It's a crazy idea, but it makes sense. If the world is destroyed there's nothing to "control" or profit from. So we've got Lex Luthor leading a team of super villains and Batman against the Crime Syndicate, basically an evil Justice League from another dimension that has been destroyed by some even more threatening entity.

Good stuff and pretty brutal, seeing as those villains don't have a problem with killing people and neither does Luthor. BUT Luthor does seem to grow a conscience, almost as if saving the world has made him realize there's something else he wants - adoration. ( )

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As usual with these high concept big event books, it lands in one of two categories: A giant mess, or a solid story that feels like it only scratches the surface of its potential. This is the latter, a fun read anchored splendidly by a first person narration of Lex Luthor that humanizes him without making him any less of a horrific sociopath. Its main weakness, then, is the usual: It changes the status quo in fascinating and promising ways, and then reaches the end of its limited run so it quickly does some (admittedly cool) showdowns so it can revert back to a only-slightly-changed business as usual for the regular titles that continue onwards from here. There is a feeling of a lot of lost opportunity here as a result, character arcs that feel telescoped, complexities that get simplified, avenues not explored. But oh well. "Forever Evil" remains one of the better big DC event books I've read -- and to date, the only story I've ever read with a take on Bizarro that I actually kind of liked. ( )

The premise alone makes this an intriguing read for every DC fan out there, even if this collection of the main comics doesn't even scratch the surface of all the possibilities this conflict could bring. ( )

Really enjoyed this. Loved seeing the villains being heroes in this one. ( )