Tom Taylor (EARTH 2, Superior Iron Man) returns to the series he launched for this one time special event that kicks off the story you'll see in the upcoming INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US: YEAR 5. In his efforts to maintain world peace and wipe out crime, Superman has locked up all of Earth's villains, as well as his enemies (including the Green Lantern Corps), in an undisclosed, impenetrable facility. Now, a surprising new prisoner may have discovered how to free himself and everyone else from this previously inescapable location.
The wonderful cover by Bruno Redondo is a bit misleading, but Year Five is going to have a stellar storyline based on this set-up and you won't be disappointed. If the gods and monsters of the last year and a half jaded you a little on what this book has to offer, I can't encourage you more to pick up this Annual and see if you might not be tempted to dip a toe back into the proverbial Injustice pool. Read Full Review
I wasn't sure what to expect, but I found a fun take on a colder, more dictatorship-style Justice League making Plastic Man's lunacy and heroics all the more easy to root for. A good questionable hero's journey. Read Full Review
A fantastic done-in-one story setting up Year Five for those who continue on, but leaving everyone with an enormously satisfying focus story of Plastic Man and his son, Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Four Annual #1 is an awesome chance to revisit this world with Tom Taylor steering the ship. Don't pass it up, lovers of Injustice or classic super-heroes alike. Read Full Review
If you weren't excited for the upcoming Injustice: Year Five, you very well might be after reading this annual. This issue deftly sets up that last major conflict while also delivering a fun but dramatic story centered around a very unlikely hero in the Injustice universe. He and Bruno Redondo continue to weave DC magic together, and it's a shame his return to the Injustice franchise won't last beyond this issue. Read Full Review
While this is part of a massive saga, it's quite easy for the uninitiated to enjoy and you have to admit that not too many stories centered on Plastic Man come around these days. If you happen to be a fan of his, drink it in. The ending sets upYear Five, which kicks off next week. Read Full Review
I've got to rate it high because I hate Plastic Man coming into this book and now I'm a fan. Pretty hard hitting issue that we saw early in the series.
Cover-****
Writing-*****
Art-****
Story-*****
Plastic Man is used extremely well in this issue. I just loved him altogether.
This was the best part of the entire year. Tom Taylor returns to write this, and you can *tell*. I'm not too excited for Year Five (or Ground Zero), but I've read this far so why stop now?
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