Forever Evil Issue 1-7 Issue 1-7.

At the end of Justice League: Trinity War, events took a sharp left turn. Pandora's Box was not, as everyone assumed, a mystical artifact-it was a technological gateway between universes, which allowed the Crime Syndicate of Earth-3, evil doppelgangers of the Justice League, to invade the League's Earth-1. Here, with almost every member of the three Justice League teams imprisoned by the Syndicate, Lex Luthor leads a group of supervillains who must save the world-and Batman must work with them. Finch proves quite capable of handling a multicharacter action crossover, while DC veteran Johns delves into the ruthless Luthor's psyche, revealing bits of his past and hints of humanity. Johns also provides the Syndicate with fascinating characterizations and intrateam intrigue-and following common DC "keep 'em reading" strategy, he leaves questions unanswered, sets up multiple original plotlines, and introduces a new threat. VERDICT After the messy and unsatisfying Trinity War, this is refreshingly straightforward and enjoyable. "New 52" followers will want to know what happens here, and what happens next.-S.R. (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.