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- Very good cross-overLet me start out by saying this is my first review and I do not want to give any spoilers, so the info I give will be limited. This far surpasses the previous mega DC crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths from the 1980s, which this is considered a sequal of. The previous Crisis dragged on and on at the end. This book actually focused on a limited number of characters and was a lot less confusing. I am not a long time fan of DC, but I have recently become hooked by the works of Geoff Johns, starting with Green Lantern: Rebirth and continuing with Teen Titans Vol. 1: A Kid's Game. This book starts with the big three arguing (Superman, Batman, & Wonder Woman), and ends by creating a new villain that is later seen in Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War, Vol. 1, also by Johns. BTW, I cannot wait for Blackest Night to come out in trade paperback. Well anyway back to my review. If you like superhero crossovers but think they have a little too much going on, then this is the book for you. There is a real danger, involving the multiverse and the primary characters are focused on instead of having an 'infinite' number of characters just duking it out. I won't give it 5 stars because, IMO, all crossovers tend to get distracted by their scope, and this one is no different, though this one does a better job of keeping on point. I think it mostly stays on point because it is a seven issue story instead of a twelve. At the end of the book in the "special features/commentary" section Johns mentioned that he wanted more issues, which I think would have been a bad mistake. Well if you want more of Infinite Crisis after reading this there are tie ins, like Superman: Infinite Crisis (Superman) by Joe Kelly. Anyway, this is my favorite crossover in comics so far, and I think after reading it you will agree. Enjoy!
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- Infinite Boredom....Unless you read DC comics religiously, you will not enjoy this book. One of the main complaints I hear from people that try to read these massive DC events is that they are inaccessible to regular people. Nothing in this book will make sense to you unless you know about 30+ years of DC comic history. If you excuse the lazy writing, the art is pretty good. The only other problem is that you won't care about any of the characters in the book because you wont know a thing about them....Except maybe the 3 different versions Superman. You did know there were 3 of them right?
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- Great BookA good crossover event with great art but you have to be familiar with the DC Universe otherwise none of this will make sense
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- A Great Sequel to the Original CrisisThe DC Universe is falling apart. Ted Kord and Sue Dibny are dead. Wonder Woman and Superboy have gone into exile. Batman's paranoia has created an unstoppable menace, villains are uniting, and an epic war rages in the depths of space and between the realms. Who can unite Earth's heroes against these divergent threats, and who can lead them to a better tomorrow?
So begins Infinite Crisis, the 2006 sequel to DC's classic Crisis on Infinite Earths, a saga that rocked the industry and changed the way comic book crossovers are viewed. For the 20th anniversary, DC decided to revisit the themes of the original Crisis, and in the process bring about the return of the original Superman of Earth-2.
Wait, Earth-2 what? If the last bit has no meaning for you, you might as well stop reading and go home. Though it may be obvious, Infinite Crisis is not for newcomers, nor is it for casual fans who may have read comics sporadically over the years. This is a gift to the hardcore fans of DC Comics who not only know why the original Crisis happened in the first place (both narratively and editorially), but have also lived firsthand through the doom and gloom "gritty" comics of the 90s, on which so much of this post-modern narrative is based. If you were one of the ones who watched Superman die, Bane break Batman's back, Hal Jordan turn evil, etc. and wondered what comics were coming to, there's light at the end of the tunnel here. Infinite Crisis makes you believe, if even for just a moment, that comics are going to be fun again. And, three years down the line, some of that's true (the Green Lantern relaunch), some of it's not (Batman RIP and the whole messy Final Crisis affair).
Like the original Crisis, the scale is epic. Multiple storylines are tossed about and wars wage on all fronts. Where it counts though, writer Geoff Johns has distilled things down to a human scale, so you always know what the heroes are fighting for, even though you may not be sure how they're doing it. And sometimes, there's a little chaos thrown in for the sake of chaos. Because how can things not go crazy when parallel worlds are being torn apart and re-sculpted? Cue Aztec Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman.
Is it perfect? No. Unlike the original Crisis, which was self-contained, Infinite Crisis is the culmination of multiple lead-ins and on-going threads, and anyone who hasn't explored all facets of the DC universe may be lost in a few areas. Luckily ties in like The Rann-Thanagar War (Countdown to Infinite Crisis) and Villains United (Countdown to Infinite Crisis) aren't as crucial as they were made out to be, while you may need to read around to figure out how Lex Luthor ended up back in his green Superfriends armor. Some of the character moments work better than others; the scene between Batman and Earth-2 Superman is subtlety poignant, while a later crucial moment with Earth-2 Superman needs a page or two more of development. Some will hate classic heroes being turned to villains, and it's easy to scoff at the story threads meant to set up the next year of comics. But in all, this is a really enjoyable read that does justice to the original Crisis, and works as both a tribute to and examination of the legacy of DC Comics.
A must-read. A sequel to a landmark saga has no right to be this good.
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- This Ain't No Civil WarI am only an occasional DC Comics reader. To be honest, I am a little out of touch with the DC Universe, apart from Batman, so Infinite Crisis is probably not the best place to start. In reading this, one does need to connect the dots with previous tie-ins, but it's not that confusing. However, as an epic, it's underwhelming. It's not exactly as coherent as that other crisis in the Marvel world - Civil War; House of M, etc.
Over the years, DC characters have not changed as much as they should have. They still feel for the most part, glossy despite the carnage. Even though Wonder Woman is a killer; Superboy Prime is a killer...well, this still doesn't turn out to be one of the darkest storylines I've read. But it should well be. It ends more cerebral than character led unfortunately. Too many heroes, villains. Most showing up for effect rather than real story. As a result, Infinite Crisis never quite hits the mark or "oomph" as we call it. Having characters pop up for a few panels at a time underscores the complexity of this project, but also doesn't give the reader much to hold on to.
So, should I read this backwards, and will I get any satisfaction from tracking the crisis? I somehow doubt it but anyone reading this can comment and advice me. Cheers
Infinite Crisis (DC Comics)
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