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Warning : contains spoilers forDC vs Vampires # 1 !
In the newDC vs Vampiresseries , the vampires of the DC Universe just succeeded where the zep of theJustice Leaguenever could . Mary Queen of Blood has been murdered , leading to a major vampire revolution . moreover , the majority of the Justice League have no clue of the imminent danger , and the growing vampire United States Army has already taken out one of the baneful brass in the DC Universe : the Legion of Doom . However , they ’ve done more than just defeat the Legion ’s appendage .
InDC vs Vampires # 1from James Tynion IV , Matthew Rosenberg , and Otto Schmidt , I … Vampire’sAndrew Bennet is trying to alert theJustice League to the dangerof his sort . Murdered by an unknown assailant , the drawing card of the vampires known as Mary Queen of Blood is no more . Additionally , her last has also brought about the end of world ’s fragile pacification with vampires , and their global takeover has already begun in secret . Apparently , Mary was the only matter standing in the means of all - out war ; something her killer is likely wish to bring about as the series continues .
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Interestingly enough , Andrew reveals to Green Lantern and Zan of the Wonder Twins that the vampire army ’s first target was none other thanthe Legion of Doom . By going after the Legion first , the vampires were able to efficaciously take away a major threat while also infect some of the Legion ’s most powerful and deadly members , twist supervillains such as Gorilla Grodd , Scarecrow , Riddler , Cheetah , and more to their side to service as hush-hush vampiric weapons as they prepare for war with DC ’s heroes . The vampire ' monstrous brutality has achieved something the Justice League has never been able to do : cease the Legion of Doom once and for all .
The fact that it withdraw a vampire armyto shoot down the Legion of Doomfor good is notable considering how long the nefarious cabal has posed a threat to the world . It ’s dubitable that the Justice League would have ever stooped so low as to murder all of the supervillains in the name of peacefulness and security , but equally unlikely that they ’d have been able to root for it off , given the villainous cabal ’s vast orbit of powers and abilities ( not to mention their ceaseless paranoia . ) It ’s a vast statement about the power of the vampire army that they were able to overrun the psychical powers , foreign technical school , whiz tactician , and even superspeed of the Legion of Doom .
Unfortunately , Andrew is met by Green Lanternwhen he finally gets to the Hall of Justice , who is soon divulge to have already been misdirect and turn into a lamia himself . Green Lantern kill Bennet ( and Zan ) , which means that the eternal rest of the Justice League in all likelihood wo n’t know about the vampire threat until it ’s far too late . However , it seems as though Bennet did plan ahead , having sent a letter to Batman that detail the scourge while also including the blood of the now - dead Lex Luthor to validate his story . TheJustice Leagueare about to face a threat that just killed off all the villains they ’ve fought since the starting time of their desperate careers - while they beginDC vs Vampiresat a huge disadvantage , the unusual trueness is that if the heroes can prevail , they ’ll come forth into aworld where the Legion of Doomis no more - a huge win they could never have delivered without an army of supernatural grampus .
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