Justice League Doom War < 2025 >

You cannot review this arc without discussing Lex. He isn't a mustache-twirling villain here. Having achieved the power of Apex Lex (a Lex/Perpetua hybrid), he is terrifyingly rational. He argues that humanity never deserved free will; that Perpetua’s "Doom" is simply evolution. The scariest moment isn't a fight scene—it’s when he calmly explains to Supergirl that hope is a biological error. Jorge Jimenez’s art captures Lex’s new, jagged, cosmic form: a god who looks like he is constantly holding back tears of rage.

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Sort of. The resolution leads directly into Dark Nights: Death Metal , which means Doom War feels less like an ending and more like the end of Act II. Casual readers might be frustrated by the cliffhanger of the Batman Who Laughs showing up at the last second. However, viewed as a standalone trade, the arc works as a meditation on sacrifice. The League doesn't win—they survive . And sometimes, in the Doom War, survival is the only victory worth claiming. You cannot review this arc without discussing Lex