The Justice League is about to get the greatest upgrade to their operation in DC: Mech. A new trailer shows off the mechs adopted by the team and how they turns the League members into even more capable heroes than before.
In February, DC revealed the new six-issue miniseries DC: Mech, an Elseworlds-style tale from the creative team of Kenny Porter and Baldemar Rivas. The series is set in an alternate timeline where Darkseid invaded the Earth at the tail end of World War II, leading to the demise of the world's greatest protectors, the Justice Society. In response, heroes like Flash and Batman utilize giant mechs to protect the world, ready for Darkseid's return. Things only promise to get more complicated with the arrival of Kal-El, who crash lands on Earth in his own giant robot.
With such an interesting and unique plot, fans have been readily anticipating the arrival of DC: Mech, and now they're getting their first taste of giant robotic action. On Twitter and other social media sites, DC Comics revealed a motion trailer for the new series. The insanely impressive preview begins with a "transforming" DC logo before diving headfirst into the action. The teaser for DC: Mech shows off Flash and Batman's robots as they fight an army of other oversized machines. Darkseid's invasion of Earth is also shown, with a giant, terrifying Parademon attacking a city while a woefully unprepared Justice Society can only look on in horror. But the Justice League's mech suits seem to be the perfect match with Batman, Flash and Superman all taking the invading leviathans head-on. The trailer boasts that "Justice gets an upgrade" and that's hard to deny seeing the Justice League take on Darkseid's armies like never before.
Now, it’s not like the League hasn’t been able to defeat the galactic despot before. Despite Darkseid being the DC Universe’s biggest terror, the combined efforts of the Justice League has been able to bring him down on multiple occasions. But DC: Mech promises to show off a powerfully upgraded and more ambitious version of the Apokolips ruler. Giant robot suits may be the only thing the key element to defeating this particular version of Darkseid.
By invading the Earth at a crucial point, Darkseid has radically altered the timeline. The end of World War II was the Justice Society's time to shine but by easily dispatching them, Darkseid has proven that traditional heroism won't work. In order to save the DC Universe, mech suits will give heroes like Batman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern the firepower they need to stop this improved version of Darkseid. The Justice League may not be getting giant robots in their main universe, but it's the improvement that may help them save the world in DC: Mech.
Source: DC Comics