loving his costume here
A look at the fighting game's Gear System.
Warner Bros. and NetherRealm Studios have released a new trailer for Injustice 2 introducing the fighting games Gear System.
The Gear System will allow players to evolve their play style and achieve their goals, opening up vast possibilities for personalization by enabling combatants of all levels to build and power up the ultimate version of their favorite DC characters to fit their fighting style.
Injustice 2 is due out for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on May 16.
Watch the trailer below.
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10 hours agoin Comic News
Injustice: Gods Among Us wasnt just a highly popular video game. The 2013 fighting game that pitted DC Comics icons against each other in Mortal Kombat-esque bloodsport also inspired a tie-in comic book series of the same name, which helped broaden the world of the over-the-top, dark reimagination of the DC Universe where Superman killed millions in Metropolis because he was tricked by The Joker into killing Lois Lane. (We did say it was dark.)
For much of the comic series original run, All-New Wolverine writer Tom Taylor was at the creative helm, building (and destroying) the alternate universe of Injustice. Taylor later stepped away from the series, but hes back with Injustice 2 which, like its predecessor, is a digital-first series and a tie-in to an upcoming game, this one scheduled for release on May 16 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and mobile platforms. For Injustice 2, Taylor is joined by the art team of penciler Bruno Redondo, inker Juan Albarran and colorist Rex Lokus.
CBR spoke with Taylor last July at Comic-Con International in San Diego about his return to the franchise, introducing characters like Supergirl and Gorilla Grodd to the narrative, the inherent opportunity to take risks with characters that Injustice presents and his own addiction to the original mobile version of the game.
CBR: Tom, what brought you back to Injustice? The original series was a big comic in your career you built momentum and it led to a lot more. You stepped away, and then Brian Buccellato took over as writer, so whats it like being back?
Tom Taylor: Its fantastic. As you said, Injustice, in a way it was my baby. It was a world that I helped build and a world that I helped destroy, and tear limbs off of people in. I never wanted to leave. I was some of the most fun Ive ever had in licensed comics. The only reason I had to leave was because I was working on my own TV show [The Deep]. As soon as the offer was there, and as soon as Injustice 2 was coming, it felt like a great fresh start. We were just wrapping on the season of my show, and Im like, Yes, I want to be back. I want to be back in that world.
What can you say about the story of this series? Injustice is a world where a lot can happen, obviously, as readers have seen. What are some of the directions youre looking to go in with this new volume?
Whats great about this is, Injustice 2 the game is just a sequel. What weve crafted is the comics to the first game, and now were telling the story that happens between the end of the first game and the start of the second. Its like we created this giant, multimedia, epic universe. Its great to be a part of that.
Were picking up straight after the game ends.
Supermans locked up, and the world is in disarray, and theres a power vacuum happening, and Batman and groups of other people are trying essentially to repair the world and rebuild, and there are, of course, forces that would like to rebuild it in other ways, or tear it down. It gets very exciting. Weve got characters like Supergirl showing up, who is fantastic, and has a huge role to play in the game; a huge role in the comic, as well.
Theres a lot of Batman, a lot of Harley Quinn, who will, as always, steal every scene shes in, because I just love writing her.
Supergirls an interesting character for this setting, especially given her relationship with Superman. How does she fit in?
I cant say too much about how she fits in, except to say what the game has done with her is a little bit different. Obviously, she hasnt been around so far, so shes showing up at this point in time, and thats a really interesting dynamic to show up in. Who she finds herself with, I cant really talk about, but it leads to a very, very interesting story and shell have a huge role.
Are there any other characters you can talk about that are planned, and we havent seen in the Injustice world yet?
Gorilla Grodd. I love any talking animal any time I get to write a talking animal, Im a happy man.
And hes one of the best!
Exactly! Hes just got such great powers, and hes such a good villain.
For you as a writer, how much of the fun of this is getting to do crazy things to such famous and revered characters, that you wouldnt be able to do in any other context? Thats a rare opportunity.
Completely. Ive had more freedom on this book than Ive had on any licensed book, ever. They put so much faith in me and trust, that I can continue to shock and disarm people every week.
These are my heroes, as well. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman these are the [characters] I grew up with. I love these characters. In a way, I dont want to do this stuff to them. [Laughs]
Mixed feelings?
Thats right! I think part of the reason it works so well is youre seeing a writer who doesnt want to torture his heroes as much as he is but knows exactly how to do it, because I know them so well.
The original run of Injustice comic book was maybe a longer-term story than people were expecting. Do you continue to have long-term plans going forward with Injustice 2?
Absolutely. Its slightly grey, but theres at least a couple of years between the end of the first game and this one. Weve got a large point in time where we can throw a really good, meaty story that will affect what happens there. We have plot points that we know coming up in the game that will inform, as well. But the idea we have for the comic currently, we obviously cant talk about, but its great, and were all very excited.
Are you a game player yourself? The first Injustice on the iPad is one of the only mobile games I ever really played and I played it quite a bit.
I understand its such an addictive game. I had it on my phone; obviously I had it on my PlayStation as well, but on my phone, I was constantly grinding, just to get the next card, yknow. Some of the characters are just fantastic. I mean, who doesnt want to feed a close friend to a shark? Thats the joy of Injustice.
I dont game too much, because if I let myself game as much as I want to, I wouldnt write anything.
The first chapter of Injustice 2 is now on sale via comiXology and other digital platforms. Injustice 2 #1 is scheduled for release in print on May 3.
April 11, 2017
Throughout the exchange of blows and destruction in Injustice: Gods Among Us, the two heroes who have taken front and center of the stage are Superman and Batman. And in Injustice 2, this hasnt changed one bit, even with an expanded universe at the creators disposal.
As for the prequel comic to the new game, writer Tom Taylor hinted that the story will not only continue to drive what was established in the first game, but it will also introduce a few new characters that would continue the story. And those characters involve the Suicide Squad.
Speaking with IGN, Taylor revealed where he will take Suicide Squad, and how he will deal with the popularity of fan-favorite Harley Quinn now that the character has become beyond famous with recent events and movies.
For starters, Harley Quinn will embody redemption, a bit of hope when it actually feels futile in this universe.
No one is completely right. No one is completely wrong. Everyone is acting, in some degree, in a way they believe is right and they all have genuine grievances. There is room for redemption. Harley is a character who embodies that.She may be helping out batman in Injustice 2, but that doesnt mean that we wont be seeing her Squad.
With all the problems in the Injustice universe, we wanted a bigger Suicide Squad than weve seen before to deal with it all. But this IS Injustice, so Im not guaranteeing the lineup stays the same.With that, Taylor says that it is possible that some of the SS members wont necessarily stay in the comic for a while. But there is one interesting point that he did share with a word of caution:
There is something coming for the Suicide Squad that changes everything. As Ive said many times while writing this book, dont get too attached to any characters.Well have to see what kind of role Suicide Squad will have for Injustice 2 when it becomes digitally available this month.
seems there was a bit of confusion. My bad
Sweet.
