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Released September 17, 2014 DC Comics, Color 37 Pages The Infinitus Saga Part 1 of 5 Jeff Lemire - Writer Neil Edwards - Penciller Jay Leisten - Inker Jeromy Cox - Colorist Dezi Sienty & Taylor Esposito - Letterers Amedeo Turturro - Assistant Editor Brian Cunningham - Editor Synopsis Mon-El crashes into the Justice League United HQ in Moosonee, Ontario, where he threatens the being named Ultra, who is guarded by Martian Manhunter, Equinox and Alanna Strange. If the child is not destroyed, the Legion will die! J'Onn immediately starts to fight Mon-El. Alanna tries to hold Mon-El at gunpoint, when she vanishes and Adam Strange unexpectedly takes her place.  He picks up the gun and tries to shoot Mon-El, but he easily overpowers Adam.  Equinox temporarily freezes Mon-el as she gets Adam up to speed on where the rest of the team is (outer space). Mon escapes and again threatens to kill Ultra. Meanwhile, the rest of the JLU is in the Polaris system tracking down Hawkman's signa...

Released October 8, 2014 DC Comics, Color 30 Pages The Midayo and the Whitago Jeff Lemire - Writer Timothy Green II - Penciller Joe Silver - Inker Jeremy Cox - Colorist Travis Lanham - Letterer Ameded Turturro - Asst. Editor Brian Cunningham - Group Editor Synopsis NOTE - this comic is NOT in the JLU Omni covering the Infinitus Saga, but it does lead into it and sets the stage for what we see, so I did want to include this as a bonus of sorts. Our comic begins with a synopsis of the events of the JLU series up to this point from Martian Manhunter. The JLU (Stargirl, Green Arrow, Animal Man, Adam Strange and Martian Manhunter), discover an alien plot centered around a child named Ultra. On the planet Rann, Adam Strange and Supergirl join in the fight, leading to the sacrifice of Hawkman to save Rann and Martian Manhunter taking Ultra under his care. The team is back on Earth and there is discussion with Miiyabin (the Equinox we saw from Future State) and someone named Heather around the...

  Released September 17, 2014 DC Comics, Color 23 Pages Homeworld Part 2 of 2 Jeff Lemire - Writer Jed Dougherty- Artist Gabe Eltaeb - Colorist Taylor Esposito - Letterer Rickey Purdin - Editor Eddie Berganza - Group Editor Synopsis Picking up immediately after the events of JLU Future's end, the Five-Years-From-Now Justice League (Cyborg, Dawnstar, Equinox, Flash, Martian Manhunter, Vostok and Stormguard) are on Mars facing a prison breakout of villains including Mongul, Killer Frost and Gorilla Grodd (among others) led by Captain Atom. Manhunter, Stormguard, Dawnstar and Equinox face off against Grodd and Captain Atom below ground, while the rest of the League fights on the surface of Mars. Captain Atom does his best Dr. Manhattan impersonation by monologuing about him wiping out millions to save billions, I'm too powerful to understand, yada yada, then grows immensely tall and collapses the Leaguers underground with Grodd while he goes to the surface. He delivers an ultimatu...

Released September 10, 2014 DC Comics, Color 23 Pages Homeworld Part 1 of 2 Jeff Lemire - Writer Jed Dougherty- Artist Gabe Eltaeb - Colorist Dezi Senty - Letterer Editor - Rickey Purdin Group Editor - Eddie Berganza Synopsis Five years from now, on the James Bay Ice road in Northern Canada, a trucker drives through the snowy road and encounters several bored out Polar Bears controlled by The Poltergeists, who raids resources in Canada.  This is broken up by the hero Equinox who easily neutralizes Poltergeist.  She suddenly gets a psychic message from Martian Manhunter who is in trouble on Mars.  She flies away to meet Animal Man in California, who has also had the vision of J'onn. Animal Man refuses to help, but refers Equinox to the Justice League.   Equinox arrives at The Fortress of Justice in New Mexico to meet with Cyborg, Vostok, Flash, Stormguard and Dawnstar - The Justice League United.  They determine that J'onn may be held captive by the prisoner...