Earth 2: Society #22

A fine finale that sends good vibes and plenty of positive salutations. You don't get many bright and happy endings in comic books anymore so it feels unique in how it sends these heroes off. Given Multiversity I doubt this'll be the last we see of this bunch. Read Full Review

I thought that Earth 2 was a good read. There is no real threat in this book, as we see the Wonders pretty much just stopping everyday crime. However Abnett does a great job at showing the hope and optimism that these heroes have. They truly survived their entire world being lost, and they definitely won't let it happen again. Read Full Review

A solid, happy ending for a world that had so much bad happen. Read Full Review

With this being the final issue, I was really hoping that all those glaring loose ends would have been tied up, but instead we get a montage with some flashbacks to show us a clip show of our heroes' finest moments on their new Earth as they get back to business as usual.  The art in this issue was great, but too many things were glossed over in order for me to have any satisfaction out of it. Read Full Review

Sollywoods

Jan 25, 2022

So I recently found a few earth 2 trade paper backs at the dollar store and thought, well I don't want to lose money on this, so bought them. Having known nothing about this series, I immensely enjoyed it! My rating is for both the final issue and the series as a whole. Not that I even think anyone will read this, a somewhat obscure series 5 years after it ended. I just wanted to get my thoughts out. It's not a perfect series but I'm giving it a 10 because I like to rate on how it made me feel more than as a scale of perfection. I ended up loving the characters and the ending left me smiling. I loved how Dick Grayson becomes Oracle in the end. I honestly thought him dead, which was terribly tragic after just reuniting with his son a nd then equally exciting to find him alive! It's a shame that this version of these characters will not likely ever be used again. But I know I'll be re-reading this series again. I'm still waiting for the World's End tpb to get here from Amazon since none of my local stores had it any longer. I say go and read this series. I can't promise you will love it but I did. It's a series that reminds me why I love super hero comics. more

JacqueK

Mar 07, 2017

Sorry to see it end, but this was a nice feel-good wrap up issue. I really liked what they'd done with the Bat family.

Jeff Andrew

Mar 08, 2017

As bittersweet as it is, I'm glad earth two was able to get some much needed closure as well as the happy ending it needed. I hope earth 2 get a rebirth it deserves.

MyNameIsNotJohn

Jun 13, 2017

A feel-good recap issue but still better than a lot of issues of this series. My Earth 2 wonders have had a rough time throughout their 3 series, but I'll miss them. I hope they find a place in Rebirth as they are and not simply replaced by the classic versions.

BloodyNinja

Mar 08, 2017

I've been reading Earth 2 since its very beginning during the New 52 initiative. I'm not happy to see how they've become an extremely unimportant franchise. Certainly, the Justice Society is going to get rebirthed, I hope the Earth 2 continuity to be considered. Helena as Batman's successor is such a great development for the character. In my opinion, the greatest flaw in Earth 2 franchise was to stop focusing on Green Lantern, Flash an Hawkgirl over Val-Zod, Thomas Wayne and the Fury. However, that was repaired through the years. That is absolutely a satisfactory ending for the series.

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Superior fan - Mar 29, 2017

Helena becoming Batman was probably the best part of the finale. Would have meant more if they kept Dick dead though.

Supes' soups

Mar 10, 2017

A feel-good closing issue to a series that's been floundering since the Convergence debacle. Ultimately this issue doesn't really do much, just a montage of heroes making the world a better place. Not a bad thing but it doesn't hold any weight. I was hoping for some setup to the inevitable JSA Rebirth since we are already teased classic Jay Garrick's return in April with the Button event between the Batman and Flash titles. I'm not sure what to make of this New 52 holdover, while I don't think it should be thrown away completely, it's actually hard to place them next to their original counterparts and make any sense. Not even a Watchmen, Mr. Oz is screwing with you can make it fit. Perhaps this will be simply be shelved like metro Lobo...

Jack's Yattering

Mar 24, 2017

I stuck with EARTH 2, in all its iterations, since its New52 premiere. For better (James Robinson should have been left to build the world as he saw fit)...for worse (Daniel H. Wilson is NOT a good writer. In any medium.)...I stuck with EARTH 2. Dan Abnett did a lot to turn this book around and make it enjoyable, again. It was, obviously, too little too late. Books end. I've been reading for many years and firmly believe its the journey and not the destination that matters when it comes to storytelling. Still, EARTH 2 #22 left me a little cold. Out of all the dangling threads that will never get answered one nags at me. What happened to the people that the Wonders left behind on Telos? SCORE:5.5

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Superior fan - Mar 29, 2017

The problem was, Robinson's E2 wasn't the one DC needed. DC needed an Earth 2 that fulfilled the purpose of the pre-crisis version. Robinson was too eager to update classic characters. You have to world build for Legacy character's to work.

Jack's Yattering - Mar 29, 2017

I agree about legacy characters. In fact, it was the emphasis on legacy that drew me to DC over Marvel as I got older. That said, the New 52 EARTH 2 was MEANT to be an update on the classic, Pre-Crisis versions of the characters... without the legacy. Robinson's updates were according to DC's mandate.

JBL Reviews

Mar 09, 2017

Must be hard to wrap up a series, but this was really bad. A nothing issue.

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Superior fan - Mar 29, 2017

It was a nothing series at this point. It was never a nostalgia vehicle for disenfranchised fans during the NuDC era. It didn't provide a platform for pushing displaced characters by the de-aging Flashpoint/Rebirth. Everything Rebirth is trying to fix could have been solved by a better Earth 2 title.

Superior fan

Mar 29, 2017

A rushed ending that does little to sell the coming reboot.