Part of Series
DAY OF JUDGMENT begins when Etrigan the Demon offers the fallen angel Azmodel freedom from captivity in Hell. If the fallen angel agrees to let the Demon rule Hell, Etrigan will give Azmodel access to the power to claim the ultimate the destruction of Heaven itself! And the power in question? That of the Spectre who, without a human host, is ripe for Azmodel's picking. As humankind faces the ultimate threat and people's long-lost loves and hates return to torment them amid demonic hellfire, DC's heroes split up to wage a war on three fronts. While Superman, Green Lantern and Zatanna lead a mission into Hell to reignite the underworld's fires, Batman and an army of DC's mystical heroes—Zatanna, the new Dr. Fate and others—try to protect the Earth from the Spectre, Etrigan, and the horde of demons and risen dead. But the ultimate hope lies in Heaven, where Wonder Woman, Supergirl and Zauriel lead another group of heroes in an attempt to persuade the Spectre's former human host, Jim Corrigan, to give up the rest he's earned and reunite with the Spectre. But when Corrigan refuses, another deceased hero must take up the challenge ... a hero whose ultimate decision will determine the fate of the Spectre and the DC Universe! Collects DAY OF JUDGMENT #1-5 and DAY OF JUDGMENT SECRET FILES.
Author
Geoff Johns originally hails from Detroit, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University, where he earned a degree in Media Arts and Film. He moved to Los Angeles in the late 1990s in search of work within the film industry. Through perseverance, Geoff ended up as the assistant to Richard Donner, working on Conspiracy Theory and Lethal Weapon 4. During that time, he also began his comics career writing Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. and JSA (co-written with David S. Goyer) for DC Comics. He worked with Richard Donner for four years, leaving the company to pursue writing full-time. His first comics assignments led to a critically acclaimed five-year run on the The Flash. Since then, he has quickly become one of the most popular and prolific comics writers today, working on such titles including a highly successful re-imagining of Green Lantern, Action Comics (co-written with Richard Donner), Teen Titans, Justice Society of America, Infinite Crisis and the experimental breakout hit series 52 for DC with Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid. Geoff received the Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent of 2002 and Writer of the Year for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 as well as the CBG Writer of the Year 2003 thru 2005, 2007 and CBG Best Comic Book Series for JSA 2001 thru 2005. Geoff also developed BLADE: THE SERIES with David S. Goyer, as well as penned the acclaimed “Legion” episode of SMALLVILLE. He also served as staff writer for the fourth season of ROBOT CHICKEN. Geoff recently became a New York Times Bestselling author with the graphic novel Superman: Brainiac with art by Gary Frank.
