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 Cover ofJLA: Our Worlds at War (September 2001), art byJae Lee. | |||
| Publication date | August – October2001 | ||
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| Writer(s) | Jeph Loeb Joe Casey Mark Schultz Joe Kelly Phil Jimenez Peter David Geoff Johns | ||
| Penciller(s) | Mike Wieringo Ed McGuinness Doug Mahnke Ron Garney Leonard Kirk Angel Unzueta | ||
| Volume 1 | ISBN 1-56389-915-9 | ||
| Volume 2 | ISBN 1563899167 | ||
| Complete Edition | ISBN 1401211291 | ||
"Our Worlds at War" is acomic book storyline, published byDC Comics in mid-2001. OWAW was acrossover storyline that spanned several different books, including several books starringBatman,Superman andWonder Woman,The Flash,Green Lantern, and a number of supporting characters and books. Creators involved in the crossover included writersJeph Loeb,Joe Casey,Mark Schultz,Joe Kelly,Phil Jimenez, andPeter David, and artists that includedMike Wieringo,Ed McGuinness,Doug Mahnke,Ron Garney, andLeonard Kirk.
TheOur Worlds at War storyline involves the heroes battlingImperiex, a cosmic entity who representsentropy and threatens to destroy the universe.
Thanks to the sacrifice ofStrange Visitor andGeneral Rock, Earth's forces crack Imperiex's armor, releasing his energy. However,Brainiac-13 appears withWarworld and absorbs the energy, vowing to use it to rule everything.
In a desperate gambit,Superman dives into the Sun, gaining a massive power boost. Realizing that Warworld cannot be destroyed without releasing Imperiex and triggering anotherBig Bang, Superman andMartian Manhunter transport Imperiex and Brainiac back in time to the Big Bang, destroying them both.
Several heroes are killed or presumed dead during the conflict, includingHippolyta,Sam Lane,Aquaman,Maxima,Massacre,Jonathan and Martha Kent, andStrange Visitor.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Hippolyta, Aquaman, Sam Lane, and the Kents are later revealed to have survived.[7][8][9][10]
The story ran through the following issues:
The story has been collected intotrade paperbacks:
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