Justice League Odyssey #11 Review

Writer: Dan Abnett / Artist: Will Conrad / DC Comics In Justice League Odyssey #11, Abnett and Conrad take big strides into the climax of the story.  We’re presented with some expected turns, some shocking surprises, and some welcomed connective tissue.  All the loose ends are getting tied up as we enter into this story’s big event, the one its been building towards since issue one: Sepulkore. The issue opens up on a flashback from before Lex Luthor’s death where he speaks with Brainiac about Darkseid’s absence, and how he had wished to bring him into the fold of his plan. It’s a quick scene, but it’s a nice bit of glue that makes the events of this series hold much more weight in this grand tapestry of storytelling being told across multiple series. My only minor gripe is that if you aren’t keeping up with all of these series, it might come off a little confusing. But if you are, it’s a really big moment that makes this series feel important.

We finally got a really concise definition as to just exactly what Sepulkore is. It’s been a little vague up until this point. We just knew it was something that Darkseid was trying to do, and he needed this team to do it. In short, Sepulkore is a failsafe for when the multiverse collapses in on itself because of the fall of the Source Wall. It’s a crazy behemoth of a ship that uses complicated Apokoliptan math that will put a safety net around the Ghost Sector, preserving all life within it, no matter what happens outside. It’ll bring…