Divergence #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of June, 2015. It was published on May 2, 2015.
Synopsis for Batman: "The Rookie"
Following the end of the Joker's Endgame battle with Batman and their apparent deaths, Gotham City holds a vigil with flashlight Batsignals.
On TV Geri Powers, a CEO taking over Wayne Enterprises, promises to honour the fallen hero. She approaches Jim Gordon and offers him a chance to don a Bat-suit, become the man he respects most and protect his city like he never could before.
Appearing in Batman: "The Rookie"
Featured Characters:
- Batman (Jim Gordon) (First appearance as Batman)
Supporting Characters:
- Geri Powers (First appearance)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Batman (Bruce Wayne) (On a TV or computer screen) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
- Gotham News 13
- The Joker (In a photograph only)
- Maggie Sawyer
- Mayor Sebastian Hady
- Gotham City Police Department (Mentioned only)
- United States Marine Corps (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Gotham City
- Powers International (First appearance)
Items:
- Endgame Virus (Mentioned only)
- Project Batman Armor (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
Vehicles:
- Batmobile (Mentioned only)
Concepts:
- Joker's Endgame (Mentioned only)
Synopsis for Superman: "Exposed"
After being exposed as Superman, Clark and Jimmy Olsen go out to eat when a man walks over and throws a take-away truck at the incognito Clark. Reacting impulsively Clark catches the truck and apprehends the super-powered villain before going back into hiding while the world react to his actions; some adoring, some deploring.
In his motel room Lois Lane visits Clark to apologise but instead is sent home with no real conclusion.
Appearing in Superman: "Exposed"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Snakepit (Horace) (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Bethany Snow (On a TV or computer screen)
- Lois Lane
- Metropolis Police Department (Cameo)
Locations:
- United States of America
- Metropolis
- Getaway Motel
- Little Saigon
- Daily Planet (Mentioned only)
- Metropolis
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for Justice League: "Darkseid War, Prologue Two: The Other Amazon"
During a storm on Paradise Island as the Amazons prepare for Wonder Woman's birth, Myrina brings two other Amazons—Penelope and Menalippe—to help with her own pregnancy. As the storm rages Myrina gives birth to a daughter with grey skin causing the oracle Menalippe to envision the end of days as the child's father, Darkseid, battles the Anti-Monitor while the Justice League stand by broken and powerless.
Penelope begins toward the child, intent on killing it and saving the future but is kicked over a cliff by Myrina who turns toward the seizing prophet and kills her also. Myrina takes her child and they become the first to leave Paradise Island so she can protect her child and to help her with killing her father.
Appearing in Justice League: "Darkseid War, Prologue Two: The Other Amazon"
Featured Characters:
- Myrina (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- The Anti-Monitor (Post-Flashpoint) (In a vision)
- Shadow Demons (In a vision)
- Darkseid (In a vision)
- Parademons (In a vision)
- Grail (First appearance chronologically) (Unnamed) (Also in a vision) (Also in a flashforward)
Other Characters:
- Amazons of Themyscira
- Justice League (In a vision) (Cameo)
- Aquaman (In a vision) (Cameo)
- Batman (In a vision) (Cameo)
- Cyborg (In a vision) (Cameo)
- Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) (In a vision) (Cameo)
- Lex Luthor (In a vision) (Cameo)
- Mister Miracle (Scot) (In a vision) (Cameo)
- Shazam (Billy Batson) (In a vision) (Cameo)
- Wonder Woman (Also in a vision)
- Echidna (Mentioned only)
- Gods of Olympus (Mentioned only)
- Zeus (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
- Great Darkness (Mentioned only)
- Griffins (Mentioned only)
- Jason (Mentioned only)
- New Gods (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Earth 0
- Themyscira
- United States of America
- Metropolis (In a vision) (Also in a flashforward)
Items:
- Bracelets of Submission (In a vision) (Cameo)
- Green Lantern Ring (In a vision) (Cameo)
- Lex Luthor's Warsuit (In a vision) (Cameo)
- Mobius Chair (In a vision) (Cameo)
- Wonder Woman's Sword (In a vision) (Cameo)
- Wonder Woman's Tiara (In a vision) (Cameo)
Vehicles:
- Myrina's Boat
Concepts:
- Anti-Life Equation (In a vision)
- Antimatter (In a vision)
- Darkseid War (In a vision)
- Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum (In a vision)
- Magic
- Omega Beams (In a vision)
Notes
- "The Rookie" takes place two months after the epilogue of Batman (Volume 2) #40.
- "The Other Amazon" is a prelude to the Darkseid War storyline which begins with Justice League (Volume 2) #40 which takes place before the flashforward of this story.
- This issue was released as part of Free Comic Book Day 2015. Each of three stories in this issue was later released as a separate free digital comic. They can be read at DCComics.com:
- "The Rookie" is reprinted in Batman: Superheavy.
- "The Other Amazon" is reprinted in Justice League: The Darkseid War, Part 1 and Justice League: The Darkseid War.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Justice League Recommended Reading
- Justice League of America (Volume 1)
- Justice League of America (Volume 2)
- Justice League of America (Volume 3)
- Justice League of America (Volume 4)
- Justice League of America (Volume 5)
- JLA (Volume 1)
- Justice League (Volume 1)
- Justice League (Volume 2)
- Justice League (Volume 3)
- Justice League (Volume 4)
- Justice League International (Volume 1)
- Justice League International (Volume 2)
- Justice League International (Volume 3)
- Justice League Europe (Volume 1)
- Justice League America (Volume 1)
- Justice League Task Force (Volume 1)
- Justice League Quarterly (Volume 1)
- Justice League Dark (Volume 1)
- Justice League Dark (Volume 2)
- Extreme Justice (Volume 1)
- Justice League Elite (Volume 1)
- Justice League Odyssey (Volume 1)