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Injustice Reading Order, A DC Comics Alternate Universe Where Superman Goes Bad

During the last ten years, DC found real success in the video game market, as we already have seen with the Batman: Arkham franchise. However, it’s not the only game to introduce a widely popular alternate version of the DC Universe.

A few years after the release of Batman: Arkham Knight, NetherRealm Studios launched the fighting game Injustice: Gods Among Us in 2013. A comic book series, serving as a prequel to the game, was published beforehand. Initially written by Tom Taylor (and later by Brian Buccellato), the series featured artwork by Jheremy Raapack, Mike S. Miller, Bruno Redondo, Tom Derenick, and others.

We all know that the Joker could blow up the world and Batman would still not kill him. But what about Superman? Injustice explores what happens when Superman does what Batman would never do and decides to start ruling the world. To be more precise, “when the Man of Steel couldn’t protect those he held most dear, he decided being a hero wasn’t enough. To truly save this world, he would have to abandon his philosophy as the Big Blue Boy Scout and become the ruler he felt humankind needed. Facing a god among men, only one person stands between Superman and ultimate power: the Dark Knight.”

Explore the world of Injustice with our reading guide to this alternate reality where Superman turns bad!

Injustice Comics Reading Order by Collection

Since their launch, the Injustice comics have been reprinted in several collections. Before taking a closer look at this alternate reality, here’s a list of editions beyond the standard trade paperbacks.

Injustice Compendium Edition

You can right now discover the first Injustice Comics with the recently released compendium edition, a big comic book of more than 1000 pages in softcover at an affordable price

  • Injustice: Gods Among Us Compendium One
    Collects Injustice: Gods Among Us #1-12, Injustice: Gods Among Us Annual #1, Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Two #1-12, Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Three #1-12, and Injustice: Gods Among Us Year: Two Annual #1.
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Injustice Omnibus Edition

The Injustice Comics has also been reprinted in the Omnibus Collection, each volume collecting over 1000 pages in hardcover format.

  • Injustice: Gods Among Us Omnibus Vol. 1
    Collects Injustice: Gods Among Us #1–12, Annual #1, Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Two #1–12, Annual #1, Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Three #1–12, Annual #1
  • Injustice: Gods Among Us Omnibus Vol. 2
    Collects Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Four #1–12, Annual #1, Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Five #1–20, Annual #1, Injustice: Ground Zero #1–12

The Injustice Complete Collection

Each Injustice year has been collected in one softcover trade. This collection doesn’t include stories set after the first video game.

Injustice, a More Detailed Comic Reading Order

When to read Injustice Year Zero? While this comic series was recently after Injustice 2, this is a prequel story to Injustice: Gods Among Us. You can choose to read here, before everything else if you want to stick to the chronological order. However, as it is often recommended, it would be better for a first-time reader to follow the publication order, and be familiar with the universe.

Injustice Year One: Gods Among Us – This is the start of Superman’s totalitarian regime! After being tragically tricked into destroying what he loves most, Superman changes the DC Universe forever. Determined to eliminate crime at any cost, he forces heroes to pick a side: stand with him or oppose his rule. However, not every nation will submit to his new world order, and neither will his greatest adversary, Batman!

Injustice Year Two: Gods Among Us – We entered the second year of Superman’s regime who finds himself fighting against the Green Lantern Corps…

Injustice Year Three: Gods Among Us – Can Superman and his allies be stopped? As The Man of Steel has imposed his peace through absolute power, Batman turns to a force that could challenge the Kryptonian: magic. With allies like John Constantine, Zatanna, and Doctor Fate, Year Three introduces the supernatural into the conflict, threatening to shake the status quo.

This arc also marks Tom Taylor’s departure from the series, with Brian Buccellato taking over as writer starting from Year Three #8.

Injustice Year Four: Gods Among Us – The Gods of Olympus are unleashed into the World of Injustice! Can Superman take down Ares, the God of War and what happens when his closest ally (who happens to be the daughter of Zeus) is turned against him? 

Injustice Year Five: Gods Among Us – The war between Batman and Superman nears its conclusion—and the events of the video game. This period was recently revisited by Tom Taylor in the limited series Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent, which takes place during this year.

It’s time to fight! The video game Injustice: God Among Us takes place here! You can now engage in one-on-one combat to fight your enemies.

Injustice: Ground Zero – This story retells the events of the game from Harley Quinn’s perspective, co-written by Brian Buccellato and Christopher Sebela.

Injustice 2 – Tom Taylor returns to Injustice for the sequel, teaming up with artists Bruno Redondo, Juan Albarran, Daniel Sampere, Mike S. Miller, and Xermanico. This story explores the aftermath of Injustice, once again serving as a prequel to the video game.

This is where you play Injustice 2! The game has two endings. As you can guess, if you choose the Batman ending, the Caped Crusader defeats Superman. In the other ending, it is Superman who defeats Batman.

To this date, there is no follow-up to the Batman ending. However, Tim Seeley wrote the Injustice vs. Masters of the Universe comic serie that is set in a after the Superman ending. The comic writer also scripted the Injustice McFarlane comic featuring Oliver as he finds himself in the Injustice universe ruled by Superman.

  • Injustice vs. Masters of the Universe
    Collects Injustice vs. Masters of the Universe #1–6
  • Injustice – McFarlane Custom Comic #1
    A 20-page comic book part of the McFarlane Toys Page Punchers “Injustice 2” seven-inch-figure-with-comic sets (with Supergirl, Batman, Green Arrow, and Dr. Fate). 

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After Injustice

If you want to stay a little longer in this universe, you can watch the animated movie Injustice, an adaptation of the Injustice video game and its prequel comic book series.

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