The changes Convergence makes comes at the cost of essentially rewriting what is arguably one of DC's most important, if not the most important event in their publishing history. I won't go into spoiler territory here, but DC seems to have acknowledged their confusing publishing history, especially over the past ten years and in one way has made it even more confusing, while in another, has made it much simpler. Convergence number eight is a story that can be debated, discussed and dissected which is what an event should ultimately do to drive interest. It's now up to each individual reader to see how they feel about the change, and where these changes will take us in the future. Read Full Review

Convergence #8 was a huge ending to this big event. DC delivered a wild ending that ushered in a new era in the DCU. For the first time since Flashpoint I actually feel cautiously optimistic about the direction DC is headed. Of course, this is DC that we are talking about so the chances of them screwing the pooch are still likely. Still, I am far more optimistic about DC after reading Convergence #8 than I was before reading this issue. Hopefully, Convergence #8 is just the start of DC offering readersan alternative to what we have been getting since the New 52 reboot. Read Full Review

Convergence #8 ends the event in a satisfying way that stays true to the intent of the event. King and Lobdell handle the huge cast well and the art crew, for the most part, execute their task well. Convergence was a fun event and there is optimism in this issue, which I appreciated. Moving the DC offices led to some good stories, so if they decide to swap coasts again, I won't complain. Read Full Review

Outside of having various characters meet up, when all is said and done, there is no reason for this series to have everhappened. I liked seeing the characters, but the wrap up to every disaster is too quick and clean. Read Full Review

While this issue was a strong ending, the experience of Convergence in general left a lot to be desired. As this was done to accommodate a move in location can I just ask one thing? Don't move anytime soon again DC. Stay in Burbank for as long as you can! Read Full Review

Resurrection is not simple. Think for a moment of the disruption and confusion that could occur if death were reversible. Consider the social and emotional consequences of a reality in which the ultimate finality was … not final. Comic books have made such a routine practice of brushing aside death that such returns no longer seem marvelous. But if the revival of one character no longer surprises, what about the resurrection of a universe? What about the resurrection of multiple universes? In Convergence #8, we have the chance to ponder such issues, although the creators do not deliver the emotional and intellectual challenge the subject deserves, even as the undoone ofthe most famousstorylines in the history of DC Comics. Read Full Review

Let's put this way, Convergence ends with a mere whimper. Read Full Review

If you buy one comic out of this entire Convergence event, this is the issue to grab. Read Full Review

Really, in the end, the comic is a read mainly due to its importance in shaping what's to come, not due to actual quality. There's some things spinning out of it, like Earth 2: Society, that I'm now even more excited about. But, the real good is DC has opened the vault, and the future is wide open. Read Full Review

King and Lobdell had plenty of opportunity to provide a satisfying conclusion to the Convergence event, yet the layers upon layers of dangling plot threads that get glossed over paired with some uneven artwork forces Convergence #8 to teeter towards the mediocre. Read Full Review

Instead DC readers get a New Earth 2 made out of the remains of Telos which despite Alan Scott's power is relativelyunexplained, an expanded DC Multiverse, and a giant tease for the next big DC event that will actually matter: “Darkseid War”. If you are a fan of the DC Multiverse, primarily Earth 2 and it's heroes, I have to imagine you will be pretty satisfied with the results of “Convergence”. If you were looking for a meaningful story involving the primary heroes of the DC Universe, expect to be unfulfilled. Read Full Review

Worst of all, the artwork is a mishmash of styles that create an ugly looking comic. Stephen Segovia's pencils feel incredibly rushed, with many weird faces and body stances that look laughably stiff. Carlo Pagulayan fairs the best of the group, with his handful of pages looking tight and having the epic feel that a title like CONVERGENCE needed. I'm not 100% sure who did the two splash pages of different universe (as DC doesn't say), but they needed more time to finish. Shoulders are almost Rob Leifeld size. It also makes me wonder if ALL universes exist, as the ghostly images of heroes makes it seem like only current universes exist. Read Full Review

Too many times in this series were actions talked about, and not shown on the page, which added to the weak premise and storyline on the whole. Hopefully, with a happy ending for the characters involved, DC will strike out new ground from here and craft some compelling stories again. Read Full Review

As for Convergence, it is no Crisis. It is just another event on the pile. Read Full Review

Convergence had been picking up steam in recent issues, so it's disappointing to see the series stumble again at the finish line. This issue wastes too much energy on dialogue and exposition and neglects to actually show readers the imminent danger threatening the multiverse. The good news is that it does offer a happy ending for the various characters involved, while leaving the door open for what will hopefully be a more varied and cohesive DC Universe. Read Full Review

Convergence ends on a better note than it started on, but it's another convenient finale in terms of how things are wrapped up. The event as a whole wasn't that bad, but it's the expectations that ultimately let it down. I'd still say Convergence succeeded in providing a concise main storyline with a lot of individual titles that hit more often than missed. Now that DC fans' wallets are empty, it's time to devote our attention to Divergence. Read Full Review

Happy endings are a rare thing in events, especially when the last book the bear the name "crisis" was about evil triumphing. For a universe-ripping series, it's also a delight that this comes to a positive conclusion, and doesn't lead us straight into another event. Convergence ultimately feels more like it is brushing aside some bad blood. With this issue, a four-year experiment of the New 52 also comes to an end, and something else emerges in its place: DC You. DC has almost cast itself as the misguided villain in this case, drawing parallels with the errors of Brainiac. "Maybe the end is what it takes," remarks Telos knowingly, "to see your mistakes." There are, of course, several plot threads left dangling, including the true name of Telos that become a very minor sub-plot in the back part of the series. This is a new era for DC, and while it may not be the sweeping change that devotees were hoping for, it is a step in the right direction. Read Full Review

So thats it. Convergence is finally behind us and its time to look forward to what comes next for the DC Universe, like, maybe some answers to what we just spent the last eight weeks reading. Or, my own personal, honest hope is that we all just collectively forget the last two months of DC Comics even happened and get back to some stories that actually have a point. Read Full Review

With this many artists, you'd worry that there would be an extreme clash of styles, but everyone's styles mesh wonderfully. The characters are well drawn, with some muddled faces here and there, and have wonderful expressions. The dynamic action, what little there is, is also well done. The problem is there is a lot more talking and showing versus actual action, often with sparse backgrounds. It's not the best way to show off the artists' talents, even if they did a good job. Steigerwald's colors helps unify everyone's pencils and inks, and gives us a technicolor finale that is full of crackling energy"even if most of that is in the background. Read Full Review

"Convergence" #8 achieved its purposes -- both to restore a few earlier eras of DC Comics as well as to give the company a certain amount of breathing room for its now-completed move across the country -- but it's a shame that it couldn't have been stronger. With the amount of time allotted to create "Convergence," this should have been a dynamite comic but, instead, it feels like one that stalled for weeks and then raced to a conclusion, while leaving little threads unresolved. Some of the tie-ins were fantastic and there were some good individual moments within the main comic itself. On the whole, though, it's a below-average two-month experiment that didn't hit the heights that were presumably possible. "Convergence" itself will almost certainly fade into a distant memory with other past events like "Day of Judgment" and "Genesis." Some of the end results may end up proving to be golden but, overall, readers' minds will move forward instead of lingering here. Read Full Review

Well, it's an ending.  How is it possible that I have more questions about the way that things were fixed to get us out of this event than I do with the entire event itself?  While this resolution gets us back on track with what we know and what we're used to with DC Comics, it's not a satisfying ending at all and makes me glad that we're done with all this nonsense and I hope we'll never have to deal with anything from it again.  The only plus side to this book is that the art continues to be great, but man I'm disappointed. Read Full Review

Everything gets tied up in a perfect little bow with no real need for the heroes to lift a finger. We also don't get much in the way of a satisfying character arc for Telos, not to mention the other unresolved plot points that get brushed under the rug. In the bigger scheme of things, it looks like this event won't have much of a lasting effect on the DC Universe as a whole, other than onEarth 2: Society. Read Full Review

This issue had a satisfying conclusion at the expense of turning this whole event into something inconsequential. Also DC tends to undo and redo and then undo the redo only to redo the undo, you see what I'm saying? So now the Multiverse is all dandy and we're all one big happy family until an editor decides it's not anymore. While I thought they teased a cool character prior to Convergence hitting stands, Telos is now someone forgettable in fact maybe he forgot this whole thing happened after we meet a Brainiac who's not so evil after all. Yay! I still think Telos is a very cool character conceptually but the execution to develop him fell flat in this event. In fact I think you could flesh out Telos's backstory out enough to have a solo title comic or at least a mini-series lasting at least 6 issues. Telos could potentially match a New God in terms of power and maybe he joins the fray against Darkseid this summer. Who knows? Overall this event was a bit of a letdown. It could of been a decent epic but they literally squandered away the first 3 issues doing absolutely nothing. And who really wanted to see Deimos and all that Skataris BS? Definitely not me. The ties with Grant Morrison's Multiversity was kind of weak but at this point who cares? Darkseid Wars looks to be epic and it needs to hit a home run for DC this summer because Marvel has been killing it with Secret Wars. more

Too many nonsensical things.

disappointing and confused

This event is horrible, only saved by Decent art that at times is also bad

Very confusing and super dense final issue that didnt change a thing unless you are from Earth 2. But Booster is back baby!

Atrocious. DC managed what I didn't think possible: They've watered down and wrung out the multiverse, their greatest asset next to the legacy concept (previously disposed of). I love the multiverse, but if it's just gonna be tossed around like this, I don't need to see it. Extremely disappointed in DC.

OH DEAR