Justice League Vol. 7: The Darkseid War, Part 1 would seem to be the start of Geoff Johns's magnum opus, at least until Doomsday Clock arrives. This is gutsy work by a writer who's earned his confidence. Before Rebirth was a glimmer in the reader's eye, at least, Darkseid War is in many ways a gauntlet thrown into the midst of the New 52, cementing the DC Universe's timeline from pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths to now many months before Rebirth codified it. Artist Jason Fabok delivers the defining work of his short career here; anyone who doesn't recognize Fabok as a Jim Lee-level talent obviously hasn't cracked this book yet.