The CWs seasonal DC TV superhero crossover is in full swing.
What do we know about the comics it comes from?
Invasionwas the third major DC Comic crossover afterCrisis on Infinite Earths.
The story involved a galaxy nervous about the super-powered potential of Earth.
The Dominion was primarily concerned about the unpredictability of metahuman mutations in the human race.
-the Khund, a race of space barbarians straight out of a Robert E. Howard story.
-Durlans, the shapeshifting race that would eventually give us the Legion of Super-Heroes Chameleon Boy.
Same powers, only hes allergic to lead instead of Kryptonite.
This alliance captures the Omega Men and whacks a bunch of depowered Green Lanterns before invading Earth.
Its an odd miniseries oddly paced, half drawn by Todd McFarlane, but still really compelling.
And it had a significant impact on the history of DC Comics: Max Lord got superpowers!
Kidding, nobody cared about that.
It actually set the stage for Grant MorrisonsDoom PatrolandAnimal Man(and thus Vertigo).
The gene bomb will allow them to keep adding to the DC-CWniverses coterie of capes nigh indefinitely.
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