was a fascinating gamechanger. I loved the broad sweep of events and widespread death. It was bold and uncompromising. And, yes, surprising, which isn't something I normally say about any of the DC line. I loved what Joker did, how he ended, and how this entire mess ended up with Alfred being such a badass.

Then again, wasn't Alfred always a badass? Yeah, I suppose he was.

That's not really the point of this set of 36 comics, though. It was about dragging Superman through the mud of morality and showing us a world where even the most inhumanly good character can go really bad. And if you're wondering, no, there was not a whiff of the red stuff.

I was thrilled and stunned by the scope of this, and I hardly got a chance to say goodbye to so many wonderful characters before they were gone, gone, gone.

It makes me kind of sad to think that this will all have to be retconned. It was so brilliant and exciting.

It'd also have to mean the end the DC universe, but oh well, the ride was well worth it.
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One reviewer wrote that this begins with a bang and then never lets up. That is a fair assessment. I have always wondered what would happen if Superman declared himself to be the ruler of the world, and in this book we begin to find out. What happens when a person with almost unlimited power is hurt emotionally to the very depths of his/her soul? In a typical utilitarian fashion, Superman sets out to do the most good for the most people whether they want it or not. His palpable hurt drives him to impose peace and order. But can these be imposed without losing freedom? And when a person has that much power, will they not become susceptible to corruption - even if they are Superman? This book never lets up - the plot is intense and the writing sustains it well and it is complemented by great artwork. For Justice League fans this is a must read. ( )