Finished reading Earth 2: The Gathering, this begins DC comics first New 52 series to be set on an alternate universe that reimagines DC's classic golden age superheroes in a modern day setting. The book opens up five years in the past as the heroes of the world consisting of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Supergirl and Batman's daughter, Robin sacrificing themselves in order to defeat the invading forces of Darkseid's Parademon army. In the present Alan Scott the CEO of the Galaxy Broadcasting Corporation is flying to China to meet his with his partner Sam where he hopes to propose to him. Meanwhile in Lansing, Michigan collage graduate Jay Garrick is wondering where his life is going after seeing his ex girlfriend moving away when the god Mercury crash lands near Jay and in his last moment grants Jay with his speed telling him to "Run". After saving a couple from a swarm of Apokorats Jay ends up in Poland meeting a woman named Hawkgirl where the two discover that the plant and animal life around them is rotting away. While back in China Alan is caught up in a train accident where the life force of the earth heals him and makes Alan its new champion, the Green Lantern. With this new power Alan senses a creature calling himself Grundy has appeared in Washington D.C causing the whole world to start rotting away. Overall this was a good book as it reintroduces some of DC Comics classic superhero characters greatly while giving the characters a slight twist. While the story's slow burn at the beginning pays off extremely well by the end of the book as writer James Robinson fleshes out enough back story that each character and the world itself to dive into the main part of the story. The artwork by Nicola Scott and the rest of the art team is stunning as the decaying surroundings are brought to life vividly while the design of Grundy gives an almost horrific feel to the character. 7/10.
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