Dynamite‘s mammoth crossover event continues, but is it worth buying?  Read on to find out.

The official description from Dynamite:

2012: the Mayan Prophecy isn’t coming, it’s here. As the world falls into darkness, an army unites. There’s never been a gathering of heroes like this before … but we’ve never faced the end of the world before! A collection of Dynamite’s greatest characters, including Red Sonja, Vampirella, Pantha, Dracula, Eva, Herbert West the Reanimator, Allan Quatermain, Athena, Dorian Gray, Purgatory and many more, must band together in a desperate attempt to prevent villainous sorcerer Kulan Gath from turning the world into ash. But when your allies include the lord of all vampires, everyone will be at one another’s throats — literally! An earth-shattering storyline from crossover-king writer Ron Marz, and fan-favorite artist Walter Geovani, with an incredible cover by Paul Renaud!

It goes without saying that since the world is eagerly anticipating what may or may not happen in December we will see movies, TV shows, video games and comics all cash-in and play with the idea of this possible global cataclysm on the horizon.  This crossover from Dynamite is no different.  It uses the idea of the end of the world to set itself up and despite the inherent cornball nature of the story, it also yields a rather fun and engaging narrative.

Series writer Ron Marz successfully navigates and explores these varied characters, while molding The Prophecy into a coherent story. With sharp and witty dialogue, he succeeds in poking fun at the cornier aspects inherent in this romp.  There are moments where the script gets a bit too wordy, but this tale is still exceptionally solid and never dull.

Walter Geovani does superb job on the art.  Beautifully rendering the world and the characters therein with clean panels that yield a distinct amount of detail.  This is one good looking apocalypse that will appeal to fans of any of these characters.

The Prophecy #2 is a fun read.  It offers solid interaction between the leads, great art and a good story that continues to propell the narrative forward.  Recommended.

4/5