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2. Kingdom Come

…the Justice League had to face off against the ‘90s antihero craze?”

Yeah, yeah, OF COURSE this one was on here. How could I not? Mark Waid is one of the best superhero comics writers of all time, and Alex Ross’s art is always spellbinding, so a collaboration between the two is invariably gonna be one of my favorite Elseworlds stories of all time.

This story is essentially a big parable about how nineties grim-n-gritty heroes are stupid and true heroes are needed to save the comic book industry. In the near future, after a series of horrible tragedies, Superman has gone into seclusion. But when things get so bad he can’t ignore them anymore, the world’s greatest superhero returns to the fold, bringing with him a new wave of classic superheroes.

Supes must face off with the new breed of “heroes”, as well as Batman’s black ops hero squad, to bring about a new age of heroes. Its full of inventive ideas and great moments. And it’s also one of those stories that successfully affected the comic book landscape.