EARTH 2: THE KRYPTONIAN VOL 5 PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Nicola Scott,Trevor Scott,Tom Taylor | 176 pages | 08 Dec 2015 | DC Comics | 9781401257576 | English | United States EARTH 2 VOL. 5: THE KRYPTONIAN | DC Time is running out for the Justice League to unlock the Anti-Life cure as they face a deadly new threat on Earth-in addition to the billions of the undead! Their final desperate attempt at finding the cure will take them off-planet for the greatest heist in the history of New Genesis! Reviews Review Policy. Published on. Original pages. Best for. Android 3. Content protection. Read aloud. Learn more. Learn More. Flag as inappropriate. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are. Nice little reference to Bizaro Superman in this, by the way. I was impressed with this entire storyline, and I'm excited to see what happens next. There is a next , right? Someone please tell me there's more! Because I'm obviously too lazy to Google the answer to that Even if you didn't care for this one when it first came out, I'd still say these last few volumes are cool enough to warrant you giving it another shot. Get this review and more at View all 14 comments. Sep 16, Steve rated it liked it Shelves: sequential-art , read-in This one was very flat compared to the previous four volumes, like it lost its purpose and the characters were just going through the motions. Even the twist at the end was just sort of I do have one question, though: On the cover of the book, Val-Zod has Kal-El pinned during a fight, and Power Girl is in the background. Here's the cover: This one was very flat compared to the previous four volumes, like it lost its purpose and the characters were just going through the motions. Here's the cover Oct 13, Mike rated it really liked it Shelves: series-in-progress. In the Multiverse, it is believed that only Earth-2 has fought off the full forces of Darkseid, but beyond the expected devestation of warfare, it cost that universe their Big Three of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. Five years later, Darkseid is back to finish what he started, and he has brought Superman back as his herald. Fate, Red Arrow, all seem unable to slow the advance of a new hell on Earth Except that, some In the Multiverse, it is believed that only Earth-2 has fought off the full forces of Darkseid, but beyond the expected devestation of warfare, it cost that universe their Big Three of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. Except that, somehow, there is hope: a new hero, an old hero, and some lost heroes have appeared, and may hold the key to the defeat of the dark Superman. A darned good ending to a major arc, well-paced and well-plotted. Probably the best volume of the series so far. It really feels like the cast has come together, and the story felt fully cohesive this time around. If ending each volume with a big twist is going to become standard, I hope they all stay as good. But I do have to call DC out on the blatant false advertising on the cover. See Power Girl in the background, apparently coming to help cousin Kal-El? Yeah, she never actually shows up in the book. Really, DC? Dec 10, James DeSantis rated it really liked it. Fun and entertaining. Tom Taylor is one of my favorite writers now days. He just has so much fun with characters, and evil Superman is a ton of fun. This time we see it all come to a clash. So many people die, and the moments with Kent's father and mother is nailbiting. The end result is fun as heck to be honest and besides that stupid last issue which was written by someone else this volume is a blast. View all 4 comments. Aug 31, Shannon Appelcline rated it really liked it Shelves: comics , comics-dc. A good finale to Taylor's run. To a certain extent I feel like I've seen this all before in Injustice: Gods Among Us , but this was still a well-told tale that managed to cap Taylor's run with just two volumes. There was still too much focus on the Superman family, but it was also good to get many of the members of our erstwhile JSA back, which was great, because losing them in volume 4 was its greatest weakness. Though I complained about the heavy use of Superman mythology, that was mainly Loi A good finale to Taylor's run. Though I complained about the heavy use of Superman mythology, that was mainly Lois and Jimmy that I could do without, since they seemed like pet characters taking up screen time that we could have given the JSA. However I thought that Val-Zod was a great addition. Unfortunately, Daniel Wilson's World's End story, which ends the volumes, was only semi-coherent — which isn't a great sign since he's the new author, as Earth 2 gets turned over yet again Apr 11, Jesse A rated it really liked it Shelves: library-it-up , graphic-novels , need-to-purchase. This series that started with a whimper really came into its own and ended with a bang. The final 3 volumes were very good. Apr 01, Jen rated it really liked it. Four stars the whole way through until we get to the last few issues, basically an epilogue 5 years in the future. That was super confusing, not really interesting, and just. I wish I knew what happened with Lois but that's about the only thing I feel from reading that ending. View 1 comment. Apr 23, David rated it it was amazing Shelves: comic-books. After vol 4's dour dark grimness I'd just about written off this series. I picked this up on a whim and I am very glad I did. Not only did it finally finish off the initial story line, it finished it off with aplomb. Very well done! And now marks in my mind as writer Tom Taylor as a comics talent to watch. Artist Nicola Scott has grown and matured nicely since this series has started, into a full fledged talent. Now that the initial story is over, with a cast set. Here I must insert my thanks fo After vol 4's dour dark grimness I'd just about written off this series. Here I must insert my thanks for so quickly bringing back Alan Scot, the gay Green Lantern, always near and dear to my heart. Looking back now over these five volumes and it's updated retelling of the Darkseid story, I have to say, it's probably the best one yet. Definitely much more stylish and sophisticated, storywise than the original Kirby story of the 70s. Nothing will every beat Kirby's art. But Taylor's new complexity is nicely layered with new surprises around most every corner. Dec 11, Kyle rated it really liked it Shelves: dcu. Most of the great things that began in the previous volume carry over into this volume: excellent writing, clean and clear dialogue, a tense storyline, coherent story- boarding, beautiful illustration The only thing that gets fumbled a little in this collection is the pacing. A couple of times it feels like the action comes to a complete stop just so we can catch up with a dangling plot thread. However, for the most part, this was a very compelling read. The new Kryptonian is hot hot hot. Gree Most of the great things that began in the previous volume carry over into this volume: excellent writing, clean and clear dialogue, a tense storyline, coherent story-boarding, beautiful illustration Green Lantern thankfully re-appears love that guy. Jimmy Olsen putting Batman in his place is so very gratifying; in fact Jimmy Olsen is the hidden gem in this series, if you ask me There are a few surprising twists and a few predictable moments, all of which build to an ending that left me feeling suspended and wanting more. The story seems to get back on track again, and I am interested to see where it goes from here. However, why the hell was Powergirl on the cover? She wasn't even in the book! Jul 14, Ivy rated it it was amazing Shelves: superheroes , dc- comics , i-own , batman-bat-family , published-in , superman. Nice to see Val-Zod fight against Superman. Hope they will defeat the forces of Apokolips. Can't wait to read Earth 2: Collision!!!! Dec 12, Joseph rated it it was ok Shelves: comics-graphic-novels. Not bad, but here we are into volume five of Earth-2 and it's still the same old story. Darkseid, parademons, the World Army, the collapse of Earth's civilization. This story has dragged on for far too long. I'm still enjoying, for the most part, the new iterations of classic Justice Society members, but we still don't know a whole lot about them. So much time spent fighting in this war, there's little time for characterization. Val-Zod, another survivor of Krypton, is probably the most interesti Not bad, but here we are into volume five of Earth-2 and it's still the same old story. Val-Zod, another survivor of Krypton, is probably the most interesting part of the book.