Justice League Odyssey #8 Review

Writer: Dan Abnett / Artist: Daniel Sampere / DC Comics Justice League Odyssey #8 changed the game. Up until this point, the secrets held by Darkseid have been seeping through the cracks little by little. But this time around, the dude opened up the floodgates and revealed everything to all of us– the team included. This was an issue heavy with exposition, but it was exposition that we really needed. An injured Darkseid and our team gather around the campfire for some good old story time. But don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t just narration. We got some stellar art from Sampere that conveyed all the things that were revealed in a unique way. All in all, Darkseid really delivered this issue, because he didn’t really have a choice. He reveals that he used a machine called an “Other Box” to go back in time and write Cyborg, Starfire, and Azrael into the mythologies of three different planets. That’s why they’ve got worshippers who’ve been following them for centuries even though they’ve only been around like 30 years tops. And on top of that, these planets are the keys to activating something called Sepulkore which will supposedly protect countless lives from the destruction of the Source Wall. Darkseid, life’s savior?? Yeah, the team is just as surprised as you are right now. And when they display their skepticism, that’s when Darkseid really goes HAM.

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