Warning! Spoilers for Justice League Incarnate #3 by DC Comics
After being sent spiraling across the Multiverse, Darkseid has taken up a new job while on Earth-33: he's become the newest editor for DC Comics. In Justice League Incarnate #3, the greatest protectors of the Multiverse are sent to different realities after the House of Heroes self-destructed on the Bleedspace. Darkseid is among those sent to Earth-33, where he quite literally tries to write his own victory.
After the Justice League Incarnate's home base self-destructed after Darkseid's forces nearly overtook it, the superteam ended up in different realities across the DC Multiverse. Captain Carrot found himself on Earth-41, home of the Nimrod Squad and Dino-Cop. Avery Ho was taken to Earth-31, where a group of pirates immediately confronted her. Flashpoint Batman arrives in the cartoonish reality of Earth-26, home of Captain Carrot's infamous Zoo Crew. However, Doctor Multiverse and Superman end up on Earth-33, which is an Earth much like our own, as it's intended to be the reality representing the readers of comics.
In Justice League Incarnate #3 by Joshua Williamson, Dennis Culver, Ariel Olivetti, Nik Virella, Todd Nauck, Mikel Janin, Andrei Bressan, Hi-Fi, and Tom Napolitano, Superman and Doctor Multiverse end up on Earth-33. However, Superman notes it should be impossible that they ended up on the Earth, as it's surrounded by "fictive membrane." Quickly determining they need to write a comic book to communicate with their teammates, the pair of heroes spend weeks writing before a DC Comics editor named Ulrich Saxman hires them to pen a story. But, after the editor suggests Darkseid wins in order to sell more comic books, the heroes learn the truth. The editor is Darkseid.
Saxman reveals his true form, admitting to Doctor Multiverse and Superman that the "power of friendship" can't win out. It was a bold swing for Darkseid to assume the role of a DC Comics editor, as the powerful villain flexed his editorial control providing notes that nearly led to his secret victory. However, by standing their ground, Superman and Doctor Multiverse were able to see through Darkseid's mirage while avoiding erasing themselves based on their editor's suggestion.
The meta adventures in Justice League Incarnate #3 on Earth-33 made for a fun side-quest that embraced the silliness of comic heroes becoming their makers. Making Darkseid a DC Comics editor in disguise proved to be a great twist that poked fun at some editors' control over big storylines and events. Darkseid being adamant he wins now and loses later could also be a tease for things to come. Hopefully, DC Comics editors are good sports about being compared to the biggest evil in the universe, Darkseid. Justice League Incarnate #3 is in comic book stores now.