Our Worlds at War
"Our Worlds at War" is a comic book storyline, published by DC Comics in mid-2001. OWAW was a crossover storyline that spanned several different books, including several books starring Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, and a number of supporting characters and books. Creators involved in the crossover included writers Jeph Loeb, Joe Casey, Mark Schultz, Joe Kelly, Phil Jimenez, and Peter David, and artists that included Mike Wieringo, Ed McGuinness, Doug Mahnke, Ron Garney, and Leonard Kirk.
Plot
The Our Worlds at War storyline involves the heroes battling Imperiex, a cosmic entity who represents entropy and threatens to destroy the universe.Thanks to the sacrifice of Strange Visitor and General Rock, Earth's forces crack Imperiex's armor, releasing his energy. However, Brainiac-13 appears with Warworld and absorbs the energy, vowing to use it to rule everything.
In a desperate gambit, Superman dives into the Sun, gaining a massive power boost. Realizing that Warworld cannot be destroyed without releasing Imperiex and triggering another Big Bang, Superman and Martian Manhunter quickly arrange for Imperiex and Brainiac to be transported back in time to the Big Bang, destroying them both.
Several heroes are killed or presumed dead during the conflict, including Hippolyta, Sam [Lane (comics)|Sam Lane], Aquaman, Maxima, Massacre, Jonathan and Martha Kent, and Strange Visitor. Hippolyta, Aquaman, Sam Lane, and the Kents are later revealed to have survived.
Characters
- The Flash
- Superman
- Krypto
- Wonder Woman
- Green Lantern
- Martian Manhunter
- Aquaman
- The Justice League of America
- Young Justice
- Superboy
- Supergirl
- Imperiex
- Brainiac 13
- Darkseid
- Grayven
- Doomsday
- Lex Luthor
- Suicide Squad
- Manchester Black
- Strange Visitor
- Lois Lane
- Lena Luthor
- Sam Lane