| $@%&! level: Low “Bedroom” level: Low Violence level: High (but fantasy violence, you know) Back Cover: “For eons, the New Gods waged a war between good and evil. Evil has finally won. Victorious at long last over his enemies on the world of New Genesis, Darkseid has unleashed the forces of Apokolips on Earth. With the secret of the Anti-Life Equation at his command, Darkseid now possesses the ability to eradicate all free will from humanity—and usher in an end to the age of super heroes. Facing an ever-growing army of mindless slaves and corrupted heroes, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the remnants of the Justice League of America find themselves consumed by the spreading darkness. They remain humanity's only hope—the only light that will not be extinguished in the world's bleakest hour. But at what cost?” |
So, trying not to give any spoilers, basically the Anti-Life Equation is this thing Darkseid has been trying to find for, oh, say the last two or three millenia. If you see it or hear it, it turns you into a sort of automaton, controllable by Darkseid. Scary hypnosis. Whatever. And then Darkseid manages to hack just about every electronic device on the planet and get them to carry the Equation. Loads of death, destruction, devastation, and despair. Hence the word “crisis” in the title.
One of the things I love about super heroes is the devotion to life. This story-arc highlights that over again, the way the heroes have to work even harder to avoid hurting people, often their friends, who have just been zombified by the Anti-Life Equation.
Also, it's yet more evidence for my belief that if you're trying to infiltrate the Earth with evil intent, the very first person you need to somehow get rid of—is Batman.