That's when they learn that Jon's father is still within the sun, absorbing solar energy, even after 5 long years. Just before Lois is about to look at her phone, Superman destroys the devices with his heat vision, instructing everyone not to look at any screens. Arriving in Metropolis, Cyborg's systems come back online, allowing the virus to jump onto the Internet.

Years after the events in DCeased, Cyborg's head sends out a distress signal, and Superboy (now Superman) heads up the team that goes on a rescue mission. Jimmy Olsen saves some of his co-workers in the initial outbreak of the virus and documents the heroes' actions throughout the DCeased event. The survivors regroup and continue towards Gotham as Ivy's garden comes into view, but also discover a massive horde of Anti-Living outside of it.She even gives Arrow the Sword of Athena, still infused with Kryptonite from 5 years before and the League ventures to Earth, where they meet up with Kilowog on duty, monitoring the situation on Earth.

There’s also an over-reliance on the magic side of DC, with John Constantine trying to be a hero and stopping a random-ass Trigon invasion that felt tacked on. Before Bane can pursue, Solomon Grundy arrives and rips off Bane's head and throws it at the infected. I enjoyed Constantine's character a lot in this as he's a character I don't know a lot about but I liked his wit and energy a lot. Gordon refuses at first, but ultimately allows them to kill the infected inside, including an infected Billy Batson. The orphans tell them that an unknown hero locked all the infected in a cafeteria and provided the children ample food before disappearing.

DCeased: Dead Planet finds a way to continue the story and end it on a good a note as possible without detracting too much from the events prior.

Tom Taylor is a mastermind when it comes down to writing action stories with deep motivations and character portrayals that do matter. Instead of a rapid downhill slide, characters work together to devise a plan to turn the anti-life equation into a life equation (and prevent a band of villains in Australia from ruining everything). Darkseid then arrives, decapitates Sinestro and acquires his ring, becoming a Yellow Lantern as Kyle and Soranik flee to the Guardians of the Universe and warn them to gather the Green Lanterns.While the others deal with the Anti-Living on the ground, Zatanna deals with Fire before the arrival of Swamp Thing, who requests assistance from Constantine. As the days pass, the heroes in the Fortress of Solitude begin to hear a ringing in their ears before Luthor is suddenly bisected. Though Harley believed that Death would be lying, it was Cassie who revealed to them that they used the lasso to compel it to tell the truth.