Scan barcode
mnapoleon's review against another edition
3.0
So far I have to say the lead ins are better than the actual story. It is very confusing with too much jumping around going on.
dee9401's review against another edition
2.0
The awesomeness of Flashpoint and the relaunch of Aquaman in the New 52 helped me fall in love with Geoff Johns work. Going back a few years before that, he wrote the Infinite Crisis stories. These, for me, just didn't work. The plot wasn't engaging, the art was subpar and crowded and reading it became a chore. I'm glad I read it to have said I read it but it feels like $18 and a few days of my life I won't ever get back. Perhaps that's my crisis. :-)
karliclover's review against another edition
4.0
I'd actually give this 4.5 stars, but whatever.
I can understand why some people get confused while reading this book. There are a lot of books that lead up to it and some others that tie-in with it, and it's technically a sequel to a book written twenty years prior, so if you didn't read that, you're not going to miss out on some stuff.
Before reading Infinite Crisis, I would suggest reading Crisis on Infinite Earths and The OMAC Project. You could also read Rann-Thanagar War and Day of Vengeance, but they're not completely necessary.
The story itself was very busy, and I mean that in a good way. The Trinity (Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman) are portrayed nicely, in terms of what's been going on with them as of late. The main villains were fresh and enjoyable. And the resolutions were nice as well.
If you liked Infinite Crisis, you should read the series that comes next; it's called "52" and it starts right where Infinite Crisis left off. I'll be reading that (again) next.
I can understand why some people get confused while reading this book. There are a lot of books that lead up to it and some others that tie-in with it, and it's technically a sequel to a book written twenty years prior, so if you didn't read that, you're not going to miss out on some stuff.
Before reading Infinite Crisis, I would suggest reading Crisis on Infinite Earths and The OMAC Project. You could also read Rann-Thanagar War and Day of Vengeance, but they're not completely necessary.
The story itself was very busy, and I mean that in a good way. The Trinity (Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman) are portrayed nicely, in terms of what's been going on with them as of late. The main villains were fresh and enjoyable. And the resolutions were nice as well.
If you liked Infinite Crisis, you should read the series that comes next; it's called "52" and it starts right where Infinite Crisis left off. I'll be reading that (again) next.
sfletcher26's review against another edition
3.0
While I've never been much of a reader of DC comics I have read a few Batman titles including The Dark Knight books and the Knightfall series. Other than these though the whole DC universe has been a closed book pretty much. This then as a starting point was probably a mistake.
georgezakka's review against another edition
4.0
After the events of crisis on infinite earths Alex Luthor, Connor Kent, superman and Lois lane get out of the place they’re stuck in and get to earth to try and bring back earth 2 “the perfect earth” after all the earths disappeared and were combined into one.
The villains are Alex and superboy who are doing everything in their power to bring back earth 2 which will not stop them from crossing the line and killing people. Alex was a cool villain but the real star was connor. His motives are so good and you can feel his anger through the pages, another amazing part of Geoff johns’ writing is you can tell how terrified Connor is, especially when he accidentally kills heroes.
The art by Phil Jimenez is pretty good, it didn’t amaze me but it wasn’t bad at all. There was just something weird I noticed of how he overdraws some body parts. The colouring is great, it shows most in splash pages where they shows the different earths.
My only problem with the book was that some of the parts were confusing and hard to follow along with which made reading a confusing experience at times
Overall good book
The villains are Alex and superboy who are doing everything in their power to bring back earth 2 which will not stop them from crossing the line and killing people. Alex was a cool villain but the real star was connor. His motives are so good and you can feel his anger through the pages, another amazing part of Geoff johns’ writing is you can tell how terrified Connor is, especially when he accidentally kills heroes.
The art by Phil Jimenez is pretty good, it didn’t amaze me but it wasn’t bad at all. There was just something weird I noticed of how he overdraws some body parts. The colouring is great, it shows most in splash pages where they shows the different earths.
My only problem with the book was that some of the parts were confusing and hard to follow along with which made reading a confusing experience at times
Overall good book
boards_books_and_brews's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Book Review:
Infinite Crisis
Written by Geoff Johns
Art by Various
P264 2005 3/200
9/10
Infinite Crisis is basically the sequel to Crisis on Infinite Earths. It takes a lot of flack for being overly complicated, convoluted, and reliant on detailed knowledge of the DC Universe. This is 100% accurate and I absolutely loved it😂
So just before this, Batman created an AI to monitor the world for him, Wonder Woman killed Maxwell Lord on live television, Robin was killed by the Joker, and Superman and Hal Jordan returned from the "dead". Now none of the Superheroes trust each other and on top of it all, the 90s happened! (Rough!)
Really this book boils down to a commentary on how dark comics have become in the twenty years dividing the two books, and with the re-establishment of the multiverse, there's bow room for these more lighthearted stories. I really enjoyed this story!
Infinite Crisis
Written by Geoff Johns
Art by Various
P264 2005 3/200
9/10
Infinite Crisis is basically the sequel to Crisis on Infinite Earths. It takes a lot of flack for being overly complicated, convoluted, and reliant on detailed knowledge of the DC Universe. This is 100% accurate and I absolutely loved it😂
So just before this, Batman created an AI to monitor the world for him, Wonder Woman killed Maxwell Lord on live television, Robin was killed by the Joker, and Superman and Hal Jordan returned from the "dead". Now none of the Superheroes trust each other and on top of it all, the 90s happened! (Rough!)
Really this book boils down to a commentary on how dark comics have become in the twenty years dividing the two books, and with the re-establishment of the multiverse, there's bow room for these more lighthearted stories. I really enjoyed this story!
library_jones's review against another edition
3.0
After reading [b:Crisis on Infinite Earths|194479|Crisis on Infinite Earths|Marv Wolfman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327906696s/194479.jpg|188088], [b:Infinite Crisis|2266242|Infinite Crisis|Geoff Johns|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1361488782s/2266242.jpg|959045] seems to be an overly violent and convoluted sequel with questionable characterization. I'm a fan of Geoff Johns, but this is not one of his best works.
curtiswastaken's review against another edition
3.0
As much of a mess as a story with virtually every notable hero and villain could be, Infinite Crisis managed to create some pretty interesting conflicts. The development of Superboy-Prime's psychosis made up for some of the shortcoming's in the rest of the story. A recurring problem I have with these DC multi-universe storylines (which Final Crisis managed to get right) is not really knowing what to do with Batman. Batman always becomes the tech-geek character that hangs out at base, and never gets to see a lot of action. However, there was some nice stuff here with Batman and Nightwing that could have been fleshed out more. A bit of a missed opportunity.
tmarso's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Really cool when it's not confusing. Makes you wanna read more