In Tom Taylor and Trevor Hairsine's DCeased: Dead Planet #2, two young Justice League superheroes start a romance, forming a new DC power couple.
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for DCeased: Dead Planet #2 by Tom Taylor, Trevor Hairsine, Gigi Baldassini, Rain Beredo and Saida Temofonte, on sale now.
After the events of the original DCeased miniseries, the sequel DCeased: Dead Planet jumped ahead five years. The planet was overrun with the Blighted Ones -- people infected by the Anti-Life virus -- and the survivors left Earth behind to find a new home. While there were still many superheroes left among these survivors, they had still suffered catastrophic, unimaginable losses: Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman had all been taken by the virus, while other Justice League members died.
In Dead Planet, humanity's survivors have found a new planet to call home in a faraway solar system -- and better yet, they now have a new Justice League to defend them, a team of superheroes which is headlined by Jon Kent's Superman, Damian Wayne's Batman and Cassie Sandsmark's Wonder Woman.
While they were young before, the five-year time jump has agedall three superheroes up and seen them settle into themantles of their mentors. But what is perhaps even more surprising is that Cassie and Damian are now a romantic couple.
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In Dead Planet #1, the new Justice League received a distress signal from Cyborg and they decided to return to Earth to investigate it. When they got there, they found Victor Stone's head, who revealed there was actually a cure for the Anti-Life virus. However, tragedy once again struck the superheroes when the infected Wonder Woman arrived, killing Green Arrow and wounding Jon Kent. Now, in Dead Planet #2, the Justice League rushes to Poison Ivy's safe haven, a garden she built out of Gotham City.
Cassie flies Superman there to get some help, and the rest of the League is reunited with other survivors that were left behind on Earth. However, the reunion is cut short when the head of Cyborg reveals to everyone that there is indeed a cure for the virus inside of him. Suddenly, every superhero is faced with the realization that all the people they have lost, all the infected they killed to survive, could have been saved.
The news hits Cassie hard, seeing as how she had once dealt with the loss of Wonder Woman. After walking away from everyone, she finds a little corner in Poison Ivy's jungle to cry, and Damian Wayne follows her. Here, Damian shows that he is different from the young brat we were familiar with prior to the five-year jump. He's compassionate and emphatic, and he shows real support for Cassie. "I'm here for you," he says, removing his cowl. Then the two kiss.
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While the moment comes as a shock, it's clear that this isn't new to them. By all accounts, it appears as if Damian and Cassie have been an item for a while. It's certainly a surprising turn for both characters, but it shows how much they have changed and grown in the last five years. The world of DCeased is filled with death and despair, so it's nice to know that some characters found some time to fall in love.
Plus, it's also interesting to note that Damian and Cassie seem to be carrying their predecessors' legacies in more ways than one. Yes, Damian and Cassie became Batman and Wonder Woman respectively after the death of Bruce and Diana. But there has also always been a bit of an attraction between Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince. While the two were never really an outright couple, the two of them shared a bond. For example, they grew close in the DC Animated Universe, and Bruce's engagement to Selina Kyle was nearly put in danger during a mission with Wonder Woman in the regular DC Universe's Batman #39 and 40.
Now, Damian Wayne is Batman, and he is officially in a relationship with Cassie Sandsmark's Wonder Woman. Therefore, in the DCeased universe, the Dark Knight and the Amazon Princess are essentially the biggest power couple. But, we have to wonder, how long will it last? There isn't a whole lot of room for love in the world ofDCeased, and danger lurks around every corner.
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