"There Is An Odd Lack of Consistency"

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Convergence Week 3 (Variant Covers)

The Basics - Convergence was DC Comics' "Big Event" for 2015. It was billed as a two-month weekly limited series. Convergence spun out of the final issues of the weekly series, Earth 2: World's End and The New 52: Futures End. The story involves Brainiac collecting cities and inhabitants from various timelines that have ended, trapping them in domes on a planet outside of time and space and opening them up to see what happens. Notable during this event is the return of DC characters from before the 2011 Flashpoint storyline that led to the creation of The New 52 DC Universe. Week 3 of Convergence was all about the heroes from Crisis on Infinite Earths.


Convergence #3
Writer: Jeff King   Art: Stephen Segovia   Cover: Ivan Reis 
# of Variant Covers: 3
Price:$3.99
Blurb: Death comes calling as an injured Telos takes out his rage on the people of Kandor, while the Earth-2 team endures another brutal casualty. And major plans are set in motion as Green Lantern and the others follow Deimos into the lost city of Skartaris to find Rip Hunter and the missing Time Masters, who could be their only hope of escape from this apocalypse for Infinite Earths!
Grade: C+


Convergence - Adventures of Superman #1
# of Variant Covers: 1
Writer: Marv Wolfman   Art: Roberto Viacava   Cover: Mikel Janin 
Price: $3.99
Blurb: STARRING HEROES FROM CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS! Superman and Supergirl attempt to free their city via the Phantom Zone but learn that if they succeed, a terrible fate awaits Supergirl in Crisis on Infinite Earths!
Grade: B-


Convergence - Batman & The Outsiders #1
Writer: Marc Andreyko   Art: Carlos D'Anda   Cover: Andy Kubert 
Price:$3.99
# of Variant Covers: 1
Blurb: STARRING HEROES FROM CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS! After a year under the dome, the Outsiders have gone their separate ways, but when OMAC attacks, Batman must find out if they have what it takes to still be a team.
Grade: B+


Convergence - Green Lantern Corps #1
Writer: David Gallaher   Art: Steve Ellis   Cover: Tony Harris 
# of Variant Covers: 1
Price: $3.99
Blurb: STARRING HEROES FROM CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS! Say the Oath, save the world! If only being in the Green Lantern Corps was that easy. Hal has resigned, John is busy, and Guy is pissed. Together for the first time, they'll save Gotham City or die trying!
Grade: C-


Convergence - Hawkman #1
Writer: Jeff Parker   Art: Timothy Truman   Cover: Rafael Albuquerque  
# of Variant Covers: 1
Price: $3.99
Blurb: STARRING HEROES FROM CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS! Hawkman and Hawkgirl put their Shadow War on hold as they face the might of anthropomorphic rat-men and bat-men in the deadly land of Kamandi!
Grade:C-





Convergence - Justice League of America #1
Writer: Fabian Nicieza   Art: ChrisCross   Cover: ChrisCross  
# of Variant Covers: 1
Price: $3.99
Blurb: STARRING HEROES FROM CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS! With their heavy hitters sidelined, Elongated Man must lead the much-maligned 'Detroit Justice League' against the overwhelming power of the heroes from the Tangent Universe!
Grade: C+


Convergence - Superboy and the Legion of Heroes #1
Writer: Stuart Moore   Art: Gus Storms   Cover: Pia Guerra 
# of Variant Covers: 1
Price: $3.99
Blurb: STARRING HEROES FROM CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS!! While Brainiac 5 struggles to break through the dome, Superboy tries to keep the Legion of Super-Heroes' spirits up - until the Atomic Knights ride into town to cause mass destruction!
Grade: C+


Convergence - Swamp Thing #1
Writer: Len Wein   Art: Kelley Jones   Cover: Kelley Jones
# of Variant Covers: 1
Price: $3.99
Blurb: STARRING HEROES FROM CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS! The dome has cut off all the heroes from their powers - but what happens when Swamp Thing is cut off from his life source in The Green?
Grade: A-



Convergence - The Flash #1
Writer: Dan Abnett   Art: Federico Dallocchio   Cover: Michael Allred
# of Variant Covers:1
Price: $3.99
Blurb: STARRING HEROES FROM CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS! Trapped in Gotham City, Barry Allen has nowhere to run. He fights on, seeking justice as well as a way to save the city, but he faces a Tangent Universe foe who thinks faster than even The Flash can run!
Grade: B+


Convergence -The New Teen Titans #1
Writer: Marv Wolfman   Art: Nicola Scott   Cover: Nicola Scott
# of Variant Covers: 1
Price: $3.99
Blurb: STARRING HEROES FROM CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS! Titans Together! The greatest Titans team of them all takes on the might of the Tangent Universe's Doom Patrol!
Grade: B-  




Convergence - Wonder Woman #1
Writer: Larry Hama   Art: Joshua Middleton   Cover: Joshua Middleton
# of Variant Covers: 1
Price: $3.99
Blurb: STARRING HEROES FROM CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS! Diana Prince is in the grip of a Domesday cult when Steve Trevor leaps into the fray! But can he save Etta Candy from vampires of Red Rain?
Grade: B-



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