The New York Times best-selling series!Superman was Earth’s greatest hero. He was the shining beacon of truth, justice and the American way. Forever an inspiration for the brighter future ahead, the Man of Tomorrow made the world want to be better. Then everything changed in a single day.When the Man of Steel couldn’t protect those he held most dear, he decided being a hero wasn’t enough. To truly save this world, he would have to abandon his philosophy as the Big Blue Boy Scout and become the ruler he felt mankind needed.With his all-powerful allies–Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Flash and even Robin–the reign of Superman has begun. World conflicts are ended, and criminals are stopped without mercy.Facing a god among men, only one person stands between Superman and ultimate power: the Dark Knight. Batman is gathering an alliance of heroes willing to risk their lives to oppose this omnipotent dictatorship. He will use every method at his disposal to stop his friend from reshaping the world in his shattered image…whatever the cost, Superman’s rule cannot stand. Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year One: The Deluxe Edition tells the story of a war among gods for the future of humanity. Written by Tom Taylor (All-New Wolverine, X-Men: Red) with art by Jheremy Raapack (Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, Indestructible Hulk), Mike S. Miller (Adventures of Superman, A Game of Thrones), Tom Derenick (Trinity, JLA), Bruno Redondo (Earth 2: Society, Batman: Arkham Unhinged) and more. Based on the video game phenomenon, collecting Injustice: Gods Among Us #1-12 and Injustice: Gods Among Us Annual #1, with an introduction by Tom Taylor and never-before-seen behind-the-scenes material.
About Artists & Writers:
Tom Taylor is the creator of the Aurealis Award-Winning graphic novel series The Deep (which tells the adventures of a multi-ethnic family of underwater explorers who live on a submarine). The Deep has been optioned by Technicolor to be turned into a 26-episode CG animated series. He is perhaps best known for the best-selling DC Comics series Injustice: Gods Among us, Earth 2, Batman/Superman and his many Star Wars series. Taylor has written for DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, Wildstorm, 2000 AD and Gestalt Comics.