World War III first report

Prior to picking up the five-part World War III event, I had wondered which, if any, of the issues were irrelevant. As it turns out, the main title, 52 #50, was the less important of them all. Which is interesting, since all the reports from writers and DC staff said that #50 would be the issue to read first.

Reading #50, the war just felt so small. There was very little build up to anything, just suddenly there you are at day #7 with Black Adam locked in a final showdown with the world's heroes. And sure, #50 is where you get the full epilogue, and you get a few extra 52-centric tidbits, but everything was too rushed and anti-climatic.

What I recommend, and I am not going to give a full report with Spoilers yet, is reading the four issue companion series.

Some are going to call this set a bit of a letdown. We were told there would be many more characters shown in-depth in each issue, when, in fact, most of the characters featured are shown just long enough to quickly explain their "One Year Later" status.

Instead, we get a much much MUCH more deep look at the war, which helps give the feeling that Black Adam was actually able to incite a WORLD war on his own. We also get a great story of personal exploration centered around J'onn J'onnzz.

So, as I said, I'll write up a full report with spoilers by Thursday night. For now, everyone should take the time to read the four issues of the companion series.