Injustice: Gods Among Us

Click through for a quick breakdown of the Injustice universe and how the games connect to the many spinoff comics.

The Injustice universe mostly follows the same path as the traditional DCU, until one fateful day that changes everything. This world's Superman is tricked by the Joker into killing a pregnant Lois Lane and destroying Metropolis. In retaliation, Superman kills Joker and begins his walk down the path of villainy.

2013's Injustice: Gods Among Us is set five years after that tragedy. With Superman's One World Regime controlling the entire planet, Batman and his Insurgency have no choice but to recruit the Justice League of another universe for help. Together, they manage to overthrow this evil Superman and restore freedom to the world.

2017's Injustice 2 continues the storyline five years after the events of the first game. The sequel pits Batman's team against Brainiac and The Society, forcing the Dark Knight to enlist the aid of Superman to stop humanity from being bottled up. The game presents two possible endings, one in which Brainaic is killed and Superman reclaims his throne, and one in which Brainiac lives and Superman is permanently banished to the Phantom Zone.

While the storylines of both Injustice games focus on DC characters, a number of other pop culture icons are available as DLC characters. That includes familiar faces from the Mortal Kombat games, Hellboy and even the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

DC Comics has significantly fleshed out the Injustice universe through a series of prequel comics. The original Injustice: Gods Among Us comic is split into five volumes, each of which chronicles one year of the timeline leading up to the original game.