Injustice #3 collects another trio of chapters from DC's digital video game prologue. The unifying theme of these three segments is the worldwide reaction to Superman's new crusade. The series continues to successfully add depth and texture to the world of the game, though issue #3 comes up lacking in the fun elements that distinguished the second issue last month.
Writer Tom Taylor is joined by artist Jheremy Raapack for the first two segments collected here. These two pieces definitely read like two halves of a larger whole. In the first, a panicky US government resorts to drastic measures in the hope of curtailing Superman's warpath. Thus, the Kents are dragged into the conflict. If nothing else, this series does a fine job of giving Superman all the motivation he needs to become the totalitarian figure he is in the game. If anything, his government foes are painted as almost too blatantly evil, though Taylor is able to do some damage control on that front in the middle chapter. This conflict allows Taylor to draw in a number of other heroes featured in the game, as well as insert cameos for various DC rogues. It's good to see him make full use of the universe, even if a lot of it is superficial material.
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