A villain of immense energy possesses Superman in Batman/Superman: World’s Finest.
Within the title’s fifth problem written by Mark Waid with artwork by Dan Mora, the heroic duo, Supergirl, Robin and the Doom Patrol are dealing with the Devil Nezha, an historical being that possesses nice energy and lots of magical talents. The prior problem ends with Supergirl briefly taking Nezha down and informing the opposite heroes that the one method to defeat the villain is for somebody to sacrifice themself by locking Nezha inside his tomb from the within. In a preview for World’s Best #5, because the heroes argue about who will stay trapped with Nezha for all times, Batman factors out to Superman that he’s “powerless towards magic,” one thing all of them turn into painfully conscious of as Nezha takes management of the Man of Metal and assaults Supergirl.
BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD’S FINEST #5
- Written by MARK WAID
- Artwork and canopy by DAN MORA
- Variant cowl by FRANCESCO MATTINA
- 1:25 variant cowl by PETE WOODS
- 1:50 variant cowl by ALEXANDER LOZANO
- $3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card inventory)
- ON SALE 7/19/22
- THE FIRST ARC OF WORLD’S FINEST CONCLUDES WITH A SHOCKING FORESHADOWING OF DCU EVENTS TO COME!
- The sinister machinations of the satan Nezha have run ragged the Man of Metal and the Darkish Knight ever since he made his first terri fying debut in Detective Comics #1050…however what secrets and techniques does this villain maintain for the way forward for the DCU? Clues abound for the following large DCU sequence on this climactic closing chapter to the primary arc of World’s Best!
The second exhibits that Nezha’s affect extends even to Kryptonians. Batman and Superman battled plenty of their mind-controlled allies within the prior problem, together with Inexperienced Lantern (Hal Jordan), Child Flash (Wally West), Surprise Woman (Donna Troy), Black Canary, Martian Manhunter, Firestorm and Crimson Twister, who they beat by combining right into a singular character with the willpower of the Green Lantern ring. As for defeating Nezha, the plan to lock him again in his tomb now requires a sacrifice as a result of he already escaped as soon as by spending three millennia creating his personal spell for freedom.
The Satan Nezha Will Quickly Trigger Issues for Batman and Robin
Batman/Superman: World’s Best is ready through the earlier years of the DC Universe, again when Dick Grayson was nonetheless Batman’s sidekick as the primary Robin. Although he handled the villain prior to now, Nezha is about to trigger issues for Batman within the current. Author Joshua Williamson’s ongoing Robin sequence and Shadow Warfare crossover occasion have teased Nezha’s return, one thing that Robin Damian Wayne must take care of alongside his father within the Fall, or fairly, towards him.
Debuting in Sept. 2022 is Batman vs. Robin, a five-issue occasion additionally written by Waid that can pit Bruce Wayne towards his son, who falls sufferer to Nezha’s affect. The occasion spins out of Shadow Warfare and World’s Best, with Batman/Superman: World’s Best #5 being the ultimate problem of Waid and Mora’s “The Satan Nezha” arc specializing in the villain. The way forward for World’s Best will contain time journey adventures to rescue Robin and the introduction of Boy Thunder, a never-before-seen sidekick for Superman from the hero’s previous.
Batman/Superman: World’s Best #5 is written by Waid with inside and primary cowl artwork by Mora, colours by Tamra Bonvillain and letters by Aditya Bidikar. Variant covers for the problem are created by Francesco Mattina, Pete Woods and Alexander Lozano. The problem goes on sale July 19 from DC Comics.
Supply: DC Comics
